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Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash

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On Brazil's election day, trading volume in USDT on the Mercado Bitcoin exchange jumped nearly 800% and bitcoin volume surged 865% as companies sought to dodge a currency crash. Binance's USDT/BRL market tripled while the global BTC/USDT pair fell. The surge shows local demand for dollar-pegged stablecoins as a hedge against BRL volatility, a signal traders watch for capital flight and regional crypto liquidity.

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