Brazil legalizes crypto as means of payment
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Brazil's Chamber of Deputies approved a regulatory framework that legalizes cryptocurrencies as means of payment in the country, enabling the creation of licenses for crypto exchanges and for custody by third parties. Now, the law requires the signature of the President of Brazil for it to be enacted.
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