Methodology

VASP Tracker reorganises public data from Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) on the authorisation of virtual asset service providers (SPSAVs) under Resolutions BCB 519, 520 and 521/2025, and matches it against a curated list of platforms used in Brazil.

Official sources

• BCB · Processos de autorização — open authorisation processes, published per monthly reference date (OData API). We collect every reference date since Jan 2024.
• Status of each process (SituacaoProcessosAutorizacao function), queried on every daily run.
• BCB · Relação de instituições em funcionamento — used to detect authorised SPSAVs (so far: 0) and other authorisations held by group companies.
• BCB · Pix participants list (context only; Pix participation is not SPSAV authorisation).

How we label

• Listed in a BCB authorisation process: an identified entity of the platform (by CNPJ root) appears in an open process in the SPSAV segment (or with the segment not stated) at the latest reference date. It does not mean authorisation was granted.
• Not found in BCB open data: we found no SPSAV process for the identified entities. This does not indicate wrongdoing: the company may use another entity or path, may have filed after the reference date, or we may not have identified the right entity.
• Public statement: what the company or the press published, with link and date. It is a separate field and is not verified by BCB.

Known limitations

• The process dataset is monthly: the latest reference date is 30/09/2026. Filings made after that date only appear in the next reference date.
• The dataset only shows open processes and the CNPJ root (8 digits); completed processes leave the list.
• Some processes have no segment stated; one of them (Higherway Tech) was reported as a denied SPSAV application.
• Banks and other already-authorised institutions may follow a notification route that does not appear in this dataset.
• Reference date 30/09/2026 predates the 30 Oct 2026 deadline, so a company's absence does not show it has not filed.
• CNPJs come from public sources cited per entry (company site, terms, press or CNPJ aggregators); secondary sources are marked.

Updates and corrections

The pipeline runs daily, keeps raw copies of every reference date and records differences in the changelog. Found an error? Corrections are published with a date.

VASP Tracker is not affiliated with BCB. Not legal or financial advice.