Paula Pascual is CEO and founder of Merge Madrid and Merge Buenos Aires and a former banker at Santander. She joins host Aaron Stanley to share her vision for uniting Europe and Latin America through Web3 events and media.

The Merge Buenos Aires conference will take place March 25-26 in the Argentine capital at a time when crypto adoption is escalating in the region. By bringing regulators, traditional finance, and local crypto communities together, Merge BA will facilitate these important cross-continental dialogues on the industry's most pressing questions.

Brazil Crypto Report is excited to support Merge as a media partner! You can learn more on their site You can connect with Paula on Linkedin

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Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players.

Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide.

With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security.

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Phase 1 of Brazil's ambitious Drex CBDC pilot is in the books. The project has proven successful thus far, but privacy and scalability challenges remain - prompting the Central Bank to conclude that a "major adaptation" is required for Drex to become a core piece of Brazil's financial infrastructure.

In this episode, Marcos Viriato of Parfin, Leandro Pereira of Nuclea, Ricardo Paixão of CRIA (and the Brazilian Congress), join host Aaron Stanley to explore the findings of an extensive new report published by the bank to conclude Phase 1.

They provide an insider perspective on the road ahead for Drex as Brazil continues its push towards a tokenized financial system.

00:03 - Introduction and market expectations

03:06 - DREX project explanation and objectives

05:36 - Analysis of the Central Bank's technical report

09:26 - The privacy challenge explained

13:56 - The Drex Trilemma

17:25 - Scalability considerations

22:24 - Discussion of Hyperledger Besu infrastructure

27:47 - Sponsor break

29:20 - Second phase pilot and resource constraints

36:14 - Current use cases and integration challenges

48:00 - Market outlook and tokenization beyond DREX

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Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players.

Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide.

With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security.

Liquidity matters. Security is non-negotiable.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Binance Now⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Rachel Conlan is Global Chief Marketing Officer at Binance. She joins host Aaron Stanley to discuss the crypto's exchange's ambitions to reach one billion users worldwide.

Rachel reveals how Latin America has become Binance's fastest-growing region, with 63% user growth last year, well outpacing their global average. She also explains how Brazil and Latam have become a testing ground for new crypto products like Copy Trading, Launchpool and Earn.

You can connect with Rachel on X/Twitter and Linkedin

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - Rachel's journey to Binance and crypto industry experience

03:23 - Comparing crypto marketing to traditional advertising and entertainment

06:33 - Binance's evolution and growth to 250 million users

09:46 - Maintaining community focus during company transition

13:23 - Binance's trust relationship with users and leadership change

16:47 - Value-driven culture enabling seamless transitions

20:46 - The Binance Angels ambassador program

24:16 - Regional marketing strategies

27:10 - Adapting global partnerships to local markets

29:36 - Channel strategies across different markets

32:22 - Latin America's crypto adoption and unique characteristics

35:38 - Latin America as a beta test for global crypto use cases

36:58 - The changing perception of crypto

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Binance is the largest platform for trading of digital assets. With over 250 million users around the world, the exchange offers over 350 trading pairs, best-in-class products and services for investors, and advanced tools for institutions players.

Binance currently holds over US$ 160 billion in user assets under custody and reached a cumulative historical trading volume of $100 trillion in 2024, showcasing the trust placed in it by users worldwide.

With user-focus at the core of its DNA, Binance continuously invests to increase usability, bring new features and deepen security.

Liquidity matters. Security is non-negotiable.⁠⁠⁠ Join Binance Now⁠⁠⁠

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