Rafael Duarte
Latin America Markets Reporter
São Paulo3 articles
Rafael covers digital-asset markets and payment adoption across Latin America, reading exchange filings and central bank consultations in the original language.
Contact this deskAreas covered
- Latin American markets
- Payment adoption
- Local exchange regulation
- Tokenisation rules in Brazil
Published under: Stablecoins, RWA Review, Macro.
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Rafael reads central bank consultations and exchange filings in the original language, and reports adoption numbers only where a regulator or issuer stands behind them.
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Articles by Rafael Duarte
Latin American payment rails accelerate crypto settlement
Integration between instant local payment systems and stablecoin settlement is accelerating everyday crypto use across Latin American markets, ahead of settled regulatory frameworks in several countries.
Brazil's CVM launches strategic working group to regulate securities tokenization
Brazil's securities regulator, the CVM, launched a working group to draft rules for tokenised securities, with an experimental regime expected within 60 days.
El Salvador scales back its bitcoin law to secure a $1.4 billion IMF deal
El Salvador agreed to scale back its pioneering bitcoin legal-tender policy to secure a 40-month, $1.4 billion IMF Extended Fund Facility, a pragmatic retreat from its most radical crypto experiment.