Brazilian Bank Itau Unibanco to Offer Cryptocurrency Custody Services in 2023

itau unibancoItau Unibanco, one of the biggest Brazilian banks, has announced it will offer cryptocurrency custody services in 2023. Itau Digital Assets, the cryptocurrency unit of the company, will be responsible for this offering, which will be first available to customers of the bank, and then to third parties as a service. Brazilian Bank Itau Unibanco […]

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After Years of Uncertainty, Cryptocurrency Exchanges Can Open Bank Accounts in Chile

chileAfter years of court battles in Chile, a cryptocurrency exchange has managed to open a bank account in Bci, a financial institution that established a protocol to serve these businesses. The first exchange that opened a bank account with the institution was Buda, a local exchange, which satisfied the requirements of the bank in the […]

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Itau Unibanco Selected by Central Bank of Brazil to Build Real-Pegged Stablecoin Solution

Itau UnibancoItau Unibanco, one of the biggest bank conglomerates in Brazil, has been selected by the country’s central bank to develop a system with a stablecoin pegged to the value of the Brazilian real. Itau’s system was one of the eight proposals selected by the Central Bank of Brazil as part of LIFT Lab, an annual […]

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Itau Unibanco Mulls Offering Crypto Services, Opens Tokenization Unit in Brazil

itauItaú Unibanco, one of the largest holding companies in Brazil, has announced it is considering offering cryptocurrency trading services to its customers. The company informed that it will also offer tokenization services through a digital assets unit, that will allow customers to issue tokens backed by real-world assets, acting as a platform to facilitate their […]

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