Brazil Crypto Report

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Olá pessoal! The notion of Pop-Up cities has recently emerged as a fascinating experiments in combining technology, governance, and community building . These attempt to be a real-life manifestation of the “ Network State” concept pionee...

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Olá pessoal! Danielle Teixeira is a Program Manager for Innovation at FENASBAC. We discuss how the organization has evolved from a Central Bank employee association to become a crucial intermediary between regulators and financial innova...

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts! YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Olá pessoal! Today’s episode is the soft-launch of a special mini-series called Bits & Borders that will take us on a country-by-country tour exploring crypto adoption across Latin America. Each episode will spotlight a different country...

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Olá pessoal! BCR had the privilege of hosting a panel session at the inaugural Brazil House at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week. I’m delighted to be able to release the full discussion as a special edition of the...

🙌 If you enjoy this content, please consider dropping a like or giving a 5-star rating to BCR wherever you listen to podcasts: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Olá pessoal! This week we have Part Two of our two-part conversation with Antonio Neto, former head of FTX for Brazil and Latam, who provides a unique perspective on the exchange's dramatic collapse and Sam Bankman-Fried's recent convict...

Olá pessoal! For today’s episode I’m joined by FTX’s former Head of Brazil and Latin America Antonio Neto to talk about the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange and its larger-than-life founder Sam Bankman-Fried. In this conversation, Antonio shares publicly for the first time about his experience witnessing the dramatic collapse of one of crypto's most prominent exchanges firsthand. As employe...

Olá pessoal! For our first episode of 2025, I’m joined by Hathor Network co-founders Marcelo Brogliato and Yan Martins to discuss their ecosystem and ambitious plans for 2025. As Hathor approaches its 5-year mainnet anniversary , the project stands out for its novel hybrid DAG-blockchain architecture and its focus on real-world asset tokenization and other features. They have a lot of exciting new...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! David Lawant is Head of Research at FalconX, an institutional prime brokerage in the US. He joins for a great discussion about crypto market liquidity and institutional adoption trends. With previous roles at Bitwise Asset Management and Hashdex, and equity research experience at Itau and JPMorgan prior to that David bri...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! For today’s interview I’m joined by Guilherme Nazar, who is Binance’s regional vice president for Brazil and the broader Latin America region. We discuss how Binance is positioning itself in key Latam markets while engaging with evolving regulatory frameworks. Key Takeaways: * Brazil's crypto market remains predominantly...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today’s interview is with former Binance executive and current Coins CEO Wei Zhou. Coins is an OG crypto exchange that originated in the Philippines in 2014. We discuss Wei’s recent acquisition of the platform and his push to expand it into emerging markets globally, including Brazil and Latin America. Key Takeaways: * C...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Brazil’s Central Bank released a controversial proposed rule last week calling for a prohibition on stablecoins being used in self-custodied wallets. This is an extremely important development with lots of implications for crypto markets, operators and users in Brazil. To help us understand this proposal, I spoke with Ro...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today Aaron is joined by veteran crypto analyst Noelle Acheson to examine this pivotal moment where bitcoin is rapidly intersecting with traditional finance and policy. Noelle is the author of the Crypto is Macro Now newsletter and one of the leading experts at the intersection of crypto and the global macroeconomy. She...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today Aaron talks to Emin Gün Sirer — CEO of Ava Labs , a former computer science professor at Cornell University and the mastermind behind the Avalanche blockchain. We discuss how Avalanche's deployment of subnets offers an alternative to the ongoing modular versus monolithic debate, recent successes on the gaming and t...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today’s interview is with another legal expert exploring new developments on the regulatory front in Brazil. Tatiana Guazzelli is a partner at Pinheiro Neto Advogados, which is one of Brazil’s largest and most prominent law firms and represents some of the top crypto companies operating in the country. Tatiana provides i...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! You’ve probably seen the news by now that the Central Bank of Brazil released its proposed licensing structure and regulations for digital asset companies operating in the country. Attorney Nicky Dyskant joins the show to discuss these developments, as well as new legislation on asset segregation and stablecoins that is...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today I’m joined by Samson Mow — an OG bitcoiner who has held executive roles at BTCC and Blockstream and now is working with governments around the world to promote bitcoin adoption. Samson, now CEO of Jan3, argues that bitcoin’s time is now and explains why nation states will soon be forced to embrace bitcoin whether t...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! For today’s episode Hashdex Chief Investment Officer Samir Kerbage shares his analysis of how the upcoming U.S. presidential election could impact global crypto markets and regulation. Key takeaways: * Markets appear positioned for a positive 12-18 month period regardless of election results , driven by improving liquidi...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today’s episode is a fascinating interview with Saul Hudson, a former Reuters executive turned crypto communications specialist, who shares his unique journey from international journalism to Web3 advocacy. We also discuss what it’s like to have the same name as the lead guitarist for Guns ‘n Roses 🤘 Key takeaways from...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! For this week’s episode I speak with Juliana Felipe, Chief Revenue Officer at Transfero, to discuss the company's journey from a bootstrapped startup to a leading blockchain payment infrastructure provider in Brazil. Transfero, founded in 2015, has established itself as a pioneer in the Brazilian crypto space , offering...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! This week’s interview is with Gladstone Arantes, Blockchain Specialist at BNDES (Brazil’s national development bank). We discuss the groundbreaking Brazil Blockchain Network (RBB in Portuguese) project, which is a public-permissioned blockchain aimed at enhancing transparency and trust in government operations. Key Highl...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! For this week’s episode I talk to Matthias Broner of Matter Labs (the team behind ZK Sync) and Mili Santamaria of the Crecimiento core team to discuss the Crecimiento movement, which aims to turn Argentina into a hub for crypto startups and talent. Key Themes: * Argentina has a perfect storm for crypto adoption : economi...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! Today’s episode is a special crossover with Pedro Solimano, who is a reporter covering bitcoin at The Defiant and host of the Beyond the Beat podcast — which explores trends in crypto media. We do a deep look into the world of crypto journalism and explore the challenges and opportunities in covering digital assets acros...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá pessoal! For today’s episode I talk to Guillermo Goncalves and Alessandro Cecere, CEO and CMO of El Dorado, to explore crypto adoption in Venezuela and their stablecoin-powered super app. El Dorado is a peer-to-peer marketplace for stablecoins focusing on remittances and cross-border payments in the Latin American market. Since l...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá 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 2...

🎧 Listen : Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor | Amazon | YouTube Olá 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 Ammer...