
Brazil
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12 October, 2022
US, Brazilian law enforcement agencies bust international digital asset fraud ring
With help from their U.S. counterpart, Brazilian authorities busted a fraud ring allegedly behind transnational financial fraud schemes that prey...
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4 October, 2022
Brazil’s securities regulator urges Mercado Bitcoin to provide details on issued tokens
Said to be an attempt to put the missing puzzle on Mercado Bitcoin's alleged regulatory breach, Brazil mandates the local...
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24 September, 2022
Brazil court orders ‘Bitcoin Pharaoh’ to return $3.7B to Ponzi scheme victims
A rags to riches man was embroiled in an alleged Ponzi scheme, with investors accusing him of ripping them off...
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18 September, 2022
Brazil court denies “Bitcoin Pharaoh” candidacy in upcoming elections
The so-called Bitcoin Pharaoh was arrested in August last year for defrauding over 27,000 Brazilians in a pyramid scheme that...
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9 September, 2022
Brazil securities watchdog orders Bybit exchange to cease operations
The Brazilian CVM has ordered Bybit exchange to cease offering securities illegally, four months after it commenced operations, just as...
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7 September, 2022
Brazil SEC rebuffs digital asset regulations, wants bigger role
A regulatory framework that was approved by lawmakers in April and currently on the desk of the Office of President...