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| 13 Jun 2024 | #106: Drex for Gringos with Leandro Pereira Sciammarella and Rafael Castaneda | 01:03:33 | |
Leandro Pereira Sciammarella is the tech lead for digital assets at Nuclea, while Rafael Castaneda is a popular YouTuber and content creator. In this conversation, recorded onsite at Web Summit Rio, we discuss the state of Drex - the ambitious CBDC/tokenization platform being developed by the Central Bank of Brazil. You can connect with Rafael on X/Twitter and Leandro on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 27 Sep 2022 | CoinGecko's Bobby Ong on Why Brazilians Love GameFi Tokens and Meme Coins | 00:52:48 | |
Bobby Ong is the COO and co-founder of CoinGecko. Based out of Malaysia, CoinGecko rivals CoinMarketCap for supremacy atop the world of crypto price and data platforms. In this episode we talk about how CoinGecko grew from a side hustle project run from Bobby's bedroom into one of the most popular coin data websites in the world. We also dive into how meme coins and play-to-earn gaming tokens are becoming massive adoption onramps for emerging market economies like Brazil and Malaysia. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 11 Apr 2024 | #97: Will the Modular Thesis Prevail? with João Kury | 00:47:55 | |
João Kury is the co-founder of Modular Crypto, which provides Portuguese language educational content about Web3 technology. In this conversation, we discuss João's learnings from ETH Denver, the current state of the modular vs monolithic blockchain rivalry, and his work to bring more local language content and meetups to Brazil. You can connect with João and Modular Crypto on X/Twitter and Instagram 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 01 Mar 2024 | #91 Onsite at ETH Denver with João Zecchin, Thiago Rudiger and Bruno Maia | 00:54:43 | |
Today we have a Brazil-focused ETHDenver roundtable featuring Fuse Capital João Zecchin, Tansi Head of Growth Thiago Rudiger and Cartesi Head of Business Development Bruno Maia We discuss the vibe at this year's event and how it compares to prior years, major event themes like DePIN, RWAs, airdrop farming and modular vs monolithic blockchains You can connect with João, Thiago and Bruno on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 13 May 2022 | The Block's Kristin Majcher on Covering Crypto in Latam | 00:42:21 | |
Kristin Majcher is Senior Correspondent for Latin America at The Block, which is a leading crypto news, research and data platform. We discuss Kristin’s first encounter with a crypto ad on a Buenos Aires subway in 2019 and how that metastasized into her becoming a full-time crypto reporter covering the region. Kristin talks about how she’s seeing unprecedented interest in the Brazil crypto market and how pending legislation figures to bring additional stability to the ecosystem. We touch on the unique challenges of covering Brazil vis-a-vis other Spanish-speaking Latin American countries like El Salvador, Argentina, Colombia and others If you enjoy this content, please subscribe to the Brazil Crypto Report newsletter Follow Kristin on Twitter at https://twitter.com/k_majch 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 01 Dec 2023 | #79: Unlocking Crypto for Brazil's US$1.5 trillion Investment Fund Industry | 00:58:50 | |
Alexandre Vasarhelyi is the chief investment officer at BLP Crypto, which is Brazil's oldest crypto-native investment fund. In this episode we discuss CVM Resolution 175, which streamlines the process for Brazilian investment funds keen allocate into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You can connect with Alexandre on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 04 Nov 2023 | #73: Daniel de Paiva Gomes on Why Brazil's Crypto Tax Regime is Among the Best in the World | 01:00:37 | |
Daniel de Paiva Gomes is an attorney and one of the leading experts on crypto taxation issues in the Brazilian market. In this episode, we discuss why Brazil's taxation regime for cryptocurrencies is one of the most developed in the world, and why concerns over a new piece of tax legislation moving through Congress are likely overstated You can connect with Daniel on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 20 May 2023 | Fortune's Leo Schwartz on Brazil's Unlikely Bid to Become a Global Crypto Hub | 00:35:32 | |
Leo Schwartz is a crypto reporter at Fortune covering focusing on policy and regulation. Leo has prior experience covering technology in Spanish-speaking Latin America, but he recently made his first trip to Brazil to host several crypto panels at Web Summit Rio and meet several of the key players from the local industry. In this episode, we talk about how the conference opened his eyes to Brazil's bustling crypto ecosystem, how Brazil's emerging crypto regulatory framework stacks vis-a-vis others around the world and how Brazilian crown jewel companies like Hashdex and Parfin can compete in the global marketplace. Leo also authored a great column post-event called "Brazil's unlikely bid to become a global crypto hub" which generated a lot of interest. You can follow Leo on Linkedin, Twitter and through his Fortune author page Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 15 Oct 2022 | How SingularityDAO Became One of Brazil's Most Popular Crypto Projects | 00:32:19 | |
Marcello Mari is the CEO of SingularityDAO, which is a noncustodial onchain asset management platform that incorporates artificial intelligence tools for decentralized finance. We discuss how SingularityDAO built off of the success of early-generation projects like SingularityNet and how Brazil has become to SingularityDAO’s most vibrant community. The project’s native token has surged to become the tenth most popular coin in Brazil, per CoinGecko. We also geek out a bit chatting about artificial intelligence and synthetic media, and we speculate about when we will reach the Singularity (the moment when machines become smarter than humans). Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 21 Aug 2022 | Conor Brady Previews Ethereum São Paulo | 00:28:13 | |
Conor Brady heads up Ethereum Brasil, which is supporting the Web3 community in Brazil. In this episode we discuss the upcoming ETH SP event and how he’s using it to support the builder community in Brazil and keep driving momentum after a super successful Ethereum Rio conference last March. The market conditions may be different now and prices may be down, but there’s still a ton of energy in the Brazil market that Conor is trying to convene. Head over to ethereumbrasil.com to learn more. To learn more about Conor and Ethereum Brasil you can listen to my previous interview with him here. | |||
| 12 Feb 2025 | #138: Unlocking Financial Innovation in Brazil with Fenasbac | 00:43:24 | |
Danielle Teixeira is a program manager at Fenasbac, which is linked to the Central Bank of Brazil and runs several startup acceleration programs critical to promoting financial innovation in Brazil. She joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss Fenasbac'scurrent NEXT Accelerator program, which features prominent sponsors including Banco do Brasil, Ripple, and Mercado Bitcoin, focusing on challenges ranging from blockchain implementation to tokenization of real-world assets. For fintech companies and entrepreneurs interested in entering the Brazilian market, FENASBAC's programs offer a structured pathway to engage with regulators and established financial institutions. 00:00 Introduction 01:59 History and evolution of FENASBAC04:32 FENASBAC's role as intermediary between Central Bank and industry06:50 Overview of innovation programs and ecosystem building08:16 Details on the NEXT Accelerator program10:20 How corporate sponsors and startups are matched13:23 Program structure and networking opportunities15:00 Current sponsors including Banco do Brazil, Ripple, and Mercado Bitcoin16:32 Ripple and Mercado Bitcoin's specific challenges21:23 Success stories from previous cohorts24:41 International expansion plans26:47 What makes FENASBAC's accelerator unique30:08 Overview of LIFT ecosystem programs34:00 Impact of LIFT Challenge on Brazil's CBDC development36:01 How these programs have influenced Brazil's financial system39:33 Preview of upcoming CVM (securities regulator) project41:26 How to get involved in FENASBAC's programs You can connect with Danielle onLinkedin ------------------------------------------------------------------- Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players. Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide. With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security. Liquidity matters. Security is non-negotiable. Join Binance Now ------------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join theTelegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence | |||
| 09 Aug 2023 | #57 How iGaming is Driving Crypto Payments Adoption in Latam with Paysafe's Leandro Pereira | 00:53:56 | |
Leandro Pereira is head of growth for Latam at Paysafe and a 10 year veteran of the Brazil crypto scene. We discuss Leandro’s trajectory in the ecosystem and Paysafe's payments infrastructure in the region, which includes a digital wallet, debit and credit card products and APIs for connecting alternative payment methods. Paysafe's crypto payments stack also provides fiat on and off-ramp services, which has seen uptake among igaming and internet casino operators in the region. We also talk about Borderless Money, a DeFi for charity project that Leandro co-founded that donates yield generated in DeFi protocols to social causes. You can connect with Leandro on Linkedin Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 04 Dec 2024 | #129: Is Brazil Slamming the Door on Stablecoins? with Rodrigo Borges | 00:35:31 | |
Rodrigo Borges is a partner at Carvalho Borges Araujo Advogados in Sao Paulo. He joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss a newly proposed rule by the Brazilian Central Bank to prohibit crypto exchanges from transferring stablecoins to self-custodied wallets This is an extremely important development with lots of implications for crypto markets, operators and users in the Brazil market. The comment period on the proposed rule is open until February 28 You can connect with Rodrigo on Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Their experienced team will walk you through the complexities and nuances of Web3-native design and branding — helping you to grow faster, gain credibility and build brand awareness. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 18 Apr 2023 | Onsite at Ethereum Rio with Jorge Borges of Fireblocks | 00:30:04 | |
Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. In today’s episode I talk with Jorge Borges who heads up Fireblocks’ sales operations for Brazil and Latin America. We talk about Jorge’s background in finance and tech before jumping into crypto and digital assets. Fireblocks provides blockchain infrastructure services to digital native and traditional finance customers - ranging from small Web3 gaming startups to the world’s largest custodians and banks like Bank of New York Mellon. In this episode we discuss:
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| 19 Dec 2024 | #131: Guilherme Nazar on Binance's Latam Roadmap | 00:49:51 | |
Guilherme Nazar is Regional VP for Latam at Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. He joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss his previous experience building out Uber's operations in Brazil, Binance's growth in Brazil and the Latam region, the company's regulatory positioning under new CEO Richard Teng and the exchange's roadmap for Latam in 2025 00:30 Introduction 01:46 Guilherme's background and journey to Binance 09:05 Current state of Brazil's crypto market 15:57 Institutional adoption in Brazil 19:49 Regulatory landscape and Binance's approach 28:40 Binance's leadership transition and growth 37:34 LATAM regional strategy and market differences 42:14 Binance's market position and competitive advantage 47:15 Closing thoughts and 2025 outlook You can connect with Guilherme on Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join the Telegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 02 Jun 2024 | #103: Crypto Crime in 2024 with Chainalysis' Gurvais Grigg | 00:45:50 | |
Gurvais Grigg is the chief technology officer at Chainalysis, where he focuses on engaging public sector and law enforcement entities around the world. Before that, he spent 20 years combatting financial crimes as an assistant director at the FBI. In this conversation we dive into the state of crypto crime around the world and in Latin America, how illicit use cases have expanded beyond ransomware and money laundering, and how law enforcement entities globally are adapting to these new technologies. You can connect with Gurvais on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 25 Oct 2023 | #72 BRLA: A Look at Brazil's Newest Stablecoin | 00:48:28 | |
Lucas Giorgio and Matheus Moura are on the founding team at BRLA Digital, which is building solutions for onboarding new crypto users in the Brazilian market, including BRLA, a new BRL-pegged stablecoin. We discuss why the team pivoted away from building a CVM-regulated crypto fund in favor of creating a stablecoin, the challenges foreign companies face when looking to onboard Brazilian users and why there is room in the market for competing BRL-pegged stablecoins You can connect with Matheus and Lucas on Linkedin. 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 26 Aug 2023 | Weekly Recap: Central Bank Suspends Lift Lab, Delays Digital Real (Drex) Pilot | 00:24:26 | |
On this edition of the BCR Weekly Recap, AWS and co-host Antonio Neto look at the week's big stories, including:
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| 27 Jun 2024 | #109: How Brazil Became the World's Hottest Online Gambling Market | 01:08:52 | |
If you've spent any time in Brazil recently, you've probably seen the online sports betting ads plastered absolutely everywhere - bus stations, websites, football team jerseys. Today's conversation dives into how Brazil has become the most exciting online gambling market in the world, a new licensing regime set to take effect in 2025 and the overlap with cryptocurrency. Today's guests are James Kilsby, Chief Analyst and VP of Americas at Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, and Udo Seckelmann, Head of Gambling and Crypto at Bichara e Motta Advogados You can connect with James and Udo on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kilsby/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/udo-seckelmann-b4238414b/ 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 26 Feb 2025 | #140: Binance's Path to One Billion Users with CMO Rachel Conlan | 00:42:37 | |
Rachel Conlan is Global Chief Marketing Officer at Binance. She joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss the crypto's exchange's ambitions to reach one billion users worldwide. Rachel reveals how Latin America has become Binance's fastest-growing region, with 63% user growth last year, well outpacing their global average. She also explains how Brazil and Latam have become a testing ground for new crypto products like Copy Trading, Launchpool and Earn. You can connect with Rachel on X/Twitter and Linkedin 00:00 - Introduction 01:24 - Rachel's journey to Binance and crypto industry experience 03:23 - Comparing crypto marketing to traditional advertising and entertainment 06:33 - Binance's evolution and growth to 250 million users 09:46 - Maintaining community focus during company transition 13:23 - Binance's trust relationship with users and leadership change 16:47 - Value-driven culture enabling seamless transitions 20:46 - The Binance Angels ambassador program 24:16 - Regional marketing strategies 27:10 - Adapting global partnerships to local markets 29:36 - Channel strategies across different markets 32:22 - Latin America's crypto adoption and unique characteristics 35:38 - Latin America as a beta test for global crypto use cases 36:58 - The changing perception of crypto ------------------------------------------------------------------- Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players. Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide. With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security. Liquidity matters. Security is non-negotiable. Join Binance Now ------------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join theTelegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence | |||
| 05 May 2022 | Andrés Engler on Crypto M&A in Brazil | 00:42:54 | |
Andrés Engler is Latin America Editor at CoinDesk, where he oversees all coverage of Brazil and the Latam region. We talk about Coinbase's decision to scrap its plans to acquire Mercado Bitcoin and the ramifications this will have on crypto mergers and acquisition activity in Brazil this year. We also chat about developments in Andrés' home market Argentina, Panama and elsewhere in Latam. Subscribe to the Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for more news and commentary on Latam's hottest market https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Andres' CoinDesk author page can be found here. You can follow Andrés on Twitter at @andresengler | |||
| 23 Aug 2023 | #59: Why a US Bitcoin ETF is Further Off than You Think with Bruno Ramos de Sousa | 00:53:52 | |
Bruno Ramos de Sousa is head of US and Europe at Hashdex, one of the largest crypto asset managers in the world that offers ETFs and other exchange traded products in several markets. Contrary to the prevailing market narrative that a bitcoin ETF approval in the US is imminent, Bruno argues that landscape in the US has not fundamentally changed despite recent filings by Blackrock and other large TradFi players. Connect with Bruno on Twitter and Linkedin Follow Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 01 Mar 2023 | Brazil's Last Bitcoin Pyramid? The Rise and Fall of Braiscompany | 00:47:07 | |
Portal do Bitcoin reporter Fernando Martines joins the podcast to discuss the emergence and collapse of Braiscompany - a R$1.5 billion (US$289 million) cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that operated out of the northeastern state of Paraíba. In what some have dubbed as Brazil's last major bitcoin Ponzi scheme, the operation involved everyone from local politicians and business leaders to an estimated 10,000 retail investors from around the country. Braiscompany provided handsome monthly payouts to investors while enriching its extravagant and charismatic founders Antonio Neto Ais and Fabrícia Campos. The music stopped in late 2022 when it ceased making payments amid the crypto market collapse, prompting a backlash from angry customers and inquiries from authorities. The company's headquarters were raided on February 16 by Federal Police. However, Neto Ais and Campos were nowhere to be seen when authorities arrived and remain at-large, with some suspecting that they fled to Argentina. Authorities in Paraíba have appealed to Interpol for assistance in tracking them down. Meanwhile, the company remains leaderless and directionless. Employees have been advised to retain their own person legal counsel. Unfortunately, the prospects of Braiscompany investors recouping their money looks bleak. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 24 Jun 2022 | Understanding Binance's Brazil Payment Troubles with Saori Honorato | 00:24:36 | |
Portal do Bitcoin reporter Saori Honorato join the podcast to discuss Binance’s move to suspend real deposits and withdrawals last week while abruptly terminating Capitual, its local payment processor and fiat on/offramp. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting this episode of 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 11 Jan 2025 | #133: Why 2025 Could be Hathor's Breakout Year with Marcelo Brogliato and Yan Martins | 00:51:08 | |
Marcelo Brogliato and Yan Martins are co-founders of Hathor, a network that deploys a unique hybrid DAG-blockchain framework. They join host Aaron Stanley to discuss exciting new features and community initiatives for 2025 as the project celebrates its fifth anniversary. These include "nanocontracts" written in Python, anti-MEV mechanisms and new developments on the real-world asset tokenization front 00:00 - Introduction and Hathor overview 02:01 - Origin story and 5-year anniversary 04:31 - Technical deep-dive: Hybrid DAG-blockchain architecture 13:37 - RWA tokenization successes and challenges 22:18 - Introducing nanocontracts and blueprints 32:43 - 2025 roadmap and upcoming features 37:07 - Community growth and developer incentives 45:26 - Future outlook for RWA and closing thoughts ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join the Telegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 06 Jul 2022 | Ray Nasser on Why Brazil Could Soon Be an Attractive Place for Bitcoin Miners | 00:40:23 | |
Ray Nasser is CEO of Arthur Mining and has nearly a decade of experience in the bitcoin mining world and two decades' worth of experience in financial markets. In this episode we discuss why Brazil has historically not been an attractive destination for bitcoin miners and how that could soon change based on potential legislative changes and other dynamics. Among these includes growing interest in bitcoin mining from energy companies in Brazil looking for profitable ways to offload their energy surplus. You can follow Ray on Twitter at @RayNasser123 Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting this episode of 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 11 Oct 2023 | #69 Onsite at Blockchain Rio with Alexandre Adoglio of Sonica | 00:33:09 | |
Alexandre is CEO of Sonica, a no-code platform for building and deploying Web3 products. We discuss the growing popularity of no-code platforms, the need for such tooling in the world of Web3, the product market fit of NFTs and loyalty tokens when used correctly, and why he isn't concerned about the current downturn in the NFT market You can connect with Alexandre on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 11 Oct 2023 | #70: Brazilian Congress Calls for Binance Indictments: What Happens Next? | 00:55:13 | |
A special congressional committee investigating cryptocurrency pyramids (known as the CPI) officially concluded this week with a scathing report urging the indictment of four Binance executives. The alleged crimes include fraudulent management, operating an unauthorized financial institution and crimes against the the financial system, among others. To help us better understand the committee’s recommendations and next steps, I am joined by Portal do Bitcoin reporter Fernando Martines and Mercado Bitcoin executive Daniel Cunha. You can connect with both Daniel and Fernando on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Oct 2024 | #121: Transfero Goes Global with Juliana Felippe | 00:34:51 | |
Juliana Felippe is Chief Revenue Officer at Transfero. In this conversation we discuss Transfero's 10 years in the crypto market, the company's role in the Brazil ecosystem today and its vision for global expansion You can connect with Juliana on Linkedin ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 12 Sep 2024 | #116: How QR Asset Launched the World's First Solana ETF | 00:42:34 | |
Theodoro Fleury is chief investment officer at QR Asset, which launched the world's first Solana spot ETF in Brazil on August 29, 2024. We discuss the new fund and why QR Asset is bullish on single-asset crypto ETFs moving forward ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 29 Oct 2024 | #123: What US elections mean for crypto markets with Hashdex's Samir Kerbage | 00:53:24 | |
Hashdex CIO Samir Kerbage joins Brazil Crypto Report to discuss how the upcoming U.S. presidential election could impact crypto markets globally. We explore prediction markets, institutional adoption trends, and what various election outcomes could mean for crypto regulation in both the U.S. and Brazil. Key Topics:
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| 21 Apr 2023 | Binance Under Fire in Brazil with Cláudio Rabin | 00:40:00 | |
News broke last week that the CVM, the Brazilian SEC, referred Binance to federal prosecutors for allegedly offering crypto derivatives products to Brazilian customers in defiance of a cease and desist order. Further reporting this week has revealed that the CVM’s inquiry began in June 2022 after a Binance customer service representative told a Portal do Bitcoin reporter, posing as a trader, that he could access the derivatives products by simply changing the language on the Binance interface from Brazilian Portuguese to Portuguese from Portugal. In December 2022, the CVM referred the matter to federal prosecutors in São Paulo for further investigation asserting that there appears to be evidence of criminal activity. I asked Cláudio Rabin, editor-in chief of Portal do Bitcoin, to come on and discuss what his team has learned about these investigations over the last week. Cláudio also discusses his team's extensive reporting into Binance's opaque operating structure in Brazil, which is centered around a shell entity called B Fintech. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 24 Jun 2024 | #108: Will Gaming Be Brazil's Killer Web3 App? with Skale's Jack O'Holleran and Andrew Saunders | 00:47:14 | |
Jack O'Holleran and Andrew Saunders of Skale Labs join to discuss why they believe gaming applications will be a killer blockchain application for markets like Brazil, and how the Skale platform can facilitate this by removing gas fees from the end user journey You can connect with Jack and Andrew on Linkedin and X/Twitter https://www.linkedin.com/in/oholleran/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtsaunders/ https://twitter.com/jackoholleran https://twitter.com/andrewsaunders 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 30 Apr 2022 | Kim Grauer of Chainalysis on Brazilian On-Chain Trends | 00:29:34 | |
Kim Grauer is the Director of Research at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain analytics and data company that recently published an on-chain analysis of cryptocurrency gains by country analysis for the year 2021 and an annual report looking at the Geography of Cryptocurrency. Kim discusses the methodologies and shares key findings from her reports pertaining to Brazil and the Latam market. Subscribe to the Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for free at https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ | |||
| 07 Oct 2023 | #68: Onsite no Blockchain Rio com Dan Yamamura do Fuse Capital | 00:23:17 | |
Dan Yamamura is a partner at Fuse Capital, a Web3 venture firm based out of Rio de Janeiro. In this special Portuguese language crossover episode with Felipe Cabral of the Let's Crypto Podcast, we talk to Dan about his Web3 investment outlook during this bear market, how Fuse its sticking to its core principles instead of chasing easy money, and he why he's decided to focus on Brazil specifically for investment opportunities right now instead of other parts of Web3.
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| 24 Oct 2024 | #122 : From the Peruvian Jungle to Crypto PR with Saul Hudson | 00:38:02 | |
Former Reuters executive Saul Hudson shares insights from his journey from international journalism to crypto communications, discussing the evolution of crypto media and Latin America's growing importance in the Web3 space. Key Takeaways:
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| 14 Nov 2023 | #76: Credix Wants to Bring Blockchain-Based Financing to 100,000 SMEs in 2024 | 00:42:08 | |
Thomas Bohner is the CEO of Credix, which is a decentralized credit marketplace that connects institutional investors with fintechs and non-bank lenders in Brazil and Latin America. The company now enables more than 10,000 small borrowers, primarily in Brazil but also in Colombia and Mexico, to access US$40 million in loans that would have otherwise been unattainable or unaffordable. Thomas’ ambitious goal for 2024 is to grow Credix’s loan book to US$100 million and provide financing to 100,000 SMEs by the end of the year You can connect with Thomas on Linkedin To learn more about how Credix functions, I highly recommend having a listen to my interview with CTO Maxim Piessen from August 2022 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 14 Jul 2023 | #53: Onsite at Digital Finance Brasil: Crypto and Fintech Worlds Collide | 00:41:25 | |
This week’s podcast is a recording of a panel I hosted with Thales Freitas of Bitso, AB InBev’s Daniel Tartaro and fintech expert Bruno Diniz at Digital Finance Brasil last month at the University of São Paulo. The panel explored how the respective worlds of crypto and fintech in Brazil are quickly converging, be it through Bitso’s efforts to bridge traditional finance with DeFi and CeFi, AB InBev’s loyalty program that uses tokenization and blockchain tech, and the importance of trust in established brands embracing these technologies even in a down market. Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 21 Dec 2023 | #82: 🏆 2023 Most Influential Reveal | 00:45:04 | |
In this episode, we reveal the results of our 2023 Most Influential Series. With your input, we identified the 10 individuals who had the most impact on the Brazil crypto and digital asset world in 2023. 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 28 Feb 2024 | #90: East Meets West as OKX Bets Big on Brazil, with Jason Lau and Guilherme Sacamone | 00:51:09 | |
Jason Lau is Chief Innovation Officer and Guilherme Sacamone is Director General for Brazil at OKX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges specializing in spot and derivatives trading. We discuss OKX's 2024 push into emerging markets across the Latam region, as well as its new product suite which includes a Web3 wallet, an Ordinals marketplace and a forthcoming Layer 2 blockchain You can connect with both Jason and Guilherme on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 12 Feb 2023 | Brazil's New Crypto Law: Behind the Scenes with Bitso's Karen Duque and Mercado Bitcoin's Julien Dutra | 01:06:38 | |
Karen Duque is head of public policy at Bitso Brasil and previously worked on Brazil policy at Google and Didi, a rideshare company. Julien Dutra is head of government relations at 2TM/Mercado Bitcoin. Before joining in January 2022, he led Brazil government affairs for Experian. Both are seasoned tech policy professionals in Brasília and were critical in the successful effort to pass crypto legislation in late 2022. Once fully implemented, this new law should establish Brazil as a world leader in crypto regulation. In this joint interview, Karen and Julien give us a behind the scenes look at the law itself, the drama and theatrics surrounding its passage and the next steps in implementing the law and establishing a licensing framework for cryptocurrency businesses in the country. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 20 Sep 2022 | Renata Rodrigues on How Paxful is Bringing Bitcoin to Underserved Communities in Brazil | 00:34:37 | |
Renata Rodrigues is global community and education lead at Paxful, which is one of the world's largest peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplaces. The platform recently hit 10 million users globally and is now making a push to bring financial education to users across Brazil and Latin America. We discuss how Paxful's platform operates, how it's providing financial opportunities to under-banked populations and its new partnership with the Guetto Institute, a Rio de Janeiro-based non-profit that aims to foster entrepreneurship in the Black community, to provide bitcoin education to underserved communities. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 20 Feb 2024 | #89: Sleeping Giant Awakens? Coinbase's 2024 Brazil Strategy with Fábio Plein | 00:56:40 | |
Fábio Plein is regional managing director for the Americas at Coinbase, where he overseas the exchange's operations in Canada, Brazil and the rest of the region outside of the US. In this conversation, we discuss Coinbase's go-to-market and expansion plans for Brazil, its approach to navigating Brazil's regulatory environment and Fabio's previous experience operationalizing Uber in Brazil You can connect with Fábio on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 20 Mar 2024 | #94: New Tax on Offshores Cryptos Kicks in: Separating Fact from Fiction with Thiago Barbosa | 01:04:13 | |
Thiago Barbosa is an attorney with Salles Nogueira Advogados and an expert on crypto taxation issues in Brazil. In this episode, we discuss a new law mandating that income derived from crypto assets held with overseas exchanges or custodians be taxed at a 15% clip. We dive into the nuances, misconceptions and problems resulting from this rule change. You can connect with Thiago on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 10 Nov 2023 | #75: How Chainalysis Sees Brazil's Crypto Economy with Kim Grauer | 00:40:12 | |
Kim Grauer is the director of research at Chainalysis, where she authors the blockchain analytics firm's annual Geography of Cryptocurrency report. This report is the most comprehensive analysis of crypto usage and adoption around the world, and provides incredible insights into the growing crypto economy in Brazil and Latin America. We discuss the methodology behind the report and Kim's key findings You can connect with Kim on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | Axel Blikstad on How BLP Crypto Escaped the FTX Collapse Unscathed | 00:53:58 | |
Axel Blikstad is a founding partner at BLP Crypto and a two-decade veteran of traditional finance with stints at BTG Pactual, Santander, Banco Garantia and ABN Amro. BLP Crypto is Brazil's oldest crypto fund manager, having launched its first fund in December 2017. In this episode we discuss the ramifications of the FTX collapse on the Brazil crypto ecosystem and how he was able to liquidate his FTT position before the collapse. Follow Axel on Linkedin and Twitter Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 16 Feb 2024 | #88: Bitget Builds in Brazil with Vugar Usi | 00:43:50 | |
Vugar Usi is the Chief Operating Officer of Bitget, which is one of the world's largest crypto exchanges - most recognized for its partnership with football superstar Lionel Messi. In this conversation, we discuss Bitget's push to expand its presence in Brazil and Latin America in 2024 You can connect with Vugar on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 28 Jun 2023 | #51 Onsite at Consensus 2023 with Rodrix Digital | 00:59:15 | |
Rodrix Digital is one of Brazil’s original crypto influencers and content creators having first started his YouTube brand back in 2017. He now provides education and content on various platforms, including YouTube, LinkedIn, and TikTok, and has expanded his services to include consulting, marketing, and PR for businesses entering the Brazilian market. Today, his Bitcoin Block YouTube channel has published nearly 1500 videos and has more than 30,000 subscribers. In this episode we discuss:
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| 23 Sep 2022 | Maxim Piessen on How Credix is Building a Decentralized Credit Marketplace | 00:41:43 | |
Maxim Piessen is the chief technology at Credix, a decentralized credit marketplace that is one of the most intriguing crypto startups to emerge out of Brazil recently and one of just a handful of companies out there that are connecting decentralized finance with real-world assets. Credix is a Solana-based marketplace that connects institutional investors with fintechs and non-bank loan originators in Latam markets, who are themselves providing loans to small businesses and local borrowers. Since launching in January, the platform now has 25 investors and 10 fintechs participating, 20 employees and more than US$25 million in total credit issued - with a goal of $100 million by the end of 2022. Since forming last November, the team recently raised R$50 million (US$11.25 million) in a Series A round announced earlier this month. The round was led by Motive Partners and ParaFi Capital, with Valor Capital, Fuse Capital, Circle Ventures and several others contributing. Please note: we recorded this episode before the round was formally announced. I highly encourage you to learn more about this project at credix.finance. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 12 Jun 2023 | Onsite no Criptorama Brasilia: Porque Custôdia Importa com Juliana Walenkamp do BitGo | 00:32:08 | |
Nesse podcast gravado live no Criptorama Brasilia dia 7 de Junho, eu converso com Juliana Walenkamp do BitGo sobre a importância do custôdia na questão do regulaçåo do criptomoedas Juliana Walenkamp é chefe de vendas institucionais da Latam na BitGo no Brasil e passou um tempo representando outros nomes familiares da Web3 como Ripple, Gemini e Transfero na região. Nesta conversa, mergulhamos na evolução da BitGo como empresa desde a primeira oferta de produtos básicos multi-sig em 2013 para se tornar um custodiante qualificado de pleno direito que oferece uma infinidade de outros produtos, como liquidez, staking e acesso a portais financeiros descentralizados por meio de Metamask. Também falamos sobre: - os desafios que empresas internacionais como a BitGo enfrentam ao entrar no Brasil - por que a BitGo solicitará uma licença de provedor de serviços de ativos virtuais no Brasil - a importância de custodiar criptoativos com um custodiante regulamentado ou “qualificado” com responsabilidade fiduciária - como o interesse institucional em produtos criptográficos está crescendo no Brasil - a importância das práticas de segregação de ativos pós-FTX - O papel da BitGo no mercado latino-americano em relação a concorrentes como Fireblocks, Coinbase, Gemini, etc. Você pode se conectar com Juliana no Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliana-walenkamp/ | |||
| 18 Oct 2022 | Isac Costa Breaks Down the Brazil SEC's New Crypto Asset Guidance | 01:30:22 | |
Isac is a technologist, lawyer, professor and a frequently-cited commenter on questions of crypto regulation in Brazil. He is also a former CVM staffer and advisor so has a great understanding of how things work inside the agency. In this episode we discuss:
If you find this conversation useful, I highly recommend listening to my original podcast with Isac from July where we dive deep into the crypto legislation that is working its way through the Brazilian Congress. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 08 May 2024 | #99: Brazil's Crypto Media Scene with Gino Matos | 00:51:11 | |
Gino Matos is one of Brazil's OG crypto journalists - currently working at Crypto Briefing with previous stints at CoinTelegraph Brasil and CriptoFacil. He's also the host of the Papo de Pelicano podcast. We discuss the evolution of Brazil's crypto media landscape, balancing the need for deeper reporting vs click-bait price stories You can connect with Gino on Linkedin and X/Twitter, and check out his podcast here 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 27 Aug 2024 | #115: Outlier Ventures' New Latam Accelerator with Aron van Ammers | 00:37:15 | |
Aron van Ammers is CTO at Outlier Ventures, one of the longest running Web3 venture firms. We discuss Outlier's new Latin America Base Camp accelerator program, which will help crypto founders from the region take the next steps building their product, finding product market fit and fundraising. Applications for the program are open until early September 2024. You can connect with Aron on Linkedin, and you can learn more about Outlier Ventures' Base Camp Latam here. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 21 Sep 2023 | #64 Bringing Trust to Crypto Data with Lukka CEO Robert Materazzi | 00:32:46 | |
Robert Materazzi is CEO of Lukka, which is a unicorn crypto data services company valued at US$1.3 billion. After starting as “Turbotax for Crypto” product 10 years ago that helped retail crypto holders figure out their tax obligations, Lukka has built itself into a unicorn enterprise crypto data services company offering institutional-grade accounting, audit and data products. In this conversation, we discuss Lukka's product suite, growth trajectory and interest in the Brazil market 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 30 Jul 2022 | Tatiana Sampaio Previews the Blockchain Rio Festival | 00:17:14 | |
Tatiana Sampaio is chief marketing officer for the Blockchain Rio festival, which will take place in the Cidade Maravilhosa September 1-4. She gives us a sneak preview into what is being billed as Latin America's largest blockchain event. We discuss the content themes and structure, the side events and the involvement of the Rio government, local economic development agencies and the Brazilian Central Bank Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting this episode of 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 04 Apr 2024 | #96: Can Argentina Be Fixed? with Michael J. Casey | 00:56:35 | |
Michael J. Casey is a renowned journalist, author and speaker in the blockchain and cryptocurrency world. He has served as Chief Content Officer at CoinDesk, an advisor to the MIT Media Lab and Digital Currency and as a capital markets reporter at Wall Street Journal. also He spent six years in Argentina covering financial markets during the 2000s, an experience that led him down the bitcoin rabbit hole. He is also the co-author of Our Biggest Fight, a new book about seizing back control of the internet from corporate power You can connect with Michael on X/Twitter and Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Nov 2022 | Andre Franco on What the FTX Collapse Means for Crypto in Brazil | 00:48:39 | |
Andre Franco is the head of research at Mercado Bitcoin and the host of the Francamente Crypto podcast. In this episode we examine how the collapse of FTX impacts Brazil's emerging crypto scene. We look explore the ramifications for retail and institutional investors, prospects for regulation and what it will take to rebuild trust among users. We also explore what this means for the broader crypto market, including decentralized finance as a potential solution to centralized exchange model. Follow Andre on social media Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 24 Nov 2023 | #77: Unpacking Javier Milei's Worldview with Sebastian Serrano | 00:52:30 | |
Sebastian Serrano is the CEO of Ripio, one of Latin America's largest and longest-running crypto exchanges. In this episode, we discuss Javier Milei's surprise victory in Argentina's presidential election. Serrano argues that Milei is not necessarily a "bitcoiner" or even "pro-bitcoin", but rather his libertarian views and Austrian school economics background overlap significantly with the traditional bitcoiner worldview. You can find Sebastian on X/Twitter and Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 30 Sep 2024 | #119: Inside Argentina's Aleph City and Crecimiento Movement with Matthias Broner of ZKsync and Mili Santamaria | 00:59:49 | |
Crecimiento is a movement to turn Argentina into a hub for crypto startups and talent. It kicked off in full force in August with the month-long Aleph Pop-Up City in Buenos Aires, which featured nearly 70 startups, hackathons and 2,500 participants. To tell us more about this movement, Aaron talks to Matthias Broner, head of growth for Latam at Matter Labs, - builder of the ZKsync protocol, and Mili Santamaria, who is a crypto lawyer who heads regulatory initiatives for the Crecimiento core team. .You can connect with Matthias and Mili on Linkedin ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 07 Nov 2023 | #74: Paxos Makes its Brazil Push, w/ Michael Coscetta | 00:50:29 | |
Michael Coscetta is chief revenue officer at Paxos, a blockchain and digital asset infrastructure platform valued at US$2.4 billion as of its last fundraise in 2021. In this episode, we discuss Paxos's enterprise infrastructure solutions that cater to large, regulated financial companies by offering services like white label stablecoins, tokenization, custody and trading. We also discuss why Brazil and Latin America are now among the firm's key growth markets in the coming years You can connect with Michael on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 31 Jan 2025 | #136: Live from Brazil House at World Economic Forum | 00:56:50 | |
This episode is a panel discussion hosted at Brazil House during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The panel was hosted by BCR founder Aaron Stanley and featured Andre Portilho, head of digital assets at BTG Pactual; Caroline Malcolm of Oxford University; Dante Disparte, chief strategy officer at Circle and Alan Cohn, partner at Steptoe, LLC in Washington, DC We discuss institutional adoption of digital assets in the country, stablecoin adoption and regulations, Drex, and then these trends into what we're seeing happening in Europe, the United States and elsewhere ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join the Telegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence | |||
| 21 Jul 2023 | #54: Tackling Crypto's Custody Crisis with Arculus | 00:30:48 | |
It's been a rough few months for the crypto custody world. Ledger sparked a backlash with a controversial key recovery proposal, regulated custodian Prime Trust was put into receivership by the state of Nevada following allegations it misused customer funds, and Nasdaq backed away from plans to launch its own crypto custody service. Composecure CPO Adam Lowe joins the show to discuss the crypto custody challenges and potential solutions. Composecure is a leading manufacturer of high-end metal payment cards and authentication technologies. It is also the manufacturer of the Arculus hardware wallet, which features three-factor authentication and military-grade cryptography and focuses on delivering on safety, simplicity and security and and how this solution addresses the crypto industry's ongoing custody woes. Adam discusses Arculus's dual key solution for retail customers, as well as its B2B white label solution - which has partnerships already established in Asia and Latam. You can connect with Adam on Linkedin Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 18 Apr 2022 | Crypto Derivatives in Brazil with Renan Moraes Ramos of Deribit | 00:47:44 | |
Deribit's country manager joins to discuss the adoption of crypto options and futures markets in Brazil. We talk about Brazilian traders and financial institutions like hedge funds, prop trading entities, crypto exchanges and quantitative/HFT trading firms are increasingly using these products to generate alpha and hedge against risk. Follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report at http://brazilcrypto.report/ | |||
| 22 Aug 2024 | #114: Bitcoin Mining from Brazil to the US with Rudá Pellini | 00:47:09 | |
Rudá Pellini is co-founder of Arthur, Inc, which is a Brazilian bitcoin miner and energy tech firm. We discuss Arthur's recent expansion in the US with facilities in Ohio, Wyoming and Oklahoma. We also talk about how the bitcoin mining business model has evolved over the years, and the mining landscape in Brazil and Latin America For more information about Arthur, take a look at this interview I recorded with CEO Ray Nasser in 2022 You can connect with Rudá on LInkedin ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Mar 2023 | Why Brazil is Leading the Way on Asset Tokenization with Maurício Magaldi | 00:52:14 | |
Mauricio Magaldi of Blockchain Insider joins to discuss his predictions for the Brazil crypto ecosystem in 2023. We touch on the Brazil regulatory angle, technology adoption and the growth of asset tokenization projects in the country. You can follow Mauricio and Blockchain Insider on Spotify Also be sure to check out his Portuguese language podcast BlockDrops Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 12 Dec 2024 | #130: Crypto and Financial Empowerment with Wei Zhou | 00:57:30 | |
Wei Zhou is the CEO of Coins and the former CFO of Binance. He joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss his recent acquisition of Coins.ph - the Philippines' oldest and most successful crypto exchange and how he is expanding its operations to the rest of the developing world You can connect with Wei on X/Twitter and Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join the Telegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 12 Sep 2023 | #62: Building Institutional Rails with Marcos Viriato, CEO of Parfin | 00:59:57 | |
Marcos Viriato is CEO of Parfin, a leading Web3 and blockchain infrastructure firm in Latin America. A former partner at BTG Pactual, Marcos believes that mass institutional adoption of crypto and blockchain-based assets will need to occur on permissioned networks and solutions. With its Parfin Terminal, tokenization, and MPC and crypto-as-a-service offerings, Parfin is providing this infrastructure for institutions in the region and around the world. You can connect with Marcos on Linkedin Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 03 Sep 2023 | Brazil Crypto News Roundup: Aug 28 - Sept 1 | 00:20:43 | |
AWS and Antonio dissect the week's biggest stories from the Brazil crypto universe. Stories in this week's episode include: - Central Bank announces that the rollout of crypto regulations will be delayed until the first half of 2024 - First Drex testnet transaction executed; onboarding woes continue - Hashdex enters the US bitcoin ETF race with clever backdoor maneuver - CVM (Brazil's SEC) rejected an offer from Binance to settle allegations that it illegally offered crypto derivatives products to Brazilian customers - Banco do Brasil and AgroToken are partnering to integrate tokenized commodities (RWAs) on the bank's Broto agribusiness marketplace Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 06 Jun 2023 | #46: Tokenizing Real World Assets with Alex Nascimento | 01:01:50 | |
For this episode I'm joined by Alex Nascimento, who is a professor at UCLA in the US and a partner at 7 Visions Digital, a São Paulo-based venture fund focused on tokenizing Real World Assets such as debt, precatories and environmental assets. He’s also the author of The STO Financial Revolution: How Security Tokens Change Businesses Forever. I was also joined by Antonio Neto as a guest co-host. You may recall was my first-ever interviewee for this show last year when he was the head of Brazil and Latam at FTX. In this episode, Alex discusses his experiences teaching crypto and blockchain at the university level and how demand for these courses have ebbed and flowed with the crypto markets. We also discuss: - the challenges inherent in sourcing qualified talent in the blockchain industry - the value proposition of security tokens and how these assets fit into crypto cycles dating back to 2017 - how Brazil’s financial regulators have been forward thinking on questions of tokens - the problem of fragmentation in securities regulation regimes worldwide - the investment proposition of regulated real world asset tokens vis-a-vis more volatile crypto-native assets - the challenges inherent to fully registering the full lifecycle of an RWA token on chain - the lack of quality yield-generating products currently available to the Brazilian populationhow asset tokenization can offer high-yield investment opportunities to retail investors that would be otherwise unavailable - the role and effectiveness of regulatory sandboxes such as the one operated by Brazil’s CVM - how institutional finance in Brazil can participate in decentralized finance using zero knowledge proofs and other tools - how 7 Visions Digital is exploring novel tokenization products like carbon credits, precatories and receivables I really enjoyed this conversation with Alex and Antonio and I hope you do as well. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Follow Alex on Linkedin | |||
| 15 Jul 2022 | Sabrina Tachdjian on How Hedera is Supporting Financial Inclusion in Latam and Elsewhere | 00:23:31 | |
Sabrina Tachdjian is the director of payments and fintech at HBAR Foundation. We discuss how the HBAR Foundation’s grant programs operate, what types of projects and teams she is keen to support, what a successful applicant looks like and a touch on a few success stories of grantees who are doing exciting work in the region and around the world. 🙏 I am super grateful to HBAR Foundation for supporting 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report. They’ve been a great organization to work with. If you have a project or an idea in the realm of DeFi, NFTs, sustainability or enterprise adoption, I highly encourage you to check out their grant program👊 Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem | |||
| 28 Mar 2023 | Bitgo's Brazil Custody Play with Juliana Walenkamp | 01:00:21 | |
Juliana Walenkamp is the head of institutional sales for Latam at BitGo in Brazil and has spent time representing other Web3 household names like Ripple, Gemini and Transfero in the region. In this conversation we dive into the evolution of BitGo as a company since first offering basic multi-sig products in 2013 to becoming a full-fledged qualified custodian that offers a plethora of other products such as liquidity, staking and access to decentralized finance portals through Metamask. We also touch on:
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| 15 Jun 2023 | #49 Inside the SEC's War on Crypto with Lewis Cohen and Nikhilesh De | 01:13:10 | |
Like it or not, the US is still the most important crypto market in the world, and if you’re a professional operating in this industry you need to be paying serious attention to what’s happening there. So to help you do that, Antonio and I invited two experts from the US to help us synthesize what’s going on with these SEC lawsuits and understand how observers in markets like Brazil should be interpreting these events.
We run through the madness of the last couple of weeks in the US, including:
We break down these events and assess just how bad the situation is, the road ahead for crypto in the US and the outlook for much-needed crypto legislation, and implications for other markets like Brazil. Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 25 Nov 2023 | #78: Argentina's Next Steps with Daniel Rybnik and Júlian Colombo | 00:51:47 | |
The co-founder of ONG Bitcoin Argentina and the CEO of Bitso Argentina discuss what the Javier Milei presidential administration could mean for the country's crypto economy You can connect with Daniel and Julian on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Sep 2023 | Binance's Nazar in the Hot Seat: Weekly Recap Sept 11-15 | 00:15:14 | |
This episode recaps the top stories in the Brazil crypto market from Sept 11-15, 2023 Articles discussed here include: - "Binance says it is a “victim” of pyramids; CPI wants a list of the brokerage’s 700 biggest clients" via Portal do Bitcoin - "Coinbase to push for ‘global consensus’ on crypto rules through G20 in Brazil" via The Block - "Brazil has fallen in the global ranking of cryptocurrency adoption, says Chainalysis" via Portal do Bitcoin - "Transfero obtains payment institution license from the Central Bank" via Valor - "Crypto Startup Ramp Adds Brazilian Central Bank's Pix as Payment Method" via CoinDesk - "Hashdex files for SEC registration of spot ether ETF alongside Nasdaq" via Valor - "DREX completes 500 operations in 50 days and should reach the population in 2025, says BC" via Portal do Bitcoin - "Digital real has first public securities transactions between banks" via Valor | |||
| 09 Jun 2023 | #47: Chainalysis's Jonathan Levin on Bringing Trust to Brazil's Crypto Economy | 00:38:05 | |
Jonathan Levin is Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Chainalysis, a leading blockchain data and analytics company valued at US$8.6 billion in its most recent funding round. I had the chance to sit down with Jonathan this week at the Criptorama conference in Brasilia, hosted by ABCripto and Fenasbac. We met up in the lobby of the famous Royal Tulip Hotel to chat about how blockchain data services like Chainalysis can bring trust to Brazil’s emerging digital asset ecosystem. In this interview we discuss:
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| 28 Jul 2023 | #55 Gean Chu on Honey Island Capital's new Web3 fund | 00:33:35 | |
Gean Chu is a partner at Honey Island Capital, a Curitiba-based venture firm founded by veterans of Ebanx. In this conversation we discuss Honey Island's fintech investment theses and Gean's new Web3 fund focused on liquid tokens and on-chain strategies like staking, farming and liquidity provision You can connect with Gean on Linkedin and Twitter Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 06 Jan 2024 | #83 Web3 Gaming in Brazil with Helo Passos | 00:37:28 | |
Helo Passos is the CEO and founder of Trexx, a startup dedicated to fostering blockchain game development and communities in Brazil. Previously, she built Latin America’s largest Axie Infinity community - which comprised 30,000 members at its peak. Helo was named to BCR’s 🏆 Top 10 Most Influential list for 2023 for her contributions to building and advancing Brazil’s blockchain gaming space. 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 22 Jan 2024 | #85: On Technophilosophy with Rafael Castaneda | 01:26:18 | |
Rafael Castaneda is a computer scientist, professor, community builder and self-described "techno-philosopher" sitting at the intersection of technology, ethics and futurism. He is the founder and host of the popular "Casta Crypto" channel and the Casta Guild, which provides Web3 training and education for its members. In this expansive conversation we discuss how crypto enables new forms of human socio-political coordination, market trends for 2024, Brazil's Drex CBDC project. This episode is not to be missed! You can connect with Casta on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram or on his Casta Guild website 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 12 Jan 2024 | #84: Going Bankless in 2024 with Rocelo Lopes | 01:20:02 | |
Rocelo Lopes is a veteran bitcoin miner, payments executive and one of Brazil Crypto Report's 2023 Most Influential selections. In this episode, we discuss his experience operating Latam's first commercial bitcoin mining operation in Paraguay, and his current project Smartpay - which allows users to send and receive payments in USDT using Brazil's popular Pix instant payment network. You can connect with Rocelo on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 02 Aug 2024 | #113: Rethinking the Monetary Stack with Luca Prosperi and João Reginatto of M^0 | 01:05:07 | |
In this episode Aaron talks to Luca Prosperi and João Reginatto of M^0, which is an exciting new stablecoin project that rethinks the core assumptions of how money should be issued and circulate in the crypto economy. They discuss how Luca's prior experience as a core contributor to the Maker ecosystem and João's role building out USDC at Circle led them to create one of 2024's most exciting projects. You can connect with Luca and João on Linkedin ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 15 Nov 2024 | #126: Brazil's Licensing Regime Takes Shape with Tatiana Guazzelli | 00:51:33 | |
Tatiana Guazzelli is a partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, which is one of Brazil’s largest and most prominent law firms and represents some of the top crypto companies operating in the country. Tatiana provides important perspective on the many simultaneous movements happening with regard to crypto regulation in Brazil These developments include:
You can connect with Tatiana on Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Their experienced team will walk you through the complexities and nuances of Web3-native design and branding — helping you to grow faster, gain credibility and build brand awareness. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 19 Apr 2024 | #98: Blockchain Adoption across Latin America with Luiz Hadad | 01:06:13 | |
Luiz Hadad is a blockchain researcher at Sherlock Communications, where he publishes a comprehensive annual report on blockchain adoption in Latin America. In this conversation, we discuss the key findings of the 2024 edition of the report. You can follow Luiz on X/Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Sep 2023 | #63: Metamask Institutional in Brazil with Consensys' Daniel Lynch | 00:54:05 | |
Daniel Lynch is head of Metamask Institutional partnerships at Consensys and also looks after sales and business development for Brazil and Latam. In this episode, we discuss the results of a recent survey conducted by Consensys exploring Brazilians' attitudes towards Web3, and adoption for both Metamask and Metamask Institutional in Brazil ------------- Be sure to take a look at Consensys' State of Web3 Perception Around the World report published earlier this year You can connect with Daniel on Linkedin and you can learn more about Metamask Institutional here Check out Metamask Learn for great Web3 educational content Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts / Substack | |||
| 29 Nov 2024 | #128: Bitcoin is Macro Now with Noelle Acheson | 00:42:26 | |
Noelle Acheson is an expert analyst focusing on the intersection of crypto and macroeconomy. She was previously head of research at CoinDesk and led institutional research efforts at Genesis Trading, and now she's the author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter She joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss recent developments in the crypto markets, including the US presidential election, a potential strategic bitcoin reserve in the US, MicroStrategy's continued bitcoin accumulation and global monetary expansion You can connect with Noelle on Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Their experienced team will walk you through the complexities and nuances of Web3-native design and branding — helping you to grow faster, gain credibility and build brand awareness. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 06 Feb 2025 | #137: Bits & Borders: Crypto's Potential in Guyana with Tony Edward | 00:40:14 | |
This episode is the soft-launch of a special mini-series calledBits & Borders that will take us ona country-by-country tour exploring crypto adoption across Latin America. Each episode will spotlight a different country and map out the various adoption trends, entrepreneurial energy and regulatory environment in that specific nation. 🔥The first stop on our tour is: Guyana! As Guyana emerges as one of the world's fastest-growing economies thanks to major oil discoveries, the conversation around digital asset adoption becomes increasingly relevant.Tony Edward, host of the popularThinking Crypto Podcast, shares his unique perspective as a Guyanese native on the intersection of traditional finance, crypto, and economic development. You can connect with Tony on Linkedin and X/Twitter https://x.com/ThinkingCrypto1 https://www.linkedin.com/in/seosocialmarketing/ 00:31 - Introduction to Latin America crypto series01:06 - Tony's background and initial discussion02:51 - Early life in Guyana and economic challenges06:38 - Discussion of Guyana's oil development09:57 - Impact of oil wealth on Guyanese society12:41 - Tony's journey into crypto20:11 - Sponsored segment22:32 - Discussion of crypto accessibility in Guyana26:31 - Looking ahead to 202534:04 - Macro perspective on crypto adoption ------------------------------------------------------------------- Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players.
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| 31 Mar 2023 | Bitso's Brazil Gambit with Daniel Vogel and Thales de Freitas | 01:00:45 | |
Nearly two years after first entering the Brazil market, Bitso Brasil received its payment institution license last week from the Brazilian Central Bank. The license will enable the exchange to offer a new array of financial products and services in the market. I took the occasion to catch up with Bitso CEO Daniel Vogel and Thales de Freitas, CEO of Bitso Brasil, to discuss the new license as well as the ups and downs of Bitso’s first two years of operating in Brazil. These include reaching one million customers, adoption of novel cross-border payment mechanisms that use crypto rails and becoming a leader in the crypto regulatory conversation in Brasilia. Other themes we discussed include:
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| 11 Apr 2023 | Mercado Bitcoin's Rony Szuster on the Ethereum Shapella upgrades | 00:54:17 | |
Rony Szuster covers Ethereum and smart contract platforms for Mercado Bitcoin’s research team. He was kind enough to join the podcast to help us understand these critical updates, the impacts they may have on the market and how they fit into the broader Ethereum roadmap. In this episode we cover:
You can find Rony’s latest report on the Shapella fork here. You can connect with him and the rest of the MB research team in the Mercado Bitcoin Discord server. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 17 Jun 2022 | Onsite at Consensus 2022 with Bitso CEO Daniel Vogel | 00:28:56 | |
Daniel Vogel is the CEO of Bitso, one of the largest exchanges and the first crypto unicorn company in Latin America. We discuss Bitso's first year of operation in the Brazilian market, how Brazil compares to other Latam countries like Mexico and Argentina where the company has had success, how impending regulation can help crypto’s image problems in Brazil, and his Consensus 2022 experience. Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting this episode of 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 19 Sep 2024 | #117: Inside El Dorado - Latin America's Stablecoin SuperApp | 01:01:37 | |
Today Aaron speaks with Guillherme Goncalves and Alessandro Cecere of El Dorado, which is a peer-to-peer marketplace for stablecoins that has more than 250,000 users in Latin America and more than 70 integrations with traditional payment channels in the region We talk about the history of crypto adoption in Venezuela, the role of peer-to-peer marketplaces, and why stablecoins are critical for remittances and cross-border payments in the region You can connect with Guillermo and Alessandro on Linkedin ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report is presented by Kaleido Kaleido is the most trusted digital assets and blockchain company by enterprises. Their product suite is the ultimate business blockchain cloud and is rated #1 for tokenization and #1 for blockchain-as-a-service. Learn more and try it free at Kaleido.io ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 09 Mar 2023 | Digital Real Deep Dive with Gustavo Cunha | 00:57:58 | |
Gustavo Cunha is a Brazilian financial services veteran turned crypto enthusiast, podcaster and writer. In this episode we discuss the Brazilian Central Bank's efforts to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) called the Digital Real. We discuss: - the Digital Real pilot announced on March 6 - the Bank's decision to use Hyperledger Besu for the Digital Real's underlying infrastructure - the goal of the Digital Real serving as infrastructure for a tokenized financial system in Brazil - how the Digital Real stacks up against other CBDC projects around the world - the difference between Pix and the Digital Real, and how the two will interact with one another once fully operative You can follow Gustavo's work on his social channels below: Newsletter: @Fintrender Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem. | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | #105: Crypto Beyond Trading with Edward Woodford | 00:49:16 | |
Edward Woodford is the CEO of Zero Hash, a leading crypto infrastructure provider that works with clients such as Stripe, Interactive Brokers and Securitize. We discuss Zero Hash's operations in Brazil, and why cross-border payments, remittances and global payroll remain underrated opportunities You can connect with Edward on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 06 Mar 2024 | #92: Luca Cosivi previews ETHSamba and Rio Onchain Week | 00:22:38 | |
Luca Cosivi is one of the organizers of Rio Onchain Week, which is a Web3 builder-focused series of events happening March 19-24. The week is being modeled after Devconnect, the popular developer-focused conference hosted by the Ethereum Foundation. Luca explains how the week will feature numerous builder-focused community events, with the second annual ETHSamba hackathon as the capstone. You can learn more about Rio Onchain Week here You can connect with Luca on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 18 Jun 2024 | #107: Drex Delays 😱 What Happens Next? | 01:01:12 | |
Ricardo Bomfim is a reporter covering cryptocurrency at Valor Economico, which is Brazil's leading business media outlet. Claudia Mancini is a financial journalist and entrepreneur who runs BlockNews, which covers Brazil's emerging crypto economy. In this conversation we discuss the delays impacting two projects coming out of the Brazilian Central Bank - the hybrid Drex CBDC/smart contract platform and a regulatory framework for crypto brokerages and VASPs operating in the country You can connect with Ricardo and Claudia on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 13 Nov 2024 | #125: Brazil Inches Towards Crypto Regulatory Clarity with Nicky Dyskant | 00:29:30 | |
Aaron is joined by attorney Nicky Dyskant for an overview discussion of new regulatory developments coming out of Brazil. These include proposed crypto licensing rules and a public comment window put forth by the Central Bank , stablecoin and asset segregation legislation moving through Congress, and public consultations from Brazil's tax and securities authorities. You can connect with Nicky on Linkedin --------------------------------------------------------------- LIT Collective is the ultimate creative and design studio for Web3 companies. Based in Brazil and serving the globe, they’ve helped more than 100 brands with user-centric branding, UX/UI design, motion, Webflow development and other creative needs. Their experienced team will walk you through the complexities and nuances of Web3-native design and branding — helping you to grow faster, gain credibility and build brand awareness. Check out their website, follow them on X/Twitter and Instagram, and book a free consultation to learn about how LIT Collective can help you with your creative needs. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 13 Dec 2023 | #80: Xapo Bank: A Look Inside Bitcoin's "Swiss Bank" with Seamus Rocca | 00:45:20 | |
Seamus Rocca is CEO of Xapo Bank, which has been a pioneer in the realm of "bitcoin banking" for 10 years since being founded by the iconic Argentine entrepreneur and bitcoin promoter Wences Casares. In this episode, we talk about how the iconic company has transformed itself into a full-service bitcoin native banking operation for global clients You can connect with Seamus on Linkedin 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 19 Oct 2023 | #71: Inside the Drex Stack with Microsoft's João Aragão Pereira | 01:04:14 | |
João Aragão Pereira is a senior technology specialist at Microsoft, focusing on financial services in Latin America. João has been heavily involved in the architecture of Brazilian Central Bank's Drex CBDC project, as well as other CBDC projects being developed by other countries around the world. In this episode, we discuss Microsoft's involvement in Drex, particularly how its Regulated Liability Network structure could facilitate interoperable and secure transactions with tokenized assets on the platform You can connect with João on Linkedin You can read the the full RLN white paper here 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter on Substack https://brazilcrypto.substack.com/ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: Twitter | Linkedin | YouTube | Instagram | Spotify | Apple Podcasts | |||
| 17 Aug 2022 | Guilherme Rebane on Why Brazil Has the Most Developed Digital Asset Markets in the World | 00:37:43 | |
Guilherme Rebane is the head of Latam and Brazil at OSL, which is one of the world’s largest digital asset platforms and liquidity providers for institutions. He spent 20 years working in traditional finance as an equities, derivatives and FX trader, and now he leads business development and operations for OSL across the Latin America region. In this episode, we discuss the rapid maturation of the Brazilian crypto market, why crypto was the predominant theme at the Expert XP conference in Sao Paulo earlier this month (one of the largest finance and investment events in the world) and how interest from institutions and professional investors in the region is growing. We also discuss Brazil Crypto Report’s new BCR Institutional vertical that will focus on creating crypto content and community relevant to the professional investor ecosystem in Brazil. Special thanks to OSL for being the launch partner of this new product 🙏 Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🔥 I hope to see some of you at the Blockchain Rio festival that’s happening September 1-4 in Rio de Janeiro; you can use the code BRAZILCRYPTOREPORT to get 10% off on your ticket. 🎉 Also be sure to check out the Ethereum São Paulo event which is how happening Sept 9-11. You can go to ethereumbrasil.com to learn more | |||
| 19 Jul 2022 | UFC Fighters Matheus Nicolau and Luana Pinheiro on Getting Paid in Bitcoin (em Português) | 00:15:52 | |
Brazilian UFC fighters Matheus Nicolau and Luana Pinheiro have taken the bold step of accepting a portion of their salary in bitcoin via a partnership with Bitwage. Matheus holds an 18-3-1 record and is currently ranked 7th worldwide in the UFC flyweight division. Luana is 10-1 in UFC competition and is ranked 18th in the women’s strawweight division. In this episode, we dive into:
This is also my first-ever Portuguese language podcast interview so I hope you enjoy my gringo accent 😂 Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report on Substack for more news, analysis and interviews examining the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting this episode of 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊 | |||
| 05 Jul 2023 | #52 Onsite at Digital Finance Brasil with Renan Kruger of Santander Brasil | 00:32:29 | |
Renan Kruger is a digital asset specialist at Santander Brasil, one of Brazil's largest banks and one that is actively involved in the country's budding digital asset space. This episode was recorded live at Digital Finance Brasil on June 22 at the University of São Paulo. We discuss:
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| 18 Feb 2025 | #139: A Pop-Up City Comes to Florianopolis with Jean Hansen and Victor Cioffi | 00:37:28 | |
Jean Hansen and and Victor Cioffi are core team members of Ipê City, which is a month-long Pop-Up city experiment coming to Florianopolis from April 22 - May 22. We discuss their vision for bringing together 150-200 techno-optimists, builders, and innovators in Brazil's Silicon Valley to prototype solutions to real world problems facing Brazil and Latin America. Ipê City is modeled after the "network state" concepts pioneered by Balaji Srinivasan and others and will explore solutions in the realms of finance, governance, healthcare, education. 00:03 - Introduction and overview of pop-up cities in crypto01:36 - Background prior involvement with Network States05:36 - The vision and cultural goals of Ipe City08:36 - Understanding network states vs pop-up cities11:46 - The evolution from Zuzalu to current pop-up cities14:59 - Unique aspects of pop-up cities vs conferences18:37 - Ipe City's specific objectives and structure22:43 - Weekly cycles and program structure25:22 - Target participants and sandbox approach31:09 - Partnerships and future vision34:21 - Closing thoughts and how to get involved You can connect with Jean and Victor on X/Twitter and Linkedin. To learn more go to Ipê City or https://docs.ipe.city/. You can also join the Telegram group To learn more about Jean's previous work in the Prospera community, have a look at the first edition in his Network States documentary series ------------------------------------------------------------------- Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players. Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide. With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security. Liquidity matters. Security is non-negotiable. Join Binance Now ------------------------------------------------------------------ Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @Morphwareai and join theTelegram to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence | |||