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Brazil Crypto Report

Aaron Stanley

News, analysis and interviews exploring the Brazilian crypto market newsletter.brazilcrypto.io

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Episode #152: Why Latam's Stablecoin Game is Just...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/06/06

🙌 Friendly reminder that you can listen to BCR on your favorite podcast platform YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!For this episode I speak to Sebastian Serrano, CEO and co-founder of Ripio. Sebastian is one of the region's crypto pioneers, and Ripio now boasts over 12 years of presence in the market with 20 million users. He last joined the show towards the end of 2023 to discuss the election of Javier Milei and the related fallout; for today’s episode we dive into Ripio’s business and

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RESEND #Episode 151: Brazil's Stablecoin Reckoning

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/05/20

APOLOGIES as the original version of this email had an incomplete audio file for some reason. Resending with the FULL VERSION OF THE AUDIO FROM OUR X SPACEOlá pessoal!In an X Space discussion hosted last Friday, BCR convened a panel of experts from Brazil's crypto ecosystem to analyze the Central Bank's proposed stablecoin regulations.The conversation revealed deep concerns about rules that could significantly impact Brazil's position in the global digital assets landscape.Brazil's Central Bank has

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#Episode 151: Brazil's Stablecoin Reckoning

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/05/20

Olá pessoal!In an X Space discussion hosted last Friday, BCR convened a panel of experts from Brazil's crypto ecosystem to analyze the Central Bank's proposed stablecoin regulations. The conversation revealed deep concerns about rules that could significantly impact Brazil's position in the global digital assets landscape.Brazil's Central Bank has proposed several stringent regulations on stablecoin usage, including restrictions on sending stablecoins to non-Brazilian wallets and a ban on

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#150 Bits and Borders: To Infinita and Beyond with...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/05/08

Olá pessoal!I’m super excited to announce the soft launch of a new podcast series called Bits and Borders that explores frontier tech in frontier markets. Why a new series? Crypto remains my first love, but it’s just a part of a broader story playing out globally. We have new technologies and human coordination systems being developed in real time alongside rapidly shifting power dynamics in the global geopolitical order. Crypto is a piece of the puzzle, but the complete puzzle is much bigger. We’ll

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Episode #149: Last Call for Brazil's Crypto Market...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/30

Olá pessoal!Greetings from Rio de Janeiro where we are at the final day of Web Summit Rio. I’ll be hanging around the Transfero stand most of the day, so please feel free to stop by and say hi if you’re around.For today’s episode I spoke with Tatiana Guazzelli of Pinheiro Neto Advogados and Marcos Rocha of Veirano Advogados about several important developments regarding Brazil’s forthcoming crypto regulation framework.TLDR is that the Brazilian Central Bank’s consultative process for defining

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Episode #148: Blockchain for 2050 with Cardano...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/23

Olá pessoal!This week’s interview is with Frederik Gregaard, CEO of the Cardano Foundation, who discusses the organization's mission and Cardano’s growing presence in Latin America.Frederik shares how the Cardano Foundation approaches blockchain development differently - focusing on decades-long impact rather than short-term gains."I care about three things, and only three things," Frederik explained. "Operational resilience, education and regulation, and adoption." This philosophy has guided

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Live from Merge Buenos Aires: Innovate or Adapt - How...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/18

Olá pessoal! I’m excited to share a panel that I hosted at Merge Buenos Aires last month as a special edition of Brazil Crypto Report. This conversation explored how banks and TradFi institutions are looking at digital assets in 2025, and gave a behind the scenes look into the U-turn that we’re seeing happening in real time. The discussion highlighted a paradigm shift in crypto markets — transitioning from retail-driven enthusiasm to institutional leadership. This evolution comes as regulatory

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Episode #147: From Hedge Funds to Tokenized Investing...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/16

Olá pessoal!Today’s interview is with Lucas Danicek, founder and CEO of Nexa Finance. Lucas shares how he is using tokenization to create hyper-customized investment products for customers across the risk curve.Lucas has over 15 years of experience managing portfolios for some of Brazil’s wealthiest individuals and families. During that journey, he identified a critical pain point in traditional investment models: the lack of personalization and accessibility for alternative investments. Nexa

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Episode #146: Live from Merge Buenos Aires with Bruno...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/09

Olá pessoal!Today’s episode is a special interview recorded on site at Merge Buenos Aires last month.I had the pleasure of chatting with Bruno Grossi, who is Head of Emerging Technologies and Digital Assets at Banco Inter, which is Brazil's first digital bank. Our conversation dives into how this pioneering financial institution is leading blockchain integration, participating in Brazil's Drex CBDC project, and preparing for a quantum future.Grossi, with over 25 years in technology and involvement

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Episode #145: Sphere's "Stablecoin Sandwich" Comes to...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/04/02

Olá pessoal!For week’s podcast I caught up with Arnold Lee, co-founder CEO of Sphere Labs, on a recent trip to Sao Paulo. We discuss how Sphere has found product market fit using stablecoins for cross-border payments, and why Latin America is positioned as a critical region for stablecoin adoption in 2025.Arnold explains Sphere's core offerings: SpherePay, a cross-border payments API utilizing the "stablecoin sandwich" method, and SphereNet, an account ledger built on the Solana virtual machine

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Episode #144 Crypto in Brazil: A Gringo's Perspective

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/03/27

Olá pessoal!Greetings from Buenos Aires where the Merge BA conference has just concluded. It was great to connect with readers and listeners from around the region throughout the week. Today’s episode is a Portuguese language crossover that I recorded with João Pedro Malar, host of Exame’s Future of Money podcast — one of the most influential crypto podcasts in Brazil. We discuss my experiences and views on crypto in Brazil having covered it for three years via this newsletter and podcast, and we

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Episode #143: Making Sense of Crypto Market...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/03/19

💡 If you haven't already be sure to check out Merge Buenos Aires, which takes place March 24-26 in the Argentine capital. The conference is an exciting opportunity to connect Europe and Latin America through Web3 and will provide a great pulse check on crypto adoption in the region. I'll be attending and I hope to see some of you there as wellOlá pessoal! For today’s episode I’m joined by Andre Portilho, Head of Digital Assets at BTG Pactual, to discuss the rapidly evolving cryptocurrency landscape

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Episode #142: Uniting Europe and Latam with Merge CEO...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/03/13

🙌 Friendly reminder that you can listen to BCR on your favorite podcast platform YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal! For today’s episode I talk to Paula Pascual, who is founder and CEO of Merge, which is an exciting Web3 events brand that aims to create connections between Latin America, Europe, and the global blockchain ecosystem.After five years of working in the blockchain division at Santander in Madrid, Paula identified a significant gap: Latin America, despite its high crypto

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Episode #141: Drex Test Drive: Lessons from Brazil's...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/03/05

💡 If you haven't already be sure to check out Merge Buenos Aires, which takes place March 24-26 in the Argentine capital. The conference is an exciting opportunity to connect Europe and Latin America through Web3 and will provide a great pulse check on crypto adoption in the region. I'll be attending and I hope to see some of you there as well🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple

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Episode #140: Binance's Path to One Billion Users...

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2025/02/26

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!Today I’m joined by Rachel Conlan, Chief Marketing Officer at Binance, to discuss the exchange's remarkable growth and its strategic focus on Latin America. With over 20 years of marketing experience in advertising and entertainment, Rachel provides discusses how Binance has expanded to 250 million users globally while

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Episode #139: A Pop-Up City Comes to Floripa with...

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2025/02/19

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!The notion of Pop-Up cities has recently emerged as a fascinating experiments in combining technology, governance, and community building. These attempt to be a real-life manifestation of the “Network State” concept pioneered by Balaji Srinivasan and others. We’ve seen these initiatives spring up in Montenegro, Thailand,

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Episode #138: Unlocking Financial Innovation in...

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2025/02/12

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!Danielle Teixeira is a Program Manager for Innovation at FENASBAC. We discuss how the organization has evolved from a Central Bank employee association to become a crucial intermediary between regulators and financial innovators and builders in Brazil.FENASBAC operates several accelerator programs, including LIFT Lab and the

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Episode #137: Bits & Borders: Crypto's Potential in...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/02/07

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!Today’s episode is the soft-launch of a special mini-series called Bits & Borders that will take us on a 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

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Episode #136: Live from Brazil House at the World...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/01/31

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts: YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!BCR had the privilege of hosting a panel session at the inaugural Brazil House at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week. I’m delighted to be able to release the full discussion as a special edition of the BCR podcast. Our panel of industry leaders discussed Brazil's ascendance in the global digital assets

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Episode #135: FTX Two Years On with Antonio Neto...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2025/01/24

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts: YouTube | Spotify | Apple PodcastsOlá pessoal!This week we have Part Two of our two-part conversation with Antonio Neto, former head of FTX for Brazil and Latam, who provides a unique perspective on the exchange's dramatic collapse and Sam Bankman-Fried's recent conviction.Key takeaways and implications:* Regulatory Landscape: FTX was reportedly close to securing special

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