#135: FTX 2 Years On with Antonio Neto (Part 2)

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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Powered by hydroelectric energy from the ITAIPU Dam, Morphware provides high-performance compute to run, train, and build your AI apps and agents. One of the greatest expenses when it comes to building AI applications is the compute. Morphware provides a gateway to accessible compute for AI development. Using abundant clean energy from Paraguay, NVIDIA’s highest performing GPU servers and bitcoin mining infrastructure, Morphware offers some of the most competitive prices for compute in the industry. Follow on X @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Morphwareai⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and join the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Telegram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be a part of the community ---------------------------------------------------------------- 🚀 Sign up for the 🇧🇷Brazil Crypto Report newsletter for analysis, interviews and market intelligence