Mapping LatAm’s Stablecoin & Crypto Landscape | Roundup
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00:00 – Intro
02:36 – Startup growth and Prime Day payments surge
04:07 – Stablecoin payment infrastructure challenges
05:29 – Founder-led companies and investment strategy
08:22 – Talent scarcity in Latin America
12:16 – Hiring practices and intern selection
14:15 – Mapping the stablecoin ecosystem
16:01 – Data gaps in capital and startup analysis
18:30 – Brazil’s $148M hack and stablecoin regulation
20:11 – Centralized systems, crypto, and security risks
24:25 – Bitcoin mining powered by renewables in Brazil
25:40 – El Salvador’s Bitcoin strategy and Bulgaria’s missed opportunity
29:35 – International crypto cooperation and tech diplomacy
