Alex Guimarães

International standard promotes responsible practices in the use of artificial intelligence and reduces operational risks.

Binance, the largest cryptocurrency platform in the world by number of users and trading volume, announces that it has obtained ISO/IEC 42001 certification, a global standard for responsible governance of artificial intelligence (AI).
The certification reinforces Binance's commitment to the ethical, transparent, and secure adoption of AI technologies across all its operations.
Published in December 2023, ISO/IEC 42001 is an international standard that establishes requirements for an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), guiding organizations in the governance and responsible management of AI technologies.

Investigations by the Civil Police of Santa Catarina result in record seizures of money and vehicles focusing on combating money laundering in 2025.
Civil Police of Santa Catarina spoke about cryptocurrencies and increased tracking in 2025 (Credit: PCSC).
The Civil Police of Santa Catarina (PCSC) released the annual report of the activities of the State Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DEIC) last Thursday (18). The corporation presented figures showing the collection of more than R$ 2.2 billion in assets and values linked to criminal organizations during the year 2025.

The manager does not plan to launch its own cryptocurrency ETFs, noting that it adopts the same policy with gold.
Vanguard
Vanguard, the company with US$ 11 trillion in assets under management, announced this Monday (1st) that its clients will be able to invest in third-party Bitcoin ETFs, such as those from BlackRock.
The announcement marks a complete change in the manager's stance. This is because in January 2024, when ETFs were launched in the US, Vanguard prohibited the purchase of Bitcoin, stating that such products did not fit its investment philosophy.

American state bought BlackRock Bitcoin ETF

Flags of the USA and Texas. Photo: Ray_Shrewsberry/Pixabay.
Texas, the second-largest state in the USA by population, purchased US$ 5 million in IBIT, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, gaining exposure to the cryptocurrency. The information was published by Lee Bratcher, president of the Texas Blockchain Council, this Tuesday (25).
An official document published in September showed that the state would be allocating a sum of US$ 10 million for the creation of the reserve.

The initiative will reward a larger base of users than another program announced by Binance last Saturday (11)


Broker Binance also announced a credit line of $100 million with low interest for institutional investors
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency broker, announced this Tuesday (14) that it will be distributing $300 million (R$ 1.6 billion) in USDC to clients affected by the market drop last Friday (10).
Before that, the broker had already announced that it would reimburse clients affected by the loss of parity of three cryptocurrencies — EthenaUSD (USDE), Binance Staked SOL (BNSOL), and Wrapped Beacon ETH (WBETH).

With participation from Individual Investors, Funds, and Foreign Clients, the volume of the contract represented 26% of the total traded in the Future of Bitcoin on the same day.

Stock exchange announces record trading (Photo/X)
B3, the Brazilian stock exchange, recorded a new trading record for the Future of Solana (SOL) on Monday (22), reaching 175,6 thousand contracts traded, with a financial volume exceeding R$ 1 billion.
The strong interest in the product shows investors' appetite for diversified exposure to the digital asset market in a regulated environment.

The developer also said that Bitcoin is a “masterpiece in terms of elegance and simplicity”

Anatoly Yakovenko and Chamath Palihapitiya. Source: All-In Podcast/Reproduction.
Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana (SOL), believes that quantum computers could pose a risk to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as early as 2030, in 5 years. His risk prediction is high, pointing to a 50% probability.
Just as Bitcoin needs to find a model to defend itself from a possible type of attack, other projects — including Solana — face the same challenge.

Public agents were removed from their duties during the investigations.

Tax auditor targeted by federal police operation on September 11, 2025 (Photo/Disclosure)
The Federal Police of Brazil launched Operation Snooker on the morning of this Thursday (11). In a joint action with the Internal Affairs of the Federal Revenue of Brazil, a tax auditor and a certified expert laundered R$ 40 million through shell companies, cash, and part in cryptocurrencies.
The new police action aims to dismantle the criminal organization involved in corruption, smuggling, and money laundering. The suspects operated a scheme of illegal imports in Brazil, partly passing through Pinto Martins International Airport in Fortaleza (CE).

∞/21 million

Commemorative dates show the culture behind Bitcoin
The community is celebrating this Thursday (21) the Bitcoin Infinity Day. The term is linked to the date 8/21 (21/8 for us Brazilians), a joke that expresses the scarcity of Bitcoin and its potential for appreciation.
This is because when the number 8 is rotated, it represents the infinity symbol (∞), indicating that everything that exists in the world is divided by the maximum supply of 21 million bitcoins.

The coin ranks 175 on CoinMarketCap with a market value of $269 million

The distribution of a new cryptocurrency is part of Binance's HODLer Airdrop program
Binance will be distributing a new cryptocurrency to its users this Monday (18). In total, there will be 150 million Plume (PLUME) tokens, a project focused on RWA (Real World Assets).
To be eligible, one must have used BNB in fixed income (fixed and/or variable) programs or on-chain income products from the exchange between July 24 and 28. In other words, it is a retroactive reward.

Criminals monitored the victim's social media, a cryptocurrency manager, and then kidnapped his mother.

PC arrested four suspects, including two women.
The Civil Police arrested four suspects on Wednesday (13) for kidnapping a retired teacher in Recife. The gang allegedly received 5 bitcoins, then valued at R$ 3.3 million, to release the victim.
The kidnapping occurred in March of this year, resulting in months of investigation until the quartet's arrest. The information was presented by g1, which followed the Police press conference.

Decision of the Court of Justice of the Federal District states that the church acted with blindness by accepting million-dollar donations without seeking information about their origin.

Church was ordered to return funds to investor of pyramid scheme (Photos/Social media)
Judges of the 4th Civil Chamber of the Court of Justice of the Federal District and Territories (TJDFT) annulled the donation of funds sent by Glaidson Acácio dos Santos (the Pharaoh of bitcoins) to the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
The donation of R$ 72 million made by Glaidson occurred when he was raising funds from Brazilian cryptocurrency investors, with a company called GAS Consulting. A former pastor of the church, he reportedly donated the money as a form of gratitude for the past.

With an innovative architecture and focus on scalability, Solana stands out as one of the fastest and most efficient blockchains on the market.

Decentralized applications, or dapps, are widely considered one of the main use cases for blockchain technology. And if in the beginning it was Ethereum (ETH) that embraced this market, today it is another network that has become the biggest success in the segment, Solana (SOL).
But there's a problem. Ethereum has been struggling to keep up with this runaway demand — leading to network congestion and exorbitant transaction fees. Now, Solana, a blockchain platform that started in 2017, seeks to fill this gap and succeed where Ethereum is currently struggling.

Buterin explains that leveraged strategies from companies could generate a cascade of liquidations, potentially causing Ethereum to lose 90% of its value.

Vitalik Buterin talking about Ethereum treasury companies to the Bankless channel. Source: Reproduction.
Ethereum (ETH) reached $4,000 this Friday (8), its highest price since December 2024. In addition to following Bitcoin's strong appreciation, the rise of ETH is also linked to its purchase by several companies.
However, Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, expressed concern about this business model.

Almost half of this profit is linked to the company's positions in gold and Bitcoin.

Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether. Source: Social media/Reproduction.
Tether, issuer of the USDT stablecoin, revealed this Thursday (31) a profit of $4.9 billion (R$ 27.4 billion) in the second quarter of 2025. The company's earnings reach $5.7 billion in the first half.
By comparison, oil companies Shell and Petrobrás made $5.58 billion and $6.21 billion, respectively, in the first quarter of this year.

YouTuber with 2.52 million followers also said he recorded a video with Fraga about religion and liked his libertarian speeches

Daniel Fraga was the first Brazilian YouTuber to talk about bitcoin on his channel, and many who knew him did not heed his advice (Photo/YouTube)
In a new chat on the Tubarão da Bolsa channel on YouTube titled 'Would You Know How to Live Without the System', Luan Onofre welcomed Engineer Leo and Julio Manna to talk on Tuesday (29). During the debate, they even remembered Daniel Fraga, a pioneer of bitcoin on Google's video social network.