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Fair value measurement of assets and liabilities - Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Derivative Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] | Other liabilities | Other liabilities
Money market |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Money markets from securitization transactions | $ 193 | $ 314
Securitization transactions |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Amount due to third-party investors | 25 | 21
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Financial Assets | 4,105 | 3,315
Long-term retention plan | 74 | 58
Contingent considerations | 0 | 8
Derivative Instruments | 18 | 24
Customer crypto-assets safeguarding liabilities | 21 | 15
Total Financial Liabilities | 113 | 105
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Derivative Instruments |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 16 | 1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | USDC |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Customer crypto-assets safeguarding assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 21 | 15
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Financial Assets | 4,068 | 3,299
Long-term retention plan | 0 | 0
Contingent considerations | 0 | 0
Derivative Instruments | 0 | 0
Customer crypto-assets safeguarding liabilities | 0 | 0
Total Financial Liabilities | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) | Derivative Instruments |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) | USDC |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) | Customer crypto-assets safeguarding assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Financial Assets | 37 | 16
Long-term retention plan | 74 | 58
Contingent considerations | 0 | 0
Derivative Instruments | 18 | 24
Customer crypto-assets safeguarding liabilities | 21 | 15
Total Financial Liabilities | 113 | 97
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Derivative Instruments |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 16 | 1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | USDC |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Customer crypto-assets safeguarding assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 21 | 15
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Financial Assets | 0 | 0
Long-term retention plan | 0 | 0
Contingent considerations | 0 | 8
Derivative Instruments | 0 | 0
Customer crypto-assets safeguarding liabilities | 0 | 0
Total Financial Liabilities | 0 | 8
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Derivative Instruments |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | USDC |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Customer crypto-assets safeguarding assets |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Other Assets | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 764 | 599
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 219 | 352
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 764 | 599
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 219 | 352
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Money market | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. government debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 21
Investments | 1,124 | 733
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. government debt securities | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 21
Investments | 1,124 | 733
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. government debt securities | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | U.S. government debt securities | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 0 | 0
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 186 | 214
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 186 | 214
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 158
Investments | 1,762 | 1,219
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee) | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 158
Investments | 1,762 | 1,219
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Foreign government debt securities (Central Bank of Brazil mandatory guarantee) | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Restricted Cash and cash equivalents | 0 | 0
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity securities at fair value |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 13 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity securities at fair value | Quoted Prices in active markets for identical Assets (Level 1) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 13 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity securities at fair value | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Equity securities at fair value | Unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Investments | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial liability or contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. 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