Brazilian Congressman Asks for Official Inquiry Into Country’s Alarming Crypto Fraud

• Brazilian Congressman Aureo Ribeiro has asked for an official inquiry into the country's rampant crypto scams.
• The Congressman has called crypto-based pyramid schemes and "epidemic" in Brazil. 

A Brazilian Congressman has asked to open a Parliamentary Inquiry Commission into the country’s rampant crypto-based scams. 

Congressman Aureo Ribeiro, who is the author of a bill that seeks to regulate Brazil’s crypto marketplace, has asked Parliament to officially address the country’s ongoing issue with cryptocurency fraud. 

According to documents acquired by local news outlet Portal do Bitcoin, the inquiry asks for investigation into crypto companies such as Atlas Quantum, Zero10, Trader Group and others. 

The document reads, 

Increasing interest in cryptocurrency transactions has been accompanied by a proliferation of fraud. The lack of regulation and vigilance combined with high levels of abstraction, anonymity, cross-border operations, and other peculiarities inherent to the crypto market shows potential risks to users and investors.

Ribeiro highlighted the need for an investigation into Atlas Quantum, in particular, following a series of financial issues that emerged in September. There are reportedly numerous investor swho fear Atlas won't honor the liabilities it has to its customers if it receives numerous withdrawal requests.

The Congressman also called crypto-bassed pyramid schemes an “epidemic” in Brazil. 

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