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Bitso, Mercado Bitcoin pair for Brazil payments
Bitso and Mercado Bitcoin announced a commercial partnership on 1 September 2026: Bitso’s Brazil retail users move to MB, …
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BIS: stablecoins fail as money at scale
BIS General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos told Jackson Hole on Aug 28 that today’s stablecoins fail as everyday money; …
Policy
H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, faces a 15 September 2026 Senate cloture vote that would only open floor debate on the July 22 substitute splitting SEC and CFTC jurisdiction over digital assets
Senate cloture on H.R. 3633 is set for 15 Sept 2026. The July 22 Clarity Act substitute would split SEC–CFTC crypto jurisdiction; …
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Tether exits Uruguay Bitcoin mining after UTE clash
A Reuters investigation published 21 August 2026 reconstructs how Tether’s Microfin unit abandoned ~$120M in Uruguay Bitcoin …
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Interlace opens Brazil office for stablecoin rails
Stablecoin infrastructure firm Interlace opened a Brazil office on Aug 18 with country manager Guilherme Santos, targeting cards, …
Projects
Bull Bitcoin: privacy-first self-custody with LatAm rails
Bull Bitcoin’s open-source BULL wallet is self-custodial Bitcoin with Liquid Instant Payments, optional LatAm buy/sell …
Policy
CNV RG 1150: Argentina tokenization to Dec 2027
CNV Resolución General 1150/2026, published 11 June, extends Argentina’s securities tokenization sandbox to 31 Dec 2027 and …
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Tether gets first Big Four audit from KPMG U.S.
Tether said KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financials, with reserves $6.814B above liabilities; the full …
Markets
Brazil bought $14.68B of crypto in H1 2026
Brazil’s Central Bank says residents bought $14.68 billion of crypto in H1 2026, up 135% from $6.24 billion. Stablecoins …
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Peso and Yango Food enable USDT at 2,000+ Bolivia restaurants
Tether confirmed on Aug 14 that Bolivian wallet Peso and Yango Food now let users pay USDT at more than 2,000 restaurants; the …
Projects
Koywe: LatAm on/off-ramp API for Pix, SPEI, PSE
Koywe is the Chilean-founded YC W23 API that turns local rails like Pix, SPEI, and PSE into fiat-to-crypto on/off-ramps for LatAm …
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MoneyGram Ramps launches on Solana with Rift
MoneyGram Ramps went live on Solana on Aug 11: a cash-to-crypto API for wallets and apps, deposits in 25+ countries, cash-out in …