{"id":72639,"date":"2026-05-17T05:51:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-crypto-seizures-skyrocket-600-to-14-million-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T05:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T05:51:45","slug":"brazil-crypto-seizures-skyrocket-600-to-14-million-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/brazil-crypto-seizures-skyrocket-600-to-14-million-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil Crypto Seizures Skyrocket 600% to $14 Million in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Brazil\u2019s Federal Police seized $14M in illicit crypto, marking a 6x increase from the numbers in 2024.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Chainalysis notes this $14M is a tiny fraction of the $100B in crypto circulating within Brazil\u2019s market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">To fix these flaws, the Central Bank of Brazil relies on Resolution BCB 520 to restrict future market crimes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Brazil Registers Large Rise In Illegal <span>Cryptocurrency<\/span> Seizures<\/h2>\n<p>Brazil, one of the largest <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> economies in the world, has tightened its oversight on <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> crime, resulting in large volumes of digital assets used for illegal purposes being seized.<\/p>\n<p>According to data collected by Valor Econ\u00f4mico, over 71 million reais (nearly $14 million) in <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> was seized in connection with crimes, 6 times what was seized in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Two high-profile cases surfaced last year, with the Federal Police seizing bitcoins and dollar-pegged <span>stablecoins<\/span> in both. The first one is related to a hack that targeted a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/180-million-hacked-from-brazilian-banking-system-attackers-cashed-out-using-crypto\/\">banking system<\/a> and used Pix and <span>cryptocurrencies<\/span> as an exit rail for part of the $180 million syphoned.<\/p>\n<p>The second case tackled an organization that <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/operation-kryptolaundry-dismantles-500-million-crypto-money-laundering-group-in-brazil\/\">laundered<\/a> hundreds of millions linked to the Brazilian so-called <span>Bitcoin<\/span> Pharaoh, Glaidson Ac\u00e1cio dos Santo, who operated one of the largest <span>cryptocurrency<\/span> ponzi schemes in Brazil through <span>Gas<\/span> Consultoria, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> investment platform.<\/p>\n<p>Other criminal groups have also been reported to use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cryptocurrency<\/a> for money laundering, including the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and the Comando Vermelho (CV). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crypto<\/a>\u2019s main use case for these groups is to send remittances using alternative digital networks and obfuscate the origins of these funds from Brazilian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, even as the number has risen dramatically, it is still relatively low. 505 billion reais ($100 billion) in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> circulated in Brazil during the same period, with no benchmark to determine if any of these funds were used for criminal purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Chainalysis\u2019s commercial director, Drey Dias, stated that the Brazilian system still faces challenges in digital assets\u2019 investigations. This causes problems when flagging wallets involved in these cases. <strong>\u201cThe secrecy surrounding investigations on the subject also hinders this work,\u201d<\/strong> he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Central Bank of Brazil issued Resolution BCB 520, which tightened the requirements for virtual asset service providers regarding anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/brazil-crypto-seizures-skyrocket-600-to-14-million-in-2025\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Brazil\u2019s Federal Police seized $14M in illicit crypto, marking a 6x increase from the numbers in 2024. Chainalysis notes this $14M is a tiny fraction of the $100B in crypto circulating within Brazil\u2019s market. 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