The investigation, dubbed “Operation Kryptos,” involved an alleged financial pyramid scheme.
Retired Brazilian midfielder Anderson is one of eight people alleged to have been involved in a R$35 million ($6.5 million) money laundering operation.
The product was removed in response to an order from the Brazilian Securities Commission.
According to director João Manoel Pinho de Mello, central bank digital currencies can expand financial inclusion and reduce the cost and time of cross-border transactions.
Each tasty treat costs 3 DOGE, or roughly 60 cents.
Nominated by President Jair Bolsonaro, he received approval from the Senate's Economic Affairs Commission.
The operation was carried out on intelligence gathered over a three-year investigation into alleged fraud and and embezzlement scams.
The company contemplates acquisitions in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.
QR Capital's bitcoin ETF started trading on the Sao Paulo-based B3 exchange under the ticker QBTC11.
BCB said the timeframe for a CBDC depends on the evolution of its current projects and the international landscape.
The investment is part of a G Series funding round carried out in January.
The “Bolsonaro 2022” futures contract should theoretically track the Brazilian president’s perceived chances of re-election.
The firm has $76 million in assets under management.
Latin Americans are increasingly turning to stablecoins as a store of value.
Brazil's largest crypto exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, has already traded $5 billion in the first quarter of 2021 alone compared to $1.2 billion in all of 2020.