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Rules must be validated by the National Congress within 120 days or lose validity.

New measure comes into immediate effect (Photo: Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/Agência Brasil)
President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva published on Wednesday night (11) the new Provisional Measure 1.303/2025 to specify the new tax regime for investments in Brazil, even ending the tax exemption for cryptocurrencies up to R$ 35 thousand.
"Provides for the taxation of financial applications and virtual assets in the country and gives other provisions," says the heading of the MP that comes into immediate effect and has the force of law.

State insolvency body hired a former police officer specializing in tracking cryptocurrencies.

Insolvency Service claims that the number of cryptocurrency usage in the country has grown.
The UK Insolvency Service announced on June 9 that it will start tracking bitcoin and cryptocurrencies of bankrupt individuals and businesses in the country.
The measure came after a 420% increase in the number of individuals and companies in bankruptcy proceedings holding cryptocurrencies among their assets.
The state body also stated that only in 2024, the amount of £500,000 (R$ 3.7 million) was held by individuals in bankruptcy proceedings. This number stood out as being 364 times greater than in 2019/2020.

TMZ revealed some of these videos last week, showing that the Italian was having fun at some moments.

John Woeltz
John Woeltz (37), American accused of kidnapping and torturing an Italian for three weeks to obtain his bitcoins, pleaded not guilty to the charges at a hearing held this Wednesday (11).
Another suspect in custody, William Duplessie (32), also denied the charges.
The duo claims that the victim was having fun and could have left at any time he wished. On one occasion, the Italian even visited an optician with one of them, a moment when he could have asked for help, they said in testimony.

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil publicly spoke again about the controversial topic in the country.

Gabriel Galípolo participated in the opening of Febraban Tech 2025 (Photo: Antônio Cruz/Agência Brasil)
The president of the Central Bank of Brazil, Gabriel Galípolo, said this Tuesday (10) during his presentation at the opening panel of Febraban Tech 2025 that the Drex is not exactly a digital currency in the style of a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency).
According to him, the currency comes more as a mechanism for efficiency in credit and access to new financial products through blockchains. In other words, it should not have a function of disintermediation of currency issuance.

Bitcoin address in the tweet suggests that the profile was hacked and the message is an attempt at a scam.

Bitcoin logo on the flag of Paraguay.
The profile of Santiago Peña, President of Paraguay, published a suspicious message on X, formerly Twitter, this Monday (9). The text states that the country adopted Bitcoin as legal tender and is creating a reserve of $5 million in BTC.
In the comments, many followers were surprised by the announcement.
About 13 minutes later, another official profile of the Paraguayan government revealed that Peña's account may have been a victim of a hack, asking the public to disregard any messages until an official confirmation is issued.

Those who hold custody of cryptocurrencies in the country will see their data flow to other jurisdictions.

BTC and Swiss Flag
The Federal Council of Switzerland announced on Friday (6) that it will share data of companies and cryptocurrency investors with 74 other countries, in an international exchange of information. This council is the highest authority of the executive power in the European country.
With a direct announcement from the capital Bern, Switzerland states that the countries that will exchange information will be the partners. Moreover, they must follow certain rules.

Cryptocurrency UMA, a form of indirect exposure to Polymarket, is up 15% after a 500% surge in trading volume in the last 24 hours.

X, formerly Twitter.
Polymarket, a prediction market using cryptocurrencies, closed a partnership with X, formerly Twitter, this Friday (6). The platform gained notoriety during the American and Brazilian elections last year, both in volume and in accuracy.
Among the examples is the re-election of Ricardo Nunes as mayor of São Paulo, as well as the victory of Donald Trump in the USA.

Young people seek more profitable alternatives, such as cryptocurrencies, instead of savings accounts, which are gradually losing ground among new generations.

Study shows decrease in the use of savings accounts (Reproduction)
The savings account, traditionally considered one of the safest forms of investment for Brazilians, has seen its popularity decline, especially among young people. Although it remains the most used financial option in the country, the use of savings has decreased from 25% to 23% of the population, according to the Raio-X of the Brazilian Investor study conducted by ANBIMA in partnership with Datafolha.

Sources who spoke with the American business magazine said that stablecoins are expected to be the initial adoptions.

Technology companies are exploring integration with stablecoins.
The American magazine Fortune reported this Friday (6) that the largest technology companies in the world are about to expand cryptocurrency adoption through stablecoins, potentially gaining space in apps from Google, Apple, Meta, and others.
According to the publication, which spoke with anonymous sources on the subject, companies are talking to stablecoin firms to expand adoption.

Trump Media launched shares in the market for 50 institutional investors to capture historic value

Donald Trump smiling (Photo/X)
The company of U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump Media and Technology Group (NASDAQ: TMTG), announced the raising of $2.32 billion for the purchase of bitcoin, following the investment of 50 companies.
"Trump Media will use the approximately $2.32 billion in net revenue from the Offering to create a Bitcoin treasury and for other general corporate purposes and working capital," the company said in a market statement on Friday (30).

Division called PSG Labs began purchasing bitcoin in 2024 and allocated it as a store of value.

PSG players celebrating victory (Reproduction/PSG)
Pär Helgosson, Head of PSG Labs, the innovation division of Paris Saint-Germain, confirmed that the French club has already purchased bitcoin as a treasury in the past and still maintains its active participation.
The statement occurred on the third day of the Bitcoin 2025 event, the largest conference in the world taking place in Las Vegas (Nevada).
"Breaking news: the European football giant Paris Saint Germain announces that it has adopted a bitcoin treasury reserve," said Bitcoin Magazine in a statement.

In March, the Ton Foundation itself, responsible for the development of TON, received an investment of R$ 2.3 billion from various venture capital firms.

Toncoin cryptocurrency (TON) (Photo credit/blog Ton)
Toncoin (TON), the cryptocurrency linked to Telegram, is experiencing a strong rise this Wednesday (28). The hiring of Nikola Plecas, with over 7 years of experience at Visa, explains the upward movement.
Another reason that may have driven the rise of TON is the rumors that Telegram is raising $1.5 billion (R$ 8.5 billion) through debt securities. Among the counterparties would be giants like BlackRock, Mubadala, and Citadel.

Now the community is waiting for the addition of Bitcoin in MetaMask, which is expected to happen in the 3rd quarter of this year.

MetaMask and Solana. Source: X/Reproduction.
MetaMask, the most famous Ethereum wallet, announced this Tuesday (27) that it is working with the cryptocurrency Solana (SOL) and other tokens from this network.
The promise had been made back in early March. In addition to Solana, developers also stated that the wallet will be working with Bitcoin later this year. However, this functionality has not yet been added.

Part of the community believes that CZ is referring to Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, due to the billionaire's comments against proof of reserves.

CZ-Binance
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, piqued the community's curiosity with a simple tweet this Tuesday (27). The executive indicates that someone might be selling Bitcoin, but does not reveal names.
The post has over a thousand comments, most of them questioning who sold their coins while the cryptocurrency price keeps rising.

$677.8 million in bitcoin in the country's current balance shows significant profit since the beginning of the strategy.

Nayib Bukele smiling (Photo/X)
In a post on his X account last Thursday (22), the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, presented the country's profits from bitcoin, which have already surpassed $600 million.
This is because, with $677.8 million in the country's current balance, El Salvador has already managed to achieve profits of 132% on its position.
Moreover, the profits amount to more than 50% of the balance, showing that the recent rise in bitcoin has helped the Latin American country profit even more.

The former player had been publicly following the rise of bitcoin, but now decided to launch what he called a fan token

Adriano Imperador launches his own memecoin, the Imperador Token (X)
Former player Adriano Imperador launched on Thursday (22) his own version of a fan token, as a memecoin on the Solana (SOL) network. According to him, the project aims for interaction with his fans.
The launch occurred hours after he announced that several memecoins were circulating on the internet with his name and image. In a message to the Brazilian crypto community, he indicated that his plans had not yet come to the public's knowledge.

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