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Hashdex to liquidate DEFI, first U.S. spot BTC ETF exit

Hashdex will liquidate its U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF (DEFI) after August 17, the first such fund to wind down, with about $14.7 …

Aug 7, 2026 · 5 min read

News

Banca d’Italia’s mystery-shopping study of 200 USDC remittances found total costs from 0.30% to nearly 9%, with on- and off-ramps …

Aug 2, 2026 · 5 min read

Policy

Under Resolução BCB nº 520 (in force since 2 Feb 2026), incumbents have until 30 Oct 2026 to file SPSAV authorization. Miss it and …

Jul 30, 2026 · 6 min read

Markets

OranjeBTC still holds 3,912 BTC after a July 20 private repurchase of 3.93M OBTC3 shares at R$4.05 (~R$15.9M, 0.65× mNAV). Spot …

Jul 26, 2026 · 5 min read

Policy

On 16 July 2026, France’s Autorité nationale des jeux ordered ISPs to block Polymarket after French traffic kept rising past …

Jul 23, 2026 · 7 min read

News

USTR set a 25% Section 301 tariff on certain Brazilian goods from July 22, after a probe that flagged preferential Pix-style …

Jul 19, 2026 · 4 min read

Policy

Resolução BCB nº 580 (1 July 2026) puts virtual-asset service providers in Type 3 prudential supervision, bars the simplified S5 …

Jul 16, 2026 · 7 min read

News

Brazil’s B3 stock exchange opened call and put options on bitcoin, ether, and solana futures on July 6: regulated crypto …

Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Projects

Tether put $20M into Mercado Bitcoin, Brazil’s 4.5M-user exchange turned regulated on-chain stack for tokenization, …

Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min read

Policy

The BCB floated a rule making VASPs hold stablecoin transfers of US$10,000+ bound abroad or to self-custody for up to 24 hours of …

Jul 2, 2026 · 6 min read

News

Brazil’s DeCripto regime began July 1: residents using foreign exchanges, DeFi, or P2P for crypto above R$35,000 monthly …

Jul 2, 2026 · 5 min read

News

Adecoagro’s 10 MW pilot is set to begin Bitcoin mining on July 1 in Ivinhema, Mato Grosso do Sul, powered by surplus …

Jul 1, 2026 · 4 min read