 Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday morning signed a bill into law that establishes a complete regulatory framework for the trading and use of bitcoin in the country, according to Bitcoin Magazine. The new rules recognize bitcoin as a digital representation of value that can be used as a means of payment and as an investment asset in the South American nation. A virtual asset is "a digital representation of value that can be negotiated or transferred electronically and used for payments or as an investment," per the bill’s text. The new law, which goes into effect 180 days after today’s signature, does not make bitcoin or any cryptocurrency a legal tender in the country. Notwithstanding, the legitimacy conferred upon BTC’s use case as payment is meaningful and has the potential to spur greater activity in the country. The extent to which that happens, however, is dependent on the actions of the regulator in charge, according to the same Bitcoin Magazine article. The executive branch will select the government bodies that will oversee the market. The expectation is that the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) will be in charge when bitcoin is used as payment, while the country’s securities and exchange commission (CVM) will be the watchdog when it is used as an investment asset. Both the BCB and the CVM, along with the federal tax authority (RFB), helped lawmakers craft the overhaul legislation, as reported by Nasdaq.com. Comments are closed.
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