The J Curve with Olga Maslikhova What Money Means Is About to Change - with Roberto Dagnoni (Mercado Bitcoin), Gui Gomes (OranjeBTC) and Ben Lizana (SoftBank)
This conversation will change how you think about money. Recorded live at Digital Assets Conference 2025 in São Paulo, this special edition of The J Curve brings together three influential voices shaping the next era of crypto and traditional finance:Roberto Dagnoni — Executive Chairman, Mercado BitcoinBen Lizana — Principal, SoftBank Latin AmericaGui Gomes — Founder & CEO, OranjeBTCThis is not a technical crypto panel.It’s a wide-ranging debate about the future of money, digital assets, crypto adoption, and the global transformation of financial infrastructure — told by the operators and investors building that future in real time.We discuss:• The real bottleneck to mainstream adoption — the factor slowing growth more than technology, liquidity, or regulation.• The emerging-market advantage — why Latin America’s volatility and innovation pressure are creating a global edge.• The new IPO class — why public markets are suddenly hungry for digital-asset companies and what they’re evaluating.• Lessons from the last crypto cycle — the mindset founders and investors need to navigate hype, downturns, and noise.• The future of digital money — how reserve assets, tokenization, stablecoins, and macro shifts will shape global adoption.• The everyday impact — how new financial primitives are already reducing friction in ordinary transactions.
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