Last month Brazilian president Inácio Lula da Silva and his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernandez, reignited the idea of a common currency as a means towards an economically independent future.

Pix, a well-developed unified instant payment system, is moving the South American giant towards digitalization.

The debate took place on December 13th and addressed innovations in digital systems and security baselines. The main discussion was about cybersecurity in a modern financial system.

The discussion on Crypto has reignited in Brazil once more as worldwide markets react to the FTX collapse. The authorities seek regulation, while fully expanding their roots in the sector.

While many announcements on crypto opening for major platforms were made in the country, we revisited those already functioning.

A full-page bleed ad of Circle, the largest stablecoin issuer, appeared in the latest Economist volume. The image depicts the U.S. Seal part of the one-dollar bill combined with USDC die cast seal designed by Mark Grambau. The advertising is matched with a large article about recent elections in

BTG Pactual, the sixth largest banking institution in Brazil and the largest investment bank in Latam, and has launched a crypto trading platform Mynt. Other Brazilian fintech giants are keeping pace.