Leading cryptocurrency exchanges in Brazil have joined forces to create a stablecoin pegged to the Brazilian real. Bitso, Foxbit, Mercado Bitcoin (MB), and Cainvest announced their consortium on Monday, October 7. The group aims to launch BRL1, a real-backed stablecoin, on major blockchain networks this year. The consortium expects BRL1 to reach a circulation of […]
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