Brazil Central Bank Bans Crypto Settlement in Cross-Border Payments

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Brazil’s central bank has banned stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments for fintechs and payment firms. The ban closes the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, according to the announcement. Individual crypto investors retain the ability to buy and hold digital assets under the new regulation.

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GateUser-ecded933vip
· 18m ago
Is it time for Brazil's CBDC progress bar to move? Banning stablecoins to pave the way for themselves?
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HeavyStakingOnASnowyNightvip
· 1h ago
Fintech makes me cry and faint, individual businesses are fine, a typical strategy of cracking down on big ones and letting small ones go.
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PfpArchaeologistvip
· 1h ago
The Brazilian Central Bank's move is quite aggressive, directly cutting off the payment company's cross-border channels. Personal holdings haven't been affected, it seems they want to control the flow of funds but not upset retail investors?
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PleaseReadTheWhitepaperFirst.vip
· 1h ago
Cross-border stablecoin settlements are banned; is Brazil trying to decouple from USD liquidity?
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AirdropOnTheDunevip
· 1h ago
Retail investors survive, B2B suffers, this swordsmanship is impressive
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FrenBurnervip
· 1h ago
Individuals can still buy, institutions cannot settle, the dual-track system is understood now
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