Topic: Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment method - page 2. (Read 254 times)
That is to reduce the functional disparity, if parliament doesn't pass these laws then the only option for crypto users is to accumulate them in investment portfolios. This would involve nothing but services such as FTX as storage to be trusted if the user isn't confident enough to deposit in a personal wallet.
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I saw the headline and thought we will be having another El Salvador experience in Brazil only to discover they didn’t make bitcoin a legal tender. I think the goal of the Brazil government is to regulate bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. And they are using the FTX scandal as an excuse to do so. I could be dead wrong or paranoid. What do you guys think about this development in Brazil? Is it good or bad for bitcoiners in Brazil?
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The bill applies broadly to a sector which it calls “virtual assets,” and now only needs the President’s signature before it becomes law. It does not make bitcoin or any cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country.
This was actually old news. I was planning to create a thread about the latest news before I see your post. The Brazilian lawmaker has passed the law and the President is what is needed to make it official.[snip]
The bill applies broadly to a sector which it calls “virtual assets,” and now only needs the President’s signature before it becomes law. It does not make bitcoin or any cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country.
The latest news now is that the Brazil's President has signed the bill into law this morning and it creates a thorough regulatory framework for the country's use and trading of bitcoin.
They accepted it as a payment method but not as a currency and not legal tender. Brazil is different than El Salvador where Bitcoin is legal tender.
What is legal tender and what is difference between being a legal tender or not legal tender?
In El Salvador, you can not reject if a buyer want to pay in Bitcoin. In Brazil, you can reject the buyer because it is not legal tender.
Brazil is a big nation in Latin America and they belong to G20 too so this adoption is very good for cryptocurrency in general.
Brazil enacts Bitcoin payments bill
Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment method. You use this one as source of your discussion but it is about 1 month old.
What is legal tender and what is difference between being a legal tender or not legal tender?
In El Salvador, you can not reject if a buyer want to pay in Bitcoin. In Brazil, you can reject the buyer because it is not legal tender.
Brazil is a big nation in Latin America and they belong to G20 too so this adoption is very good for cryptocurrency in general.
Brazil enacts Bitcoin payments bill
Brazil passes law to legalize crypto as a payment method. You use this one as source of your discussion but it is about 1 month old.
I saw the headline and thought we will be having another El Salvador experience in Brazil only to discover they didn’t make bitcoin a legal tender. I think the goal of the Brazil government is to regulate bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. And they are using the FTX scandal as an excuse to do so. I could be dead wrong or paranoid. What do you guys think about this development in Brazil? Is it good or bad for bitcoiners in Brazil?
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Brazilian lawmakers have approved a complete regulatory framework for the trading and use of cryptocurrencies in the country.
Voted on Tuesday evening in Brasilia, the country’s capital, the new rules recognize bitcoin as a digital representation of value that can be used as a means of payment and as an investment asset in the South American nation.
The bill applies broadly to a sector which it calls “virtual assets,” and now only needs the President’s signature before it becomes law. It does not make bitcoin or any cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country.
The bill tasks the executive branch with selecting government bodies to oversee the market. The expectation is that the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) will be in charge when bitcoin is used as payment, while the country’s securities and exchange commission (CVM) will be the watchdog when it is used as an investment asset. Both the BCB and the CVM, along with the federal tax authority (RFB), helped lawmakers craft the overhaul legislation.
Home to a vibrant cryptocurrency economy, Brazil has at times seen more citizens trade coins such as bitcoin than invest in the stock market. Now, the country seeks to set the stage for that to translate into more day-to-day usage in financial transactions.
But not all in the text is positive for the development of the market in the country. A big miss from Tuesday’s vote was the rejection of a clause that sought to cut some state and federal taxes on purchases of bitcoin mining machines. While the text was quite restrictive –– the benefit would only apply to operations using renewable energy sources –– it was apparently not enough to be approved.
Other provisions include the regulation of service providers such as exchanges, who will need to abide by specific rules to operate in Brazil. The bill seeks to regulate the establishment and operation of Bitcoin service providers in Brazil, defining such entities as those who provide cryptocurrency trading, transfer, custody, administration, or sale on behalf of a third party. Cryptocurrency service providers will only be able to operate in the country after explicit authorization by the federal government.
One rule sought to demand that such companies explicitly separate their patrimony from capital owned by customers –– for example, bitcoin the firm custodies for users. The clause sought to prevent events such as the recently seen with FTX, where user funds were commingled with the company’s funds, and help the recovery of user assets in the event of bankruptcy. It was rejected on Tuesday’s vote.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/.amp/legal/brazil-approves-use-of-bitcoin-as-payment
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/brazilian-president-signs-bill-regulating-use-of-bitcoin-as-payment
Voted on Tuesday evening in Brasilia, the country’s capital, the new rules recognize bitcoin as a digital representation of value that can be used as a means of payment and as an investment asset in the South American nation.
The bill applies broadly to a sector which it calls “virtual assets,” and now only needs the President’s signature before it becomes law. It does not make bitcoin or any cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country.
The bill tasks the executive branch with selecting government bodies to oversee the market. The expectation is that the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) will be in charge when bitcoin is used as payment, while the country’s securities and exchange commission (CVM) will be the watchdog when it is used as an investment asset. Both the BCB and the CVM, along with the federal tax authority (RFB), helped lawmakers craft the overhaul legislation.
Home to a vibrant cryptocurrency economy, Brazil has at times seen more citizens trade coins such as bitcoin than invest in the stock market. Now, the country seeks to set the stage for that to translate into more day-to-day usage in financial transactions.
But not all in the text is positive for the development of the market in the country. A big miss from Tuesday’s vote was the rejection of a clause that sought to cut some state and federal taxes on purchases of bitcoin mining machines. While the text was quite restrictive –– the benefit would only apply to operations using renewable energy sources –– it was apparently not enough to be approved.
Other provisions include the regulation of service providers such as exchanges, who will need to abide by specific rules to operate in Brazil. The bill seeks to regulate the establishment and operation of Bitcoin service providers in Brazil, defining such entities as those who provide cryptocurrency trading, transfer, custody, administration, or sale on behalf of a third party. Cryptocurrency service providers will only be able to operate in the country after explicit authorization by the federal government.
One rule sought to demand that such companies explicitly separate their patrimony from capital owned by customers –– for example, bitcoin the firm custodies for users. The clause sought to prevent events such as the recently seen with FTX, where user funds were commingled with the company’s funds, and help the recovery of user assets in the event of bankruptcy. It was rejected on Tuesday’s vote.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/.amp/legal/brazil-approves-use-of-bitcoin-as-payment
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/brazilian-president-signs-bill-regulating-use-of-bitcoin-as-payment
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