Weekly Recap: Central Bank Suspends Lift Lab, Delays Digital Real (Drex) Pilot

On this edition of the BCR Weekly Recap, AWS and co-host Antonio Neto look at the week's big stories, including:

• the Brazilian Central Bank's surprise announcements that it will suspend its Lift Lab accelerator program and delay the first phase of its Digital Real (Drex) pilot by three months


• Binance's launch of Binance Pay in Brazil and cancelation of its debit card partnership with Mastercard


• The CPI committee on financial pyramids' relentless pursuit of celebrities and influencers that promoted cryptocurrency pyramid schemes


• BTG Pactual is launching a new prime custody service targeted at institutions


• Lula renews his push for a de-dollarized world by pushing a single BRICS currency


• A data breach at FTX, adding insult to injury to former clients

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