Through the collaboration, the Brazilian stablecoin gains greater visibility and utility in international markets via integration with Capa’s payments infrastructure, powered by Polygon’s blockchain rails.

BRL1 Network, the network that connects the Brazilian real to the digital economy, developed by a consortium formed by Bitso, Foxbit, MB | Mercado Bitcoin, and Cainvest, has just announced a partnership with Capa, payments infrastructure for Latin America that enables seamless first and third party local and cross border payments through stablecoin FX, and Polygon Labs, the go-to blockchain for global payments.

The partnership boosts the adoption of BRL1 by transforming the token into an on-chain real ready to circulate across international networks, expanding its visibility, utility, and competitiveness against the market's leading stablecoins. Thomaz Teixeira, CEO at BRL1, highlights the asset's potential. Within six months of its launch, BRL1 became the most traded real-pegged stablecoin on local platforms in Brazil, a trading volume that is expected to grow beyond the domestic market through this new partnership.

In practice, the connection to Capa’s infrastructure built on Polygon as its primary blockchain layer allows BRL1 to be natively accepted in payment flows that link Latin America to the global financial system. Through Capa’s API, the token can be moved in cross-border operations with greater speed and liquidity on Polygon’s high-throughput, low-cost rails, automatically integrating with local currency payments and stablecoin FX.

”Latin America has the demand. Together we built the right infrastructure. Adding BRL1 to Capa's onchain-FX stack means the digital real can move efficiently across borders, and that's a big step forward for the region."

Juan Diego Oliva, CEO, Capa

“Brazil already has one of the most active stablecoin markets in the world. What it hasn’t had is a real-pegged token that moves through global payment infrastructure as easily as USDC or USDT. BRL1 on Polygon, settled through Capa, closes that gap. A Brazilian importer paying a supplier in Mexico, or a fintech in São Paulo settling with a counterparty in Singapore, can now do it in seconds at fractions of a cent, without leaving the real.”

Marc Boiron, CEO, Polygon Labs

Positioning BRL1 within an infrastructure that connects Latin America to the global digital asset market elevates our token to a new level of relevance. This integration expands our ability to compete internationally, strengthens the role of the real on-chain, and highlights the maturity of crypto solutions developed in the region,” says Thomaz Teixeira. He also notes that cryptocurrency usage in Latin America grew by approximately 63% year over year between mid-2024 and mid-2025, outperforming all other global regions, according to Coinchange, a digital asset infrastructure platform.

At the user end, companies and individuals can send, receive, and settle funds in BRL1 with the superior ease to international remittances and payments, without friction or technical complexity.

He also notes that cryptocurrency usage in Latin America grew by approximately 63% year over year between mid-2024 and mid-2025, outperforming all other global regions, according to Coinchange, a digital asset infrastructure platform.

ABOUT THE COMPANIES

About BRL1 Network

BRL1 Network is a collaborative network that connects the Brazilian real to the global digital asset ecosystem through BRL1, a real-pegged stablecoin that is fully backed, auditable, and transparent. Developed by a company formed by Bitso, Foxbit, MB | Mercado Bitcoin, and Cainvest, BRL1 Network aims to facilitate integration between the traditional financial system and the new digital economy through partnerships with exchanges, banks, liquidity providers, and industry players. www.brl1.io

About Bitso

Bitso is Latin America’s leading digital financial services company, having evolved from a crypto pioneer into a full investment platform with a community of more than 9 million customers. Bitso offers a secure, regulated, and easy-to-use digital platform to buy, sell, hold, earn yields, and transact with more than 120 cryptocurrencies and over 5,000 global stocks and ETFs. bitso.com/br

About MB | Mercado Bitcoin

With more than 4 million clients and 13 years of operation, MB | Mercado Bitcoin is Latin America’s leading digital asset investment platform, operating as a cryptocurrency exchange, asset tokenization platform, and digital bank. The first Brazilian crypto unicorn and one of the world’s top five private credit tokenizers, audited by KPMG.

About Foxbit

A pioneer of Brazil’s crypto economy since 2014, the Foxbit Group offers a comprehensive ecosystem for crypto asset operations, covering both B2B and B2C markets with services including a crypto exchange, OTC trading desk, crypto payment gateway, and asset tokenization.

About Cainvest

Cainvest is a leading financial institution providing services to banking institutions in the Cayman financial center and a reference liquidity provider for Brazil's institutional crypto market. Founded in 1994, the company exclusively serves approximately 60 major international financial institutions, representing around 60% of the Cayman banking market. In Brazil, Cainvest is the primary liquidity provider for the country's largest cryptocurrency exchanges and financial institutions. The company is also part of the consortium responsible for launching BRL1, a real-backed stablecoin available on partner exchanges. For more information, visit cainvest.com.

About Capa

Capa is a financial infrastructure that connects Latin America to the global financial system through a single API. The platform enables seamless cross border payments by handling local pay ins and pay outs, instant conversion between local currencies and stablecoins, and access to deep liquidity, all with full regulatory compliance and cost efficient settlement. www.capa.fi

About Polygon

Polygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company building and operating infrastructure to move money instantly, reliably, and at internet scale, with the mission to move all money onchain. Its infrastructure has facilitated trillions of dollars in onchain value transfer and supported millions of transactions daily for some of the globe’s largest banks, fintechs, enterprises, and consumer applications. www.polygon.technology