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Brazil’s Itaú Unibanco Becomes First Bank to Formally Register Crypto Trading and Custody

By Coingapestaff

Brazil’s largest private bank, Itaú Unibanco, has become the first bank to formally register cryptocurrency trading and custody services with the country’s central bank, submitting its regulatory notification ahead of the October 30 deadline under Brazil’s new digital asset framework. Ad Ad Itaú Unibanco Registers…

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A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

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