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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 #116: How QR Asset Launched the World's First...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/09/14

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I had the opportunity to chat with Theodoro Fleury, Chief Investment Officer at QR Asset, to discuss their groundbreaking Solana spot ETF—the world's first of its kind. The Solana product launched on August 29, 2024, and raised R$15 million (US$3 million) on Day 1. The fund’s SOL holdings have grown 25% since launch day. Our conversation offers insights into Brazil’s capital markets, the evolving landscape

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Episode #115: Inside Outlier Ventures' Latam Base...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/08/28

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today I’m joined by Aron van Ammers, CTO of Outlier Ventures — which is one of the longest running Web3-focused venture capital firms. We talk about Outlier’s new Latin America Base Camp accelerator, which seeks to help founders and teams from the region take their projects to the next level. Founded in 2014 by van Ammers and Jamie Burke, Outlier Ventures has operated more than 20 Base Camp accelerators focusing on themes

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Episode #114: Bitcoin Mining from Brazil to the US...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/08/22

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today’s interview is with Rudá Pellini, co-founder of Brazilian-born bitcoin mining company Arthur Inc. We dive into Arthur's expanding operations in the US, the evolution of the bitcoin mining business model and the challenges that would-be bitcoin miners face in Brazil. We also talk about Rudá’s journey from the Brazilian Army to bitcoin entrepreneur.Key themes from this conversation include:* The transformation of Bitcoin

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Episode #113: Rethinking the Monetary Stack with Luca...

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2024/08/02

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today we have a can’t miss episode with Luca Prosperi and João Reginatto of M^0 Labs to explore how M^0 plans to shake up the the monetary vertical stack and democratizing access to money issuance infrastructure.Luca and João, drawing from their extensive experience at in the Dai and USDC ecosystems respectively, provide invaluable insights into the limitations of current stablecoin models and the need for a more democratic,

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Episode #112: Web3 in Financial Services with Rita...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/07/18

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today I talk to Rita Martins, who is the author of a new book about blockchain and Web3 written from the lens of a financial services practitioner. Rita brings a unique perspective, shaped by her background in both consulting and banking, on how these technologies will impact traditional finance. Key themes of our conversation:* The evolution of blockchain in finance: From early experiments in 2014-2015 to today's focus on

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Episode #111: Argentina's Operación Crecimiento with...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/07/12

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today I talk to Diego Fernandez, who is Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation for the City of Buenos Aires. We discuss Operación Crecimiento, which is an initiative to seize upon Argentina’s unique political moment by mobilizing talent and bringing actionable crypto solutions to the country’s economy and financial system.Argentina has a high crypto adoption rate (12-15% of the population uses crypto weekly), a

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Episode #110: Hyperledger in Brazil with Daniela Barbosa

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/07/05

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I’m joined by Daniela Barbosa, Executive Director at the Hyperledger Foundation and General Manager for blockchain and identity at the Linux Foundation. Daniela shares her insights on the evolution of enterprise blockchain adoption — with a special focus on developments in Brazil. More specifically, she describes how many large enterprises and companies are now building blockchain applications on platforms

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Episode #109: How Brazil Became the World's Hottest...

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2024/06/27

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTubeOlá pessoal!If you’ve spent any time in Brazil recently, you’ve undoubtedly been bombarded by online sports betting ads every time you leave your home, watch television or surf the internet. You’re not the only one. Brazil today has the highest number of gambling websites accessed globally, nearly double that of the second-place UK. Nearly every major football team in Brazil has an online casino or sportsbook as a sponsor. Today’s

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Episode #108: Will Gaming Be Brazil's Killer Web3...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/06/21

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today I’m joined by Skale founder Jack O’Holleran and chief marketing and growth officer Andrew Saunders. We take a look at one of the more innovative and fast-growing blockchain platforms you may not have heard of yet. We discuss Skale’s unique approach to blockchain scaling, how this facilitates the gaming use case and why they're particularly excited about the Brazilian market.Skale has developed a novel

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Episode #107: Drex Delays 😱 What Happens Next?

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/06/18

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I talk to a pair of crypto journalists — Ricardo Bomfim of Valor Economico and Claudia Mancini of BlockNews — about delays impacting two highly-anticipated projects being developed by the Central Bank of Brazil.Both Drex and a regulatory framework for crypto brokerages and VASPs were originally expected to be unveiled in 2024. However, these have been pushed to next year due to technical

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Episode #106: Drex for Gringos with Leandro Pereira...

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2024/06/14

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!Today’s episode is a panel discussion with crypto educator Rafael Castaneda and Leandro Pereira Sciammarella, who is digital assets lead at Nuclea and the author of the excellent Drex for Gringos series.Followers of BCR know that the Central Bank of Brazil is building an ambitious CBDC/smart contract project, known as Drex, that looks to dramatically reshape the country’s financial system. This conversation

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Episode #104: Onsite at Web Summit Rio with Marlyson...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/06/07

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!This episode is a panel I moderated at Web Summit Rio with Transfero Group CEO Marylson Silva and Daniel Marquez — who is a partner at Koyamaki Ventures and based out of Colombia. This conversation provided a wholesale overview of crypto adoption in the region, told through the lens of an operator and an investor, respectively. 💡Quick public service announcement: I keep all 🇧🇷BCR content free and

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Episode #103: Crypto Crime in 2024 with Chainalysis'...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/06/03

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I’m joined by Gurvais Grigg, who is chief technology officer for public sector at blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Gurvais and I were able to record on location at the B Hotel in Brasilia during his recent visit, where we discussed the always uncomfortable topic of cryptocurrencies being used for illicit purposes. It’s not something that folks in this industry like to talk about,

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Episode #102: Onsite at Web Summit Rio with Marcelo...

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2024/05/29

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal! In this episode I’m joined by two rock stars from the Brazilian crypto universe. Marcelo Sampaio is the CEO Hashdex, which is Brazil’s largest crypto asset manager and now has products listed in the United States and Europe. Bernardo Srur is the CEO of ABCripto, the trade group representing the industry in Brazil.This conversation was recorded in Portuguese at the Transfero stand at Web Summit Rio back in

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Episode #101: Onsite at Web Summit Rio with Yat Siu

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/05/21

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal! For this special episode I’m joined by Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. Animoca Brands is a pioneering game software and venture capital company that has invested in over 450 projects and supported major brands like The Sandbox metaverse and Bored Ape NFTs. In this conversation — recorded onstage at Web Summit Rio — Yat provides a master class on how crypto-native concepts like

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Episode #100: Onsite at Web Summit Rio with Yan...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/05/17

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!We have a special BCR episode today with Yan Martins, who is one of the co-founders of Hathor Labs — which is responsible for the development of the Hathor Network.Recorded onsite at Web Summit Rio, Yan and I discuss the origins of this homegrown Brazilian Layer 1 blockchain project and how it combines the scalability of a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) with the security and immutability of a traditional

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Episode #99: Brazil's crypto media scene with Gino Matos

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/05/08

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I’m joined by Gino Matos, who is an OG of Brazil’s crypto media scene. He is currently a reporter for Crypto Briefing, with previous stints at CoinTelegraph Brasil and CriptoFacil. He is also the host of the Papo de Pelicano podcast. Gino has been at the forefront of covering the Brazilian crypto market for over six years, witnessing its evolution from a niche interest to a mainstream

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Episode #98: Blockchain Adoption Across Latin America...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/04/19

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal! Luiz Hadad is a crypto researcher, advisor, and builder who has been deeply embedded in LatAm's blockchain ecosystem for years. He is also the author of the Sherlock Communications 2024 Blockchain Latin Report, which is the most comprehensive look at crypto and Web3 developments across the region. Luiz has produced this report the last few years, and thus has an incredible birds-eye view of the industry. I

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Episode #97: Will the Modular Thesis Prevail? with...

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/04/11

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!João Kury is the co-founder of Modular Crypto, a popular Portuguese language content and events platform that aims to expand Web3 knowledge and opportunity in Brazil. We chat about his experiences attending ETH Denver and ETH Latam in Honduras, the origins of Modular Crypto and the state of the ongoing modular versus monolithic blockchain rivalry. Key takeaways from this interview: * One of the key early

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Episode #96: Can Argentina Be Fixed? with Michael J....

Brazil Crypto Report ·

2024/04/05

🎧 Listen: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | Google Podcasts | YouTubeOlá pessoal!For today’s episode I’m joined by Michael J. Casey, who is a renowned journalist, author and authority on the topics of blockchain and cryptocurrency. As a Wall Street Journal correspondent covering capital markets, he was one of the first mainstream media journalists to take an interest in bitcoin back in 2012-13. Michael lived in Argentina for six years in the 2000s as a WSJ reporter, witnessing firsthand

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