First XRP ETF Goes Live in Brazil — Will the US Follow?

The world’s first XRP cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) is set to begin trading this Friday on B3, the Brazilian stock exchange. The fund is launched by crypto asset manager Hashdex and managed by Genial Investimentos. It will trade under the …

Fossil Of 113-Million-Year-Old 'Hell Ant' That Lived With Dinosaurs Discovered In Brazil

The fossil of a 113-million-year-old hell ant, believed to have lived among dinosaurs, has now become the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to a new study. The fossil was discovered in a collection at the Museum of Zoology of the University …

TikTok parent company ByteDance mulls data center project in Brazil

TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance is reportedly considering major investments in Brazil to develop a data center, according to people familiar with the matter. The development comes as the company is also looking at tapping into the wind energy …

Belize Getting Ready For COP 30 In Brazil

Legal Petitions Target Coffee Giants Over Slave Labor in Brazil

(MENAFN) Two advocacy groups have filed legal petitions that could disrupt the coffee supply chains of major brands like Starbucks, Nestlé, JDE, Dunkin', Illy, and McDonald’s over allegations of forced labor in Brazil’s coffee industry. International …

Carla Chambel and Luísa Ortigoso perform the play ‘Mater’ in May in Brazil.

Image credit: Notícias ao Minuto ‘Mater’ is the Portuguese adaptation of the play ‘Querida mamãe’ by the Luso-Brazilian playwright Maria Adelaide Amaral, born in 1942. The narrative centers on the complex relationship between a mother and daughter. In …

TikTok owner weighs data center project in Brazil

Technology Technology TikTok owner weighs data center project in Brazil Close Initial talks are focused on a 300-megawatt (MW) data center Published On: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 09:10:13 PKT SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - ByteDance, the Chinese parent company …

First spot XRP ETF issued by Hashdex begins trading in Brazil

The first spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to XRP in the world, issued by Hashdex and managed by Genial Investimentos, began trading on April 25 on Brazil’s stock exchange, B3.  Listed under the ticker XRPH11, the ETF tracks the Nasdaq XRP Reference …

Vernon ultra-athlete tackling the Brazil Ultra Tri Deca starting May 1 (Vernon)

Photo: Facebook Shanda Hill is at it again. Shanda Hill is at it again. Only a few weeks after completing the gruelling Deca in South Africa, the Vernon ultra-athlete is heading to Brazil for the Brazil Ultra Tri Deca. On May 1, Shanda will begin one of …

Culture of El Salvador, Argentina, Brazil focus of weekend events

SALT LAKE CITY — The cultures of El Salvador, Argentina and Brazil's quilombola communities are the focus of separate events this weekend. The Salvadoran and Latino Community in Utah, a cultural organization, is hosting Salvadoran Expo 2025, meant to …