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<p>Lemon is closing all Brazil operations by October 16, 2026. The Argentine crypto app cited capital rules under Brazil’s new licensing framework. Lemon will redirect funds toward Argentina, Peru, and Colombia instead.</p>
<h2 id="license-capital-proves-too-costly">License Capital Proves Too Costly</h2>
<p>Brazil’s Central Bank enforces the PSAV framework, active since February 2026. The rules set capital thresholds that unlicensed firms must meet. Lemon determined the requirement outweighed its local business size.</p>
<p>New BRL deposits are already blocked for existing customers. The Lemon Card, launched weeks earlier with Pomelo, stops processing September 30. Around 15,000 Brazilian users still hold active balances.</p>
<p>Lemon says it will contact every affected user directly. The company will assist customers with withdrawals before the deadline. Accounts fully close on October 16, 2026.</p>
<h2 id="wider-brazil-shakeout-continues">Wider Brazil Shakeout Continues</h2>
<p>Lemon is not alone in retreating from Brazil’s market. Coinext shut down after missing minimum capital requirements. Digitra wound down its retail trading operations entirely.</p>
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://cryptocom.sjv.io/kOjZNn">Crypto.com</a> keeps its Brazil entity but closes BRL accounts October 25. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/ripple/">Ripple</a>, meanwhile, continues pursuing a Brazil VASP license. Only well-capitalized firms appear positioned to remain.</p>
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.binance.com/register?ref=TT5IWFGB">Binance</a> already secured regulatory approval inside Brazil. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://med.etoro.com/B10215_A127826_TClick_Scb-coinbase.aspx?TargetURL=https://www.etoro.com/markets/coin">Coinbase</a> expanded USDC-earn products into the same market. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.binance.com/register?ref=TT5IWFGB">Binance</a> also relaunched its Brazil card with <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://med.etoro.com/B10215_A127826_TClick_Scb-Mastercard.aspx?TargetURL=https://www.etoro.com/markets/MA">Mastercard</a> support.</p>
<h2 id="argentina-peru-and-colombia-gain-lemon-s-focus">Argentina, Peru, and Colombia Gain Lemon’s Focus</h2>
<p>Lemon frames Argentina’s framework as clearer and more secure. Brazil’s rules, by contrast, pushed out smaller innovative players. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/">Bitcoin</a> purchases on Lemon in Argentina hit a 20-month high.</p>
<p>Peru already hosts over one million Lemon users under an SBS license. Colombia adds another 150,000 users to Lemon’s regional base. Both markets will receive the capital freed from Brazil.</p>
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://partner.bitget.com/bg/cryptobreaking">Bitget</a>’s own PSAV registration suggests Argentina still attracts serious capital. Brazil’s depth remains real, with a proposed 1 million <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://coinstats.app/coins/bitcoin/">BTC</a> reserve bill in Congress. Lemon’s exit reflects a capital filter, not a market collapse.</p>
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