

Brazil Crypto Report
Aaron Stanley
News, analysis and interviews exploring the Brazilian crypto market
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Aug 22, 2024 • 47min
#114: Bitcoin Mining from Brazil to the US with Rudá Pellini
Rudá Pellini is co-founder of Arthur, Inc, which is a Brazilian bitcoin miner and energy tech firm. We discuss Arthur's recent expansion in the US with facilities in Ohio, Wyoming and Oklahoma. We also talk about how the bitcoin mining business model has evolved over the years, and the mining landscape in Brazil and Latin America
For more information about Arthur, take a look at this interview I recorded with CEO Ray Nasser in 2022
You can connect with Rudá on LInkedin
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Aug 2, 2024 • 1h 5min
#113: Rethinking the Monetary Stack with Luca Prosperi and João Reginatto of M^0
In this episode Aaron talks to Luca Prosperi and João Reginatto of M^0, which is an exciting new stablecoin project that rethinks the core assumptions of how money should be issued and circulate in the crypto economy. They discuss how Luca's prior experience as a core contributor to the Maker ecosystem and João's role building out USDC at Circle led them to create one of 2024's most exciting projects.
You can connect with Luca and João on Linkedin
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Jul 17, 2024 • 42min
#112: Web3 in Financial Services with Rita Martins
Rita Martins is the author of a new book exploring the role of Web3 in financial services from the lens of a practitioner. We discuss her career working for Accenture and HSBC, where she was heavily involved in financial technology and digital transformation initiatives. She now is an author, consultant and content creator exploring this intersection in more depth.
You can connect with Rita on Linkedin
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Jul 11, 2024 • 48min
#111: Argentina's Crecimiento with Diego Fernandez
Diego Fernandez is the Secretary of Innovation and Digital Transformation for the city of Buenos Aires. In this episode we talk about Crecimiento, a movement to turn Argentina into a global crypto, startup and innovation hub.
This movement will formally kickstart in August with the Aleph startup city that will convene hundreds of builders in Buenos Aires for the month.
You can connect with Diego on Linkedin. You can learn more about Crecimiento by visiting its website and X/Twitter profile, and by joining the Telegram group
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Jul 5, 2024 • 39min
#110: Hyperledger in Brazil with Daniela Barbosa
Daniela Barbosa is Executive Director of the Hyperledger Foundation and General Manager for Blockchain and Identity at The Linux Foundation.
In this conversation, we discuss current state of the Hyperledger ecosystem and how it's being used in several key projects in Brazil - including the Brazilian Central Bank's Drex CBDC/tokenization platform
You can connect with Daniela on Linkedin.
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Jun 27, 2024 • 1h 9min
#109: How Brazil Became the World's Hottest Online Gambling Market
If you've spent any time in Brazil recently, you've probably seen the online sports betting ads plastered absolutely everywhere - bus stations, websites, football team jerseys. Today's conversation dives into how Brazil has become the most exciting online gambling market in the world, a new licensing regime set to take effect in 2025 and the overlap with cryptocurrency.
Today's guests are James Kilsby, Chief Analyst and VP of Americas at Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, and Udo Seckelmann, Head of Gambling and Crypto at Bichara e Motta Advogados
You can connect with James and Udo on Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-kilsby/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/udo-seckelmann-b4238414b/
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Jun 24, 2024 • 47min
#108: Will Gaming Be Brazil's Killer Web3 App? with Skale's Jack O'Holleran and Andrew Saunders
Jack O'Holleran and Andrew Saunders of Skale Labs join to discuss why they believe gaming applications will be a killer blockchain application for markets like Brazil, and how the Skale platform can facilitate this by removing gas fees from the end user journey
You can connect with Jack and Andrew on Linkedin and X/Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/in/oholleran/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtsaunders/
https://twitter.com/jackoholleran
https://twitter.com/andrewsaunders
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Jun 18, 2024 • 1h 1min
#107: Drex Delays 😱 What Happens Next?
Ricardo Bomfim is a reporter covering cryptocurrency at Valor Economico, which is Brazil's leading business media outlet. Claudia Mancini is a financial journalist and entrepreneur who runs BlockNews, which covers Brazil's emerging crypto economy.
In this conversation we discuss the delays impacting two projects coming out of the Brazilian Central Bank - the hybrid Drex CBDC/smart contract platform and a regulatory framework for crypto brokerages and VASPs operating in the country
You can connect with Ricardo and Claudia on Linkedin
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Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 4min
#106: Drex for Gringos with Leandro Pereira Sciammarella and Rafael Castaneda
Leandro Pereira Sciammarella is the tech lead for digital assets at Nuclea, while Rafael Castaneda is a popular YouTuber and content creator. In this conversation, recorded onsite at Web Summit Rio, we discuss the state of Drex - the ambitious CBDC/tokenization platform being developed by the Central Bank of Brazil.
You can connect with Rafael on X/Twitter and Leandro on Linkedin
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Jun 11, 2024 • 49min
#105: Crypto Beyond Trading with Edward Woodford
Edward Woodford is the CEO of Zero Hash, a leading crypto infrastructure provider that works with clients such as Stripe, Interactive Brokers and Securitize. We discuss Zero Hash's operations in Brazil, and why cross-border payments, remittances and global payroll remain underrated opportunities
You can connect with Edward on Linkedin
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