Camila Russo | Layer Zero

Oct 26, 2021

Camila Russo, the author of 'The Infinite Machine' and founder of The Defiant, shares her inspiring journey from Chile to becoming a leading voice in DeFi journalism. She discusses the importance of storytelling in the crypto landscape and her experiences transitioning from traditional journalism to focusing on Ethereum. Camila highlights the challenges of maintaining journalistic integrity while covering the rapidly evolving DeFi space. She also explores the entrepreneurial mindset shaped by her Latin American roots and the thrilling chase behind news scoops.

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Chilean Upbringing

Camila Russo was raised in Santiago, Chile, in a family of entrepreneurs.
Her mother, inspired by a lack of quality educational toys, started a Fisher-Price toy import business.

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Journalism Origins

Russo's grandmother gifted her a journal when she moved to Miami at age nine, sparking her love for writing.
Combined with her mother's career as an editor-in-chief, this led her to pursue journalism.

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Bitcoin's Allure

Russo's experience with Argentina's capital controls in 2013 introduced her to Bitcoin.
She wrote her first crypto article for Bloomberg, covering Argentinians using Bitcoin to circumvent these controls.

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Camila Russo is the author of The Infinite Machine and founder of The Defiant, the DeFi-focused media company. Camila has a rich backstory, taking her from Chile to Argentina, Miami, Madrid, Chicago, and eventually New York. With an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for storytelling and journalism, Cami has earned her reputation as a leader in the space.

As the Defiant expands into new territories of both data and content, Camila discusses her story of breaking into the world of journalism and finding crypto. As institutions flock to the space, it’s important to remember that stories and narratives are what capture the heart and minds of the people.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 3:30 Cami Russo & South America 9:20 Entrepreneurial Spirit 15:22 Cami’s Start 21:28 Educating 25:35 The Dopamine of Scoops 31:05 Bitcoin to Ethereum 40:00 Why Ethereum? 46:05 Joining the Community 52:40 The Infinite Machine 1:01:23 The Power of Stories 1:07:44 Starting the Defiant 1:15 :08 Talking Shop 1:23:04 Narrative & Subjectivity 1:26:38 Maximally Successful Defiant 1:30:30 Closing

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Camila on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CamiRusso?s=20 The Defiant: https://thedefiant.io/

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