**Brazil’s crypto surge prompts central bank to tighten regulation** https://images.cointelegraph.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=90,width=840/https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-09/cb08c3f8-22c1-4111-8bdf-49fb60b3260e.jpg According to the central bank’s data, from January to August 2023, imports of crypto rose by 44.2% compared with the same period in 2022. https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-surge-brazil-central-bank-to-tighten-regulation