In September 2018, the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) opened a preliminary investigation against major banks in Brazil.¹ They were accused by the Brazilian Association for Cryptoassets and Blockchain (ABCB) of denying access to cryptocurrency exchanges to the banking system, by arbitrarily closing their bank accounts. In particular, the ABCB submitted that the banks under investigation had market power and were creating barriers to the development of cryptocurrency exchanges in Brazil because they had an intention to compete in this segment in the future. In addition, ABCB argued that bank accounts were essential facilities for the cryptocurrency exchange business. By unilaterally and arbitrarily closing the bank accounts of the exchanges, the banks...

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当代批评加密货币交易所调查银行v加密货币交易所：CADE 的调查和寻找恶棍

2018 年 9 月，巴西竞争管理局 (CADE) 对巴西的主要银行展开了初步调查。¹他们被巴西加密资产和区块链协会 (ABCB) 指控通过任意关闭他们的银行账户来拒绝银行系统访问加密货币交易所。特别是 ABCB 提出，被调查的银行具有市场支配力，并且正在为巴西加密货币交易所的发展制造障碍，因为它们有意在未来参与这一领域的竞争。此外，ABCB 认为银行账户是加密货币交易业务的必要设施。通过单方面和任意关闭交易所的银行账户，银行...