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- #85: On Technophilosophy with Rafael Castaneda
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 Guild website
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1 hr 27 min - #84: Going Bankless in 2024 with Rocelo Lopes
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
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1 hr 21 min - #83 Web3 Gaming in Brazil with Helo Passos
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.
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38 min - #82: 🏆 2023 Most Influential Reveal
In this episode, we reveal the results of our 2023 Most Influential Series. With your input, we identified the 10 individuals who had the most impact on the Brazil crypto and digital asset world in 2023.
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46 min - #81: Bacen's Crypto Asset Consultation is Live - What Comes Next? with Alessandra Rossi Martins
Alessandro Rossi Martins is a partner at Machado Meyer Advogados, where she looks after the firm's crypto and fintech practice. In this episode, we discuss the Brazilian Central Bank's public consultation for crypto asset regulation, which was released Thursday, December 14. We dive into the content, objectives and next steps of the BC's rulemaking process for regulating crypto markets and VASPs in Brazil.
You can connect with Alessandra on Linkedin
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31 min - #80: Xapo Bank: A Look Inside Bitcoin's "Swiss Bank" with Seamus Rocca
Seamus Rocca is CEO of Xapo Bank, which has been a pioneer in the realm of "bitcoin banking" for 10 years since being founded by the iconic Argentine entrepreneur and bitcoin promoter Wences Casares. In this episode, we talk about how the iconic company has transformed itself into a full-service bitcoin native banking operation for global clients
You can connect with Seamus on Linkedin
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46 min - #79: Unlocking Crypto for Brazil's US$1.5 trillion Investment Fund Industry
Alexandre Vasarhelyi is the chief investment officer at BLP Crypto, which is Brazil's oldest crypto-native investment fund. In this episode we discuss CVM Resolution 175, which streamlines the process for Brazilian investment funds keen allocate into bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
You can connect with Alexandre on Linkedin
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59 min - #78: Argentina's Next Steps with Daniel Rybnik and Júlian Colombo
The co-founder of ONG Bitcoin Argentina and the CEO of Bitso Argentina discuss what the Javier Milei presidential administration could mean for the country's crypto economy
You can connect with Daniel and Julian on Linkedin
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52 min - #77: Unpacking Javier Milei's Worldview with Sebastian Serrano
Sebastian Serrano is the CEO of Ripio, one of Latin America's largest and longest-running crypto exchanges. In this episode, we discuss Javier Milei's surprise victory in Argentina's presidential election. Serrano argues that Milei is not necessarily a "bitcoiner" or even "pro-bitcoin", but rather his libertarian views and Austrian school economics background overlap significantly with the traditional bitcoiner worldview.
You can find Sebastian on X/Twitter and Linkedin
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53 min - #76: Credix Wants to Bring Blockchain-Based Financing to 100,000 SMEs in 2024
Thomas Bohner is the CEO of Credix, which is a decentralized credit marketplace that connects institutional investors with fintechs and non-bank lenders in Brazil and Latin America.
The company now enables more than 10,000 small borrowers, primarily in Brazil but also in Colombia and Mexico, to access US$40 million in loans that would have otherwise been unattainable or unaffordable.
Thomas’ ambitious goal for 2024 is to grow Credix’s loan book to US$100 million and provide financing to 100,000 SMEs by the end of the year
You can connect with Thomas on Linkedin
To learn more about how Credix functions, I highly recommend having a listen to my interview with CTO Maxim Piessen from August 2022
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About Bits and Borders
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From digital assets to tokenization to artificial intelligence, Bits and Borders explores the growth of frontier technology in frontier markets