Brazilian firms shift to stablecoins on election day amid currency crash
CoinDesk reports that Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash. The post states USDT volume on Mercado Bitcoin jumped nearly 800% and bitcoin volume surged 865%, while Binance's USDT/BRL market tripled and the global BTC/USDT pair fell.
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- Reported by CoinDesk alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet
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USDT volume on Mercado Bitcoin rose nearly 800% on election day. USDT
“USDT volume on crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin jumped nearly 800%”
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Bitcoin volume on Mercado Bitcoin surged 865%. BTC
“bitcoin volume surged 865%”
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Binance's USDT/BRL market tripled. USDT
“Binance’s USDT/BRL market tripled”
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The global BTC/USDT pair fell. BTC
“the global BTC/USDT pair fell”
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