Mercado Bitcoin plans to reopen Pix services next week

Mercado Bitcoin plans to resume Brazilian real deposits and withdrawals through Pix next week, according to the Brazilian crypto exchange’s latest update on its phased service restoration.

The plan restores a fiat route into and out of the exchange while leaving its crypto-transfer services offline. Crypto deposits and withdrawals remain paused, and the company has announced no restart date for them.

What exactly is coming back next week?

Both Brazilian real deposits and withdrawals will use Pix, Brazil’s instant payment system. The exchange has not set an exact day within next week, so customers have no confirmed date for sending or receiving a real through the restored channel.

The company’s stated aim is to “resume deposits and withdrawals in Brazilian reais through Pix next week.” That expands the earlier version of the plan, which identified Pix only as the intended route for withdrawals; the latest details add Brazilian real deposits through the same system.

Operationally, the announcement separates fiat access from crypto access. A customer may have a route to fund a real balance and another to withdraw reais without regaining the ability to deposit or withdraw digital assets. Mercado Bitcoin’s timetable covers only the first pair of functions.

Which accounts can receive withdrawals?

Real withdrawals will be limited to accounts held in each customer’s own name. Mercado Bitcoin stated the restriction specifically for withdrawals and did not describe it as a condition on Brazilian real deposits.

The own-name condition narrows who can receive the fiat payout: the destination account must carry the customer’s own name. It is separate from the identity re-verification and password steps required before customers can use balances.

The restoration plan also includes crediting settlement earnings from fixed-income products. The company has not given a separate timing schedule for that crediting, which adds another balance adjustment to the reopening timetable.

What must customers do before transacting?

According to the earlier update, customers need to verify their identities again in the app and set new passwords before using their balances. The exchange has tied access to the restored service to completion of both steps.

The latest announcement adds the payment method and timing window for the next phase; the earlier update remains the source for the identity and password steps. Until the checks are completed, the restoration of Pix does not by itself make balances usable through the exchange.

How much of the service is actually restored?

The reopening covers Brazilian real deposits, Brazilian real withdrawals and settlement earnings from fixed-income products. It does not cover crypto deposits or crypto withdrawals, both of which remain suspended with no announced restart date.

That leaves Mercado Bitcoin operating a partial service menu during the next phase: instant payments for fiat are due back, while transfers of crypto stay unavailable.

Customers should also distinguish a broad launch window from a firm schedule. The company has said only that Pix services are planned for next week and has supplied neither an exact day nor a separate timetable for restoring crypto transfers.

The next operational checkpoint is next week’s Pix relaunch, subject to the in-app identity check and new-password setup; crypto transfers remain outside any announced restart schedule.