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When Pablo Escobar's private zoo was seized by the police and all the animals were re-homed apart from 4 hippos. Now, decades later, these 4 hippos multiplied to 120 individuals. Their impact on the Colombian ecosystem is becoming more and more evident and different wildlife organizations have different opinions in how to deal with the problem: from monitoring, to sterilization and even culling.

So, I invited two guests, Chris Truman and Benton Perret, co-founders of Pablo's Hippos, an NFT project with a mission to help funding different wildlife NGOs in Colombia using decentralized governance with the funds raise of their NFT sales.

You can read Chris' article about decentralized governance here

Visit Pablo's Hippos here

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This episode will be about Crypto as a Service: the gap between traditional finance and crypto finance is closing!

I invited fellow Brazilian Bruno Diniz, a fintech advisor, best-selling author and managing director of Spiralem, a consultancy focused on Fintech.

We talked about what Crypto as a Service (CaaS) is, why Bruno thinks that CaaS will boom in 2022 and the coming years. Plus, we talked about embedded finance, regulations for crypto and fintech companies and some other fintech trends coming up (or evolving) in the next 12 months.

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Bruno's article (in English): Crypto-as-a-Service and the new financial market infrastructure

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* This episode is a repost from my other podcast Emerging Markets Today

From unbanked to crypto users, this episode we talked about the thriving financial sector of Brazil! 💰

I had the pleasure of speaking with Aaron Stanley, the founder of the Brazil Crypto Report. We explored the fintech scene, the cryptocurrency sector, and even Brazil’s new digital currency (CBDC), the Real Digital.

Here are a couple of key takeaways from our conversation:

• Fintech and Cryptocurrency Boom in Brazil: Aaron shared fascinating insights into the rapid growth of the fintech and cryptocurrency industries in Brazil. With a dynamic ecosystem and a strong focus on innovation, Brazil is becoming a hotspot for entrepreneurs and investors alike.
• High-Level Use Cases: One interesting trend discussed was the shift towards higher-level use cases in Brazil’s cryptocurrency space. As the payments use case becomes more established, entrepreneurs are now exploring asset tokenization and other innovative applications. This opens up exciting opportunities for investors and developers in the country.
• The Real Digital: The pilot project for the digital real kicked off in June and is expected to last for 18 months. This ambitious project sets Brazil apart as one of the most innovative countries in the development of CBDCs. The design of the digital real, with its focus on tokenization and wholesale use, adds value to the economy and has the potential to transform the entire financial system.

If you’re curious to learn more about Brazil’s financial sector and the cryptocurrency scene, make sure to tune in to this episode.

You can find it on all podcast platforms and don’t forget to subscribe to Aaron’s newsletter the Brazil Crypto Report on Substack!

This is the first part of the Real Estate Tokenization series!

And I invited 2 special guests to talk about the various aspects of Real Estate Tokenization: Claus Skaaning the co-founder of Danish company Digishares, that provides tokenization services ranging from Real estate to equity and funds and Josh Emison, co-founder of Sans Bank, an alternative lending and investment solution for property owners and everyday investors.

In this episode we talked about how Real Estate Tokenization has become a new hot opportunity for investors, how regulation affects adoption and an overview of what’s happening in the US, EU and beyond.

The second part is already out - check it out here!

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