Mercado Bitcoin
| Industry | Cryptocurrency exchange |
| Founded | 2013 (operator arc); public trial 2011 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil; Portugal seat for EU |
| Website | https://www.mercadobitcoin.com.br |
Mercado Bitcoin (MB) is a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange and digital-asset platform operated within the 2TM Group. The operator describes a 2013 founding arc, Banco Central do Brasil and CVM regulatory posture, a Portugal seat for European activity, and product surfaces that include spot crypto trading, tokenisation, and related investment products.[1]
History
A Mercado Bitcoin service was announced on 13 July 2011 as an early Brazil bitcoin market.[2] Limited trial trading followed that month. Registration opened more widely on 8 August 2011.[3]
On 28 March 2013 the service shut down after a security breach.[4] The same year, founders partnered with entrepreneurs who finished reimbursing affected customers and relaunched the platform with additional security investment.[5] The operator's current institutional narrative dates the modern company to 2013.[1]
In July 2021 parent 2TM Group announced a US$200 million Series B investment from SoftBank's Latin America Fund. The company statement valued 2TM at about US$2.1 billion.[6][7]
CVM Deliberação 896
On 11 March 2025 the CVM Colegiado approved Deliberação CVM nº 896/2025, a stop-order directing Mercado Bitcoin Serviços Digitais Ltda. to suspend intermediation of collective-investment contracts characterised as securities under Brazilian law, under daily fine. The order targeted tokenised products described as backed by credit-rights cashflows.
Mercado Bitcoin appealed. On 25 March 2025 the Colegiado unanimously revoked Deliberação 896, remanding the matter to the technical area for deeper analysis and directing public communication of the revocation with equal prominence to the original order. The revoking Deliberação 897 followed in electronic deliberation on 27 March 2025.[8] The revoked stop-order is not a standing ban.
Bitso partnership
On 1 September 2026 Valor International reported a commercial partnership between Mercado Bitcoin and Bitso to compete in Brazil's digital-asset market without an equity stake. The article quoted CEO Roberto Dagnoni and cited company-stated customer figures for the combined franchise. It also noted Brazil Central Bank authorisation timing for crypto platforms and a recent Tether investment into Mercado Bitcoin.[9]
Products
Operator materials describe spot trading of bitcoin and other cryptoassets against BRL, tokenised credit and related public offerings, staking or passive-yield products, and crypto-backed credit. The quem-somos page names executives including Gustavo Chamatti, Maurício Chamati, and Roberto Dagnoni, states more than 4.5 million clients, and claims BCB and CVM regulated posture plus a Portugal seat.[1] Client counts and AUM figures come from those operator and press sources.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mercado Bitcoin: Quem somos
- ↑ Bitcoin Brasil: first exchange announcement
- ↑ Bitcointalk: Nova versão do Mercado Bitcoin
- ↑ Bitcointalk: Problema do Mercado Bitcoin
- ↑ IstoÉ Dinheiro: O bitcoin cai na real
- ↑ Business Wire: SoftBank Series B / US$2.1B valuation
- ↑ Reuters: SoftBank invests $200 mln
- ↑ CVM Colegiado: recurso contra Deliberação 896/2025 (25 Mar 2025)
- ↑ Valor International: Mercado Bitcoin and Bitso join forces (1 Sep 2026)