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Key Numbers (updated 2026-10-22)

1. At reference date 30/09/2026, BCB open data listed 7 open SPSAV processes (+1 with no segment stated). BCB's open-process list has 7 in the SPSAV segment and 1 with no segment stated: 304022 (Higher Global Payments), denied on 25 Aug 2026 per the Official Gazette of 28 Sep 2026; the BCB status query still shows “Em Exame”.
2. 0 of 22 major tracked platforms appear in that dataset.
3. 3 major brands say they have filed but do not yet appear (Mercado Bitcoin (MB), Bybit, OKX).
4. 8 tracked platforms announced an exit or wind-down; another 2 scaled back BRL services.
5. The first SPSAV process appeared at reference date 30/06/2026.
6. As of 2026-10-22, no SPSAV was listed as authorised in BCB's list of institutions in operation.
7. Filing deadline: 30 Oct 2026 (Res. BCB 520, art. 88; IN BCB 704, art. 9). Ban for regulated institutions: 6 Nov 2026 (Res. BCB 589).

Absence from the dataset does not imply wrongdoing; see the methodology.

Chart (PNG, CC BY 4.0)

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Analysis

• Trading Crypto in Brazil After 30 October: Who Has Applied to the Central Bank and Who Is Leaving

  21 Oct 2026 · An automatically updated list: processes in BCB data, firms that say they applied, announced exits and what to do with your balance.

• What Changes for Crypto in Brazil on 30 October 2026

  21 Oct 2026 · The filing deadline, the rules for filers and non-filers, the 6 November ban on banks and what users should check. With the text of the rules.

• Who Has Applied and Who Is Leaving: Brazil's Crypto Licensing Scorecard

  21 Oct 2026 · Where each major platform stands according to Central Bank data and public statements, sourced line by line.

• Brazil vs MiCA vs UK: How Crypto Licensing Compares

  21 Oct 2026 · Minimum capital, deadlines, transition and scope across the three regimes, from the official texts.

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