Luca Cosivi is one of the organizers of Rio Onchain Week, which is a Web3 builder-focused series of events happening March 19-24. The week is being modeled after Devconnect, the popular developer-focused conference hosted by the Ethereum Foundation. Luca explains how the week will feature numerous builder-focused community events, with the second annual ETHSamba hackathon as the capstone. You can learn more about Rio Onchain Week here You can connect with Luca on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https ..read more

Today we have a Brazil-focused ETHDenver roundtable featuring Fuse Capital João Zecchin, Tansi Head of Growth Thiago Rudiger and Cartesi Head of Business Development Bruno Maia We discuss the vibe at this year's event and how it compares to prior years, major event themes like DePIN, RWAs, airdrop farming and modular vs monolithic blockchains You can connect with João, Thiago and Bruno on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Brazil Crypto Rep ..read more

Jason Lau is Chief Innovation Officer and Guilherme Sacamone is Director General for Brazil at OKX, one of the world's largest crypto exchanges specializing in spot and derivatives trading. We discuss OKX's 2024 push into emerging markets across the Latam region, as well as its new product suite which includes a Web3 wallet, an Ordinals marketplace and a forthcoming Layer 2 blockchain You can connect with both Jason and Guilherme on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io ..read more

Fábio Plein is regional managing director for the Americas at Coinbase, where he overseas the exchange's operations in Canada, Brazil and the rest of the region outside of the US. In this conversation, we discuss Coinbase's go-to-market and expansion plans for Brazil, its approach to navigating Brazil's regulatory environment and Fabio's previous experience operationalizing Uber in Brazil You can connect with Fábio on ⁠Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Con ..read more

Vugar Usi is the Chief Operating Officer of Bitget, which is one of the world's largest crypto exchanges - most recognized for its partnership with football superstar Lionel Messi. In this conversation, we discuss Bitget's push to expand its presence in Brazil and Latin America in 2024 You can connect with Vugar on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ..read more

Fábio Araujo is an economist and engineer at the Central Bank of Brazil, where he serves as the coordinator of the Drex project. Drex is an ambitious hybrid wholesale/retail CBDC and tokenization platform that, if it proves successful, will be the infrastructure for a tokenized economy in Brazil. In this interview, Araujo provides a comprehensive overview of the project and its ambitions, while giving an update on the 2024 roadmap ahead. You can connect with Fabio on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https ..read more

Guto Antunes is head of digital assets at Itaú, which is Brazil's largest bank. In this episode, we discuss talk about the bank's four-pronged strategy to digital assets in 2024. This touches tokenization, custody, the recently launched ion crypto brokerage and the Drex CBDC project. You can connect with Guto on Linkedin ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |  ..read more

Rafael Castaneda is a computer scientist, professor, community builder and self-described "techno-philosopher" sitting at the intersection of technology, ethics and futurism. He is the founder and host of the popular "Casta Crypto" channel and the Casta Guild, which provides Web3 training and education for its members. In this expansive conversation we discuss how crypto enables new forms of human socio-political coordination, market trends for 2024, Brazil's Drex CBDC project. This episode is not to be missed! You can connect with Casta on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram or on his Casta ..read more

Rocelo Lopes is a veteran bitcoin miner, payments executive and one of Brazil Crypto Report's 2023 Most Influential selections. In this episode, we discuss his experience operating Latam's first commercial bitcoin mining operation in Paraguay, and his current project Smartpay - which allows users to send and receive payments in USDT using Brazil's popular Pix instant payment network. You can connect with Rocelo on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io ..read more

Helo Passos is the CEO and founder of Trexx, a startup dedicated to fostering blockchain game development and communities in Brazil. Previously, she built Latin America’s largest Axie Infinity community - which comprised 30,000 members at its peak. Helo was named to BCR’s ? Top 10 Most Influential list for 2023 for her contributions to building and advancing Brazil’s blockchain gaming space. ? Sign up for the ??Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://newsletter.brazilcrypto.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with Brazil Crypto Report across the web:&nb ..read more