Regulation, security, stablecoins, the TRON network and international payments, from newest to oldest.
Starting June 16, the customer authorizes once and the company bills within the agreed limits. The payer pays no fee; the receiver depends on what the bank or provider charges.
In force since June 2023, the legal framework defined what a virtual asset is, required prior authorization and created new crimes. The operating rules, however, still depend on Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) regulations.
The government raised the IOF on foreign exchange, credit and insurance on May 22 and backtracked on two points the next day. For anyone paying a foreign supplier, the general remittance rate went from 0.38% to 3.5%.
The largest US crypto exchange told the SEC that criminals paid support agents to copy customer data and demanded US$20 million not to release it. The company refused and estimates a cost of up to US$400 million.
The market for digital currencies pegged to the real is small next to dollar stablecoins, but it already circulates on public blockchains. See who issues them, what backs their value and why this is not Drex.
A transaction hash is the public receipt for a USDT payment. Learn how to paste it into Tronscan, what to read in each field and how to tell real USDT from a fake token.
On April 2, the United States announced tariffs on dozens of countries. Brazil landed in the lowest band, at 10%, but the dollar rose with the US-China escalation. See what matters for those who buy from abroad.
In February, Gabriel Galípolo said about 90% of crypto asset use in the country is tied to stablecoins, used mainly to pay for purchases abroad. See what that means and how the Central Bank plans to regulate the sector.
TRON does not charge a fixed fee. Each transfer consumes energy and bandwidth, and whatever is missing is paid in TRX. Here is the current math, the difference between a new wallet and one that already holds USDT, and ways to pay less.
On February 21, attackers siphoned about 401,000 ETH from a Bybit cold wallet. Four days later, what is known is that the signers saw a fake screen, that North Korea is the main suspect and that the technical cause is still under investigation.
An international bank transfer and USDT on the TRON network solve the same problem by different routes. This comparison lays out the cost components, timing and risks of each, using only public data, each with a source and date.
The issuer of USDT announced in January that it is moving its headquarters to El Salvador and, on January 31, reported annual profit above US$13 billion, with US$113 billion in US Treasuries. The figures come from Tether itself, with an attestation by BDO, not from a full audit.