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Hey there everyone, welcome back to yet another episode of Odisea! This one is with Safe’s Head of Growth, Jorge Selva. This was a really dynamic conversation where we had the opportunity to discuss his crypto trajectories, how Safe came to be, the technical innovation Safe is bringing to the table and where he foresees us driving mass adoption of crypto in the future. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Hey there everyone, welcome back to another episode of Odisea! On today’s show we have Ivo Georgiev, the Co-Founder and CEO of Ambire Wallet. Throughout this conversation, Ivo and I explore his journey building a product-led wallet, how he got into crypto, the opportunities he’s seen in the space, and what he’s excited for in the future of wallets and the wider crypto ecosystem. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Another week, another great podcast on the books for you all, friends! On this episode, we have Kenneth Kou of Mercy Corps Ventures (MCV). MCV launched in 2015 as the impact investing initiative of Mercy Corps, a global humanitarian aid organization that operates primarily throughout the global south to address economic, environmental, social and political instabilities. In this conversation we explore how Kenneth stepped heading the MCV Venture Lab, we also discuss MCV’s crypto thesis, the problems they aim to tackle with blockchain, and discuss the frontier of MCV and crypto for the global south. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Hola fellow regens, welcome to the next instalment of Odisea! On today’s show, we have John Ellison, the Co-Founder of ReFi DAO. Now building a Network State, supporting Regen Founders, and fostering a global community of impact leaders, ReFi DAO is at the frontier of leveraging crypto to unlock environmental and social regeneration. In this conversation, John shares his founder journey, the importance of inner regeneration, and gives us some alpha with regards to where ReFi DAO is heading to next on their quest to regenerate the world! If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Welcome back to another instalment of Odisea, frens. This episode is with Chika Uwazie, the Co-Founder of Afropolitan. Afropolitan is creating a digital nation to empower the African diaspora to build community, support one another, and build the future together. In this conversation, we break down Chika’s story, the founding story of Afropolitan, and explore the wider need for crypto in the global south. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Hey there dear friends, welcome to yet another episode of the Odisea podcast! On this episode, we have Marek Olswezwski, the Co-Founder of Celo and Valora. On this episode we discus Marek’s founder journey, how he got into crypto, where Celo and Valora are distinguishing themselves in the blockchain ecosystem, the impact they are having on people’s lives in the global south, and where both of these projects are headed. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

On today’s episode, we have the man who needs no introduction - a true DeFi OG and a (soon to be) DeFi Daddy, we have Stani Kulechov joining us on the podcast today. This was a particularly fascinating conversation, largely because Stani brings both the perspective of DeFi as well as decentralized social, with his work across Aave and Lens.Throughout this conversation, we speak with Stani with regards to his crypto story, how he’s navigated the crypto ecosystem, where he began to develop his conviction with his projects, and what he’s excited to continue to see builders focus on for the future. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_... If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Hola everyone, we’re back with another episode of Odisea! In this episode, we speak with Evin McMullen, the CEO and Co-Founder of Disco.xyz 🪩 This is an incredible conversation where we got to explore the evolution of digital identities and why we need to focus on human-centric means of delivering the frontier of decentralized identity. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_nFkw9VBnfNcup99ywrBgL5uZKRPv95Pg If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing ~$60 Billion in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

Hey frens, welcome to the first Odisea piece. The first episode is with Griff Green, a true crypto OG who has been at the forefront of leveraging crypto to establish better substrates of human coordination. Griff’s journey is one that is marked by fundamentally thinking, building, and living the values of self-sovereignty, freedom, and altruism - values he embodies in the work he does and the ways he lives life. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_nFkw9VBnfNcup99ywrBgL5uZKRPv95Pg If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam Odisea is produced with the support of Safe and Ambire Wallet. Safe (https://safe.global/) (previously Gnosis Safe) is a decentralized custody protocol, securing [~$60 Billion](https://dune.com/safe/ethereum) in assets today. It is establishing a universal standard for secure custody of digital assets, data, and identity. Ambire Wallet (https://ambire.com/) is an account abstraction-based, self-custodial gateway to Web3 that introduces a range of impressive features like transaction batching, a pre-payment mechanism, and the ability to pay gas fees in stablecoins. By being accessible on both mobile and desktop devices, with a browser extension version on the horizon, Ambire Wallet aims at streamlining the user experience and ensure convenience across different platforms.

An odisea or odyssey in English, is a long intellectual or spiritual quest. Our quest is one that is defined by leveraging decentralised and distributed systems to build better coordination substrates that unlock unbound human and environmental flourishing, towards infinite gardens. Odisea is a 10-part research and podcast series where we will be exploring crypto’s opportunity to deliver more infinite, equitable and self-sovereign futures. Together on this journey, we will be speaking and learning from some of the pioneers in the ecosystem - ranging from those building at the forefront of decentralised social to onboard the masses, decentralised finance to remove unnecessary rent-seeking intermediaries, wallets looking to build more seamless user experiences, individuals building the frontier of network states, and many other amazing guests! The notion of infinite gardens originates from the Ethereum Foundation’s vision for Ethereum. If we take life as the game that many of us perceive it to be, we can either choose to play finite or infinite games. In his book, Finite and Infinite Games, James P. Carse explores how infinite games are those where we seek to collaborate towards mutually-beneficial outcomes, where we celebrate our authentic diverse relationships, and seek to continue playing the game of life infinitely. Infinite gardens therefore, are diverse and thriving visions for what the outcomes of better human coordinations games could look like. This body of work is a continuation of the work I created while conducting research and report on DeFi’s opportunity to drive more financial freedom and inclusion in Latin America. The aim of Odisea is continue this momentum and create a community of builders and innovators who believe in leveraging technological and cultural innovation to steward the (r)evolution of humanity. Odisea will be a home for the seekers who aim to find their co-conspirators along our quest to deliver on crypto’s promise of creating a better future. If you’d like to join us along this journey, you can take the following steps: Join the Odisea Community on Telegram 💬: https://marcus.am/tg Subscribe and Mint the Odisea launch NFT on Mirror 💎: https://marcus.mirror.xyz/n6OpgyB1tz_nFkw9VBnfNcup99ywrBgL5uZKRPv95Pg If you want to connect directly, reach out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam

¡Hola familia de Last Mile DeFi! Este podcast fue grabado con el co-fundador y CEO de Belo, Manuel Beaudroit. Durante el episodio, conversamos sobre la trayectoria de Manuel en el mundo de las cripto, la importancia del equilibrio entre la descentralización y la experiencia del usuario en las aplicaciones, y cómo podemos fomentar una mayor adopción de las cripto en la región, así como promover la incorporación de nuevos usuarios en Latinoamérica. En esta conversación con Manuel, exploramos su camino como "crypto boomer" ya que ha estado en el ecosistema por más de 10 años desde que llegó por necesidad. El camino de Manuel comenzó cuando quiso resolver un problema de pagos en una start-up en la que trabajaba y descubrió el mundo de Bitcoin. También tuvo que lidiar con controles de capital impuestos por el gobierno en su dinero, lo que le permitió ver la propuesta de Bitcoin para promover la soberanía financiera del individuo. Manuel nos comparte la trayectoria de Belo, una aplicación que permite comprar criptomonedas y utilizarlas en la vida cotidiana en Latinoamérica. Comenta que cientos de miles de personas ya utilizan Belo en la región y han ideado y pensado cómo se vería utilizar cripto en la vida diaria. La idea comenzó con la pregunta de cómo se podría utilizar Bitcoin para pagar el colegio de su hija y las compras diarias. Belo tiene un enfoque poderoso en hacer onboarding de nuevos usuarios al ecosistema de las cripto, y Manuel explica las decisiones de diseño que han tomado para optimizar ese proceso. Uno de los temas que exploramos con Manuel es el equilibrio entre la descentralización y la experiencia del usuario, y cómo diferentes proyectos pueden lograr un balance adecuado entre la experiencia del usuario y la promoción de la soberanía individual. Discutimos el "abismo" que existe entre web2.5 y web3, y cómo podemos superar esa brecha para que las personas tengan acceso a servicios descentralizados sin comprometer la experiencia del usuario esencial para las dApps. Manuel ve una gran oportunidad en el mundo de la identidad digital y cómo los sistemas de cripto pueden promover sociedades más equitativas que permitan mejorar las interacciones humanas. También nos cuenta sobre la oportunidad que ve en los "Network States" y cómo estos podrían ser una evolución importante para crear una verdadera revolución que utilice las cripto como un sistema de coordinación humano. Esta investigación y podcast se producen con el apoyo de: Fellowship de la Ethereum Foundation: el programa de Fellowship es un foro para líderes que están impulsados por aprovechar Ethereum como un bien público para ayudar a miles de millones de personas a coordinarse y prosperar. El programa de becas tiene como objetivo apoyar a personas apasionadas por identificar barreras para la adopción masiva y derribar las barreras para que las comunidades subrepresentadas accedan a la criptografía. Fundación Celo: Celo es la blockchain construida para el mundo real. Negativa en carbono, móvil primero y compatible con EVM, Celo lidera una próspera nueva economía digital para todos. Construyamos juntos y prosperemos.

Hey there Last Mile DeFi frens, this conversation is with Camila Rioja the Latin American Lead at Celo. In her role, Camila or “Mila” as some know her as, leads the ecosystem development of Celo in the region. This conversation was a fascinating exploration into Mila’s journey, her thesis on why Latin America has much to gain from crypto, and how Celo founders are developing solutions to bring prosperity to LatAm. Throughout this conversation we explore her journey into the crypto ecosystem coming from a legal background, which set an insatiable curiosity to explore the deep questions regarding how society is structured and how we could develop solutions at the intersection of law and technology to bring better futures for all. We explore how and why Mila decided to leave her role as Partner at a law firm and venture towards the Celo ecosystem, where she found a community of builders who were naturally drawn towards unlocking prosperity for disenfranchised communities in the global south. Mila walks us through the unique value-add that Celo is bringing to the table when it comes to onboarding the masses, their approach to a mobile-first development, as well as the environmental regeneration that is embedded within Celo’s operations. Mila shared her thesis on the Latin American region, where she sees a high willingness to adopt technological innovation and what she describes a “hacker” mindset that is born from resilience contrasted against our historical backdrop. Coupled with our openness and curiosity to explore other forms of seeing our lives, she sees Latin America as a fertile ground to build better systems that are powered by crypto and enable more equitable societies. In this conversation, we also highlight some of the builders within the Celo community and how Mila approaches building an ecosystem throughout the Latin American region. Lastly, we also explore the plethora of opportunities for incoming builders that want to engage with the Celo ecosystem. For those interested in understanding Celo’s approach to the Latin American region, this podcast holds a wealth of knowledge. To stay up to date with the latest findings, you can follow along on Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) and Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus) as well. I’ll be publishing updates on the research and behind the scenes content, so make sure you’re joining us. You can also join us in our Telegram channel too (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! This research and podcast is produced with the support of: Ethereum Foundation Fellowship: The Fellowship program is a forum for leaders who are driven by leveraging Ethereum as a public good to help billions of people coordinate and thrive. The Fellowship program aims to support individuals who are passionate about identifying barriers to mass-adoption and breaking down the barriers for underrepresented communities to access crypto. Celo Foundation: Celo is the blockchain built for the real world. Carbon-negative, mobile-first and EVM-compatible, Celo is leading a thriving new digital economy for all. Build together and prosper.

Hola familia de Last Mile DeFi, en este podcast hablamos con Francis Sanchinelli, un guatemalteco apasionado por crear y fomentar ecosistemas de Ethereum en Latinoamérica. En esta conversación exploramos el valor de crear comunidades, lo que a Francis le llama la atención dentro del mundo de las crypto, y cómo podemos acelerar la adopción de la tecnología blockchain en la región. Francis es co-creador de Ethereum Guatemala, miembro de la comunidad de Ethereum Kipu (la comunidad de comunidades Latinoamericanas de Ethereum) y también un emprendedor con una experiencia realmente diversa. La curiosidad de Francis lo llevó a darse cuenta de que no es un especialista en un tema particular, sino un generalista en varios temas dentro del ámbito tecnológico. Durante esta conversación, Francis y yo exploramos cómo llegó al mundo de las criptomonedas. En gran parte, su propia curiosidad lo llevó a este mundo donde vio una oportunidad para crecer y aprender sobre una tecnología realmente innovadora que podría ofrecerle una oportunidad de involucrarse profundamente dentro del ecosistema. Francis compartió con nosotros sobre el crecimiento de Ethereum Guatemala, una comunidad que nació cuando nos conocimos durante Devcon en Bogotá. Recientemente, tuvimos el primer evento de Ethereum en Guatemala en la Universidad del Valle. Exploramos los orígenes de la comunidad y la trayectoria que ha visto desde el crecimiento del mismo ecosistema que ha florecido naturalmente en Guatemala a partir de esta comunidad. Con esto, exploramos la importancia de los ecosistemas de Ethereum tanto a escala nacional como en el caso de Ethereum Guatemala como ecosistemas transnacionales como Ethereum Kipu. Francis describe cómo un emprendedor puede beneficiarse observando su entorno para ver cómo puede avanzar sus metas y objetivos utilizando las herramientas a su alrededor, ya sean eventos, redes o acceso a fondos. También nos compartió su experiencia personal en Ethereum Río y Ethereum Samba, dos eventos referentes del mundo de Ethereum en América Latina. Francis nos cuenta qué aprendió durante estos eventos y qué podemos aprender de los eventos de Ethereum en Latinoamérica. En esta conversación, también exploramos los desafíos del microfinanciamiento en Guatemala y Latinoamérica y cómo la tecnología de Ethereum podría ofrecernos una oportunidad para construir nuevos sistemas financieros y, precisamente, cómo el ecosistema de Ethereum podría ofrecernos una mejor opción para crear más inclusión financiera. De la misma manera, exploramos la brecha gigante que existe en la adopción de blockchain en Latinoamérica y qué pasos debemos tomar para llegar a una mayor adopción de blockchain en la región. Finalmente, discutimos el próximo evento de Eth LatAm que se llevará a cabo a finales de este año. ¡Manténganse al tanto! Para mantenerte actualizado con los últimos hallazgos, también puedes seguirme en Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) y Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus). Publicaré actualizaciones sobre la investigación así que asegúrate de unirte a nosotros. ¡También puedes unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! Esta investigación y podcast se producen con el apoyo de: Fellowship de la Ethereum Foundation: el programa de Fellowship es un foro para líderes que están impulsados por aprovechar Ethereum como un bien público para ayudar a miles de millones de personas a coordinarse y prosperar. El programa de becas tiene como objetivo apoyar a personas apasionadas por identificar barreras para la adopción masiva y derribar las barreras para que las comunidades subrepresentadas accedan a la criptografía. Fundación Celo: Celo es la blockchain construida para el mundo real. Negativa en carbono, móvil primero y compatible con EVM, Celo lidera una próspera nueva economía digital para todos. Construyamos juntos y prosperemos.

Hola Last Mile DeFi familia, this podcast is with the CEO of Valora, Jackie Bona. This podcast covers Jackie’s journey towards developing the mobile-only Valora wallet, how they focus on building with localization in mind, her thesis on the role wallets will play in our digital lives, and so much more. In this conversation, Jackie shares her professional journey coming from Google, Twitter, and Spotify, where she learned the importance of building products that provide a seamless and elegant user experience. As she pivoted towards working in crypto, Jackie discusses what drew her towards the Celo ecosystem and how through field-testing in refugee camps and in rural Latin America, the Valora wallet came to be. Derived from the Esperanto word for “value,” Valora’s thesis on providing financial services with an approach that is highly localized to each of the regions where they operate. To date, Valora is present in over 100 countries, and available in thirteen different languages. The localization that Valora emphasizes is paying off - Jackie shared a couple of examples where Valora has empowered disenfranchised people in Latin America to access better financing. Throughout the conversation, Jackie and I discussed some of the challenges when it comes to leveraging wallets as drivers of mass adoption in Latin America. Primarily, the solution lies around providing tangible and practical utility for end-users which is more than just storing value, but also exchanging goods and services in the real world, delivering unconditional basic income, earning an interest on your assets, and beyond. The key barrier we discussed in the podcast is the friction with regards to on/off-ramping challenge that broadly exists in the wider crypto ecosystem, as well as some solutions that are looking to provide more access to easy conversion of crypto to fiat. I’m a firm believer that wallets are they entry point to onboard the masses, and believe that Valora is one of the wallets that will continue to drive more adoption throughout the region. You can connect with Jackie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackie_bona and Valora: https://twitter.com/Valora To stay up to date with the latest findings, you can follow along on Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) and Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus) as well. I’ll be publishing updates on the research and behind the scenes content, so make sure you’re joining us. You can also join us in our Telegram channel too (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! This research and podcast is produced with the support of: Ethereum Foundation Fellowship: The Fellowship program is a forum for leaders who are driven by leveraging Ethereum as a public good to help billions of people coordinate and thrive. The Fellowship program aims to support individuals who are passionate about identifying barriers to mass-adoption and breaking down the barriers for underrepresented communities to access crypto. Celo Foundation: Celo is the blockchain built for the real world. Carbon-negative, mobile-first and EVM-compatible, Celo is leading a thriving new digital economy for all. Build together and prosper

Hola Last Mile DeFi familia, in this conversation, James laid down the background to the work he is doing with Venezuelan migrants in Colombia as a consequence of the political instability and historical inflation that has affected the country. James has had circular career entering the ecosystem, when back in 2014 he came across Bitcoin being used in Argentina to overcome the cash controls in the country at the time. Since then, James has explored the various ways in which crypto could be leveraged to provide more opportunities for Latin Americans. Today, James works on Roda - a project that aims to provide people who are unable to access traditional financial services in Colombia with alternative routes to access financing. Roda works with delivery drivers to offer them micro-loans that eventually give them the opportunity to access higher ticket size loans that give these drivers the opportunity to access loans to purchase motorized bicycles. With the powered bicycles, delivery drivers are immediately able to double their monthly income, drastically improving their livelihoods. Today, Roda has issued over 8,000 individual loans to over 5,000 individual clients throughout Colombia. Through this conversation, we discuss a future where we can rely on crypto infrastructure to provide better financial services that allow people to verify the extent to which they are reputable actors within an economy, particularly if they are interacting with the informal economy. Roda relies heavily on the social collateral within their ecosystem, which crypto could provide a formal way for the borrowers in their network to formally verify their reputation with any actor, without having to rely on traditional instruments which often do not recognize people’s social capital. James’ work is a testament of the outcomes of grassroots entrepreneurship paired with technological innovation and I look forward to seeing Roda continue to leverage crypto to best provide access to undercollateralized loans in Colombia and beyond! To stay up to date with the latest findings, you can follow along on Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) and Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus) as well. I’ll be publishing updates on the research and behind the scenes content, so make sure you’re joining us. You can also join us in our Telegram channel too (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! This research and podcast is produced with the support of: Ethereum Foundation Fellowship: The Fellowship program is a forum for leaders who are driven by leveraging Ethereum as a public good to help billions of people coordinate and thrive. The Fellowship program aims to support individuals who are passionate about identifying barriers to mass-adoption and breaking down the barriers for underrepresented communities to access crypto. Celo Foundation: Celo is the blockchain built for the real world. Carbon-negative, mobile-first and EVM-compatible, Celo is leading a thriving new digital economy for all. Build together and prosper

¡Hola hola! Me complace compartir con ustedes mi entrevista con Diego Mazo de Tropykus donde discutimos la falta de oportunidades de acceso financiero en América Latina y cómo las innovadoras aplicaciones financieras descentralizadas están potenciando un mayor acceso a las oportunidades financieras. En este podcast, Diego y yo discutimos su viaje para ingresar al ecosistema criptográfico, desde la academia hasta la construcción de un producto líder en América Latina. En sus primeros días, Diego detectó el potencial de una oportunidad revolucionaria masiva con criptografía que tenía el potencial de interrumpir masivamente lo que había presenciado anteriormente. También exploramos hasta qué punto estamos expuestos a la explotación sistémica en América Latina que se inicia por la estructura de nuestros sistemas financieros. En esta conversación, desglosamos los principios del sistema financiero (o la falta de él) en América Latina y cómo Bitcoin y Crypto podrían brindar una solución viable para abordar estos desafíos. Diego habla de hasta qué punto la educación financiera básica es crucial para el empoderamiento financiero de las personas en toda América Latina, que no se limita únicamente a la gestión de fondos, sino también a la comprensión de los principios de la economía y los mercados financieros. Profundizamos en la oferta que Tropykus trae a la mesa en América Latina, muchas de las cuales se basan en sus experiencias personales de vivir y trabajar en América Latina cuando se trata de acceder a préstamos, ahorros y la devaluación de sus fondos. Para concluir la conversación, Diego y yo discutimos lo que se requiere para escalar DeFi a las masas en toda América Latina y algunos de los desafíos del viaje hacia ese objetivo. Compartió sus reflexiones con respecto a los entornos regulatorios y la relación de la región con los EE. UU., la falta de comprensión de los usuarios con los protocolos criptográficos y cómo aquellos que ingresan al ecosistema pueden continuar expandiendo su conocimiento en el espacio. Para mantenerte actualizado con los últimos hallazgos, también puedes seguirme en Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) y Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus). Publicaré actualizaciones sobre la investigación así que asegúrate de unirte a nosotros. ¡También puedes unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! Esta investigación y podcast se producen con el apoyo de: Fellowship de la Ethereum Foundation: el programa de Fellowship es un foro para líderes que están impulsados por aprovechar Ethereum como un bien público para ayudar a miles de millones de personas a coordinarse y prosperar. El programa de becas tiene como objetivo apoyar a personas apasionadas por identificar barreras para la adopción masiva y derribar las barreras para que las comunidades subrepresentadas accedan a la criptografía. Fundación Celo: Celo es la blockchain construida para el mundo real. Negativa en carbono, móvil primero y compatible con EVM, Celo lidera una próspera nueva economía digital para todos. Construyamos juntos y prosperemos.

Born in Colombia, and brought up in California, Cami’s (https://twitter.com/camiinthisthang) journey towards becoming a developer began at an early age when she took an hour-long coding course in high school. At the same time, she also saw the inequity in accessing computer science education for black and latino students at her high school. This then kicked off her journey towards unlocking more educational opportunities for underrepresented communities through her writing and content she produces. Cami’s north star is led by bringing crypto to those who need it most, particularly those in the global south. She sees an opportunity for crypto to provide enhanced financial infrastructure and drive more prosperity for Latin Americans, rather than seemingly futile applications that often times get a lot of attention in mainstream crypto that don’t provide practical use-cases for whose who have most to benefit most from crypto - points she discusses in her piece “The Deadend of Eurocentric Crypto”. This year Cami is focused on not only researching where crypto’s key intervention points lie, but also working towards building and implementing real solutions that drastically enhance people’s lives. We also explored what real world adoption Cami has seen to date in Latin America and why she believes particular use-cases have taken off in the region and what we can do to nurture more adoption through creating better-designed user flows. One of the most interesting points of conversation is where we explore the questions around whether it is the job of incumbent crypto players to expand into the LatAm region or whether we could see more home-grown projects emerge locally. To stay up to date with the latest findings, you can follow along on Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) and Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus) as well. I’ll be publishing updates on the research and behind the scenes content, so make sure you’re joining us. You can also join us in our Telegram channel too (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! This research and podcast is produced with the support of: Ethereum Foundation Fellowship: The Fellowship program is a forum for leaders who are driven by leveraging Ethereum as a public good to help billions of people coordinate and thrive. The Fellowship program aims to support individuals who are passionate about identifying barriers to mass-adoption and breaking down the barriers for underrepresented communities to access crypto. Celo Foundation: Celo is the blockchain built for the real world. Carbon-negative, mobile-first and EVM-compatible, Celo is leading a thriving new digital economy for all. Build together and prosper.

Durante este podcast, Jori y Gabriela analizaron los desafíos que enfrentan los pequeños agricultores en México para obtener préstamos y microfinanciamiento debido a la falta de infraestructura financiera en la región. Para abordar este problema, Ethic Hub ha desarrollado un sistema innovador en el que cualquier persona de todo el mundo puede prestar dinero a colectivos de agricultores seleccionados a través de círculos de confianza utilizando criptomonedas. Actualmente, Ethic Hub opera en varios países de Latinoamérica, incluyendo México, Brasil, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. La conversación también se centró en el concepto de ser un emprendedor en el mundo regenerativo, conocido como "regen". Jori y Gabriela enfatizaron la importancia de la transformación personal y discutieron las implicaciones del capitalismo y la revolución tecnológica, especialmente en relación con la tecnología blockchain. Lo más destacado de la conversación fue la perspectiva de que el cambio comienza dentro de uno mismo y que se necesita una visión más amplia para lograr un impacto real. Ethic Hub es un excelente ejemplo de innovación en el mundo de la tecnología blockchain. Al traer el valor del mundo real al mundo de las finanzas descentralizadas, están desempeñando un papel crucial en el desarrollo de DeFi. Esta conversación ofrece una perspectiva valiosa para aquellos interesados en la innovación y muestra la importancia de pensar más allá de los límites para lograr un impacto real. Para mantenerte actualizado con los últimos hallazgos, también puedes seguirme en Twitter (https://twitter.com/marcusdotam) y Lens (https://lenster.xyz/u/marcus). Publicaré actualizaciones sobre la investigación así que asegúrate de unirte a nosotros. ¡También puedes unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram (https://t.me/efnextbillion)! Esta investigación y podcast se producen con el apoyo de: Fellowship de la Ethereum Foundation: el programa de Fellowship es un foro para líderes que están impulsados por aprovechar Ethereum como un bien público para ayudar a miles de millones de personas a coordinarse y prosperar. El programa de becas tiene como objetivo apoyar a personas apasionadas por identificar barreras para la adopción masiva y derribar las barreras para que las comunidades subrepresentadas accedan a la criptografía. Fundación Celo: Celo es la blockchain construida para el mundo real. Negativa en carbono, móvil primero y compatible con EVM, Celo lidera una próspera nueva economía digital para todos. Construyamos juntos y prosperemos.

In this episode of the podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nico Gallardo, a builder in the crypto ecosystem who shared his experiences coming from Bolivia, where crypto interaction is forbidden. We explored the similarities between Bolivia and Guatemala in terms of their governmental, economic, and geographic backgrounds, as well as the lack of financial infrastructure in rural areas. During our conversation, Nico shared his journey towards becoming a builder in the crypto space and his thoughts on Bolivia's decision to prohibit crypto interaction. We delved into how people in Bolivia are currently using crypto and what the future of crypto looks like in the region. We also discussed the importance of building organic communities and the role that Eth Kipu, a post-Devcon community of communities across Latin America, plays in this process. Nico also shared his thesis on how crypto is particularly well-suited to address the massive financial challenges that exist on the continent and the key role that decentralized social plays in onboarding the next billion people into the crypto ecosystem. Although the audio and video quality of the live recording wasn't as high fidelity as we would have liked, I believe that this conversation is a must-listen for anyone interested in the future of Latin American builders. To stay up to date with the latest research, you can follow along on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marcusdotam and Lens: https://lenster.com/u/marcus This research and podcast is produced with the support of: Ethereum Foundation Fellowship: The Fellowship program is a forum for leaders who are driven by leveraging Ethereum as a public good to help billions of people coordinate and thrive. The Fellowship program aims to support individuals who are passionate about identifying barriers to mass-adoption and breaking down the barriers for underrepresented communities to access crypto. Celo Foundation: Celo is the blockchain built for the real world. Carbon-negative, mobile-first and EVM-compatible, Celo is leading a thriving new digital economy for all. Build together and prosper.

Hola amigos, it’s great to be here with you all. I’m incredibly excited to share with you that I am launching the introductory episode of Last Mile DeFi - a 10(ish)-part podcast that will explore the challenges, opportunities, and frontiers of DeFi in Latin America. After over 400 conversations with thought-leaders, builders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, last-mile communities in Guatemala, and more - Last Mile DeFi is accompanying piece to the report I am working on where we will highlight the voices of leading projects and builders who are pushing the envelope of adoption of DeFi in the region. The podcast will cover the role of decentralized social in driving mass adoption, explore the models of some of the region’s leading DeFi-powered projects, speak with those at the vanguard of regulatory developments in the region, those facilitating crypto payments, discuss the importance of wallets in onboarding the masses, and explore how we can make undercollateralized lending a reality, among other subjects.