Brazil’s Central Bank Introduces Stricter Crypto Regulations To Combat Scams ...
Brazil’s central bank has officially released much-anticipated guidelines aimed at regulating the country’s cryptocurrency market, with a primary focus on curbing the rising incidences of scams and money laundering activities. This move comes in the wake of the legal framework for cryptocurrencies that was approved in 2022, which had been contingent on the central bank’s […]
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