Brazil Crypto Report Digital Real Deep Dive with Gustavo Cunha
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
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