This episode is the soft-launch of a special mini-series calledBits & Borders that will take us ona country-by-country tour exploring crypto adoption across Latin America. Each episode will spotlight a different country and map out the various adoption trends, entrepreneurial energy and regulatory environment in that specific nation.

🔥The first stop on our tour is: Guyana!

As Guyana emerges as one of the world's fastest-growing economies thanks to major oil discoveries, the conversation around digital asset adoption becomes increasingly relevant.Tony Edward, host of the popularThinking Crypto Podcast, shares his unique perspective as a Guyanese native on the intersection of traditional finance, crypto, and economic development.

You can connect with Tony on Linkedin and X/Twitter

https://x.com/ThinkingCrypto1

https://www.linkedin.com/in/seosocialmarketing/

00:31 - Introduction to Latin America crypto series01:06 - Tony's background and initial discussion02:51 - Early life in Guyana and economic challenges06:38 - Discussion of Guyana's oil development09:57 - Impact of oil wealth on Guyanese society12:41 - Tony's journey into crypto20:11 - Sponsored segment22:32 - Discussion of crypto accessibility in Guyana26:31 - Looking ahead to 202534:04 - Macro perspective on crypto adoption

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This episode is a panel discussion hosted at Brazil House during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The panel was hosted by BCR founder Aaron Stanley and featured Andre Portilho, head of digital assets at BTG Pactual; Caroline Malcolm of Oxford University; Dante Disparte, chief strategy officer at Circle and Alan Cohn, partner at Steptoe, LLC in Washington, DC

We discuss institutional adoption of digital assets in the country, stablecoin adoption and regulations, Drex, and then these trends into what we're seeing happening in Europe, the United States and elsewhere

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Antonio Neto is the founder of Vega Crypto and the CEO of Ethereum Brasil. Previously, he was the Head of Brazil and Latin America at cryptocurrency exchange FTX. In Part Two of this two part conversation, he sits down with host Aaron Stanley to share for the first time his front-row seat view of the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX

0:46 - Personal impact of FTX collapse 3:07 - Handling NFTs and remaining assets 4:08 - Taking time off to process 5:15 - Impact on sweat equity and relationships 7:34 - Brazilian clients affected 10:05 - Discussion of SBF trial and key players 14:00 - FTX office culture and environment 17:31 - The Bahamas compound layout 20:42 - Work culture and expectations 25:45 - SBF's sentence discussion 28:07 - Regulatory implications 32:38 - Near-miss with SEC special treatment 34:08 - Analysis of crypto industry impact 35:47 - Current projects and future plans 41:35 - Ethereum Brazil 2024 events 43:55 - Vision for Brazil's crypto future 45:35 - Closing thoughts

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