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Today in crypto, Brazil’s new finance minister puts crypto tax policy on hiatus, and an early Ethereum whale who once held around $537 million in crypto assets at the 2021 market peak began rebuilding his ETH stack. Meanwhile, Grayscale filed for a Hyperliquid ETF.
Brazil’s Finance Minister, Dario Durigan, is putting crypto tax policy on hiatus until after the October 2026 presidential election to avoid raising contentious policy issues during an election year.
Government officials in the country planned a public crypto tax consultation later this year, but will now postpone the public comment period, according to Reuters, which added that proposals and negotiations on new tax policies may not be implemented until 2027.
