Mauricio Magaldi of 11:FS on Why Brazil's Crypto Bill May Be Harmful to Startups

Mauricio Magaldi is Global Strategy Director for crypto at 11:FS, a digital banking and financial services consultancy out of London. He's also the host of the BlockDrops and BlockTalks podcasts, plays drums for a heavy metal band, has two cats and advises several startups in the crypto space.  We talk about his path from leading enterprise blockchain efforts for IBM in Latin America in 2017 to becoming a full-on crypto degen, podcast host and influencer in the Brazil crypto space. Mauricio discusses his involvement in the upcoming Blockchain Rio conference, and shares his views on why the crypto legislation working through the Brazilian Congress may be harmful to innovation in the country if the needs of startups aren't taken into account.  Note: this is a crossover episode! Mauricio and I record an episode in Portuguese so be sure to check that out on his channel!  Link to BlockDrops podcast here  Twitter: @blockdropspod Linkedin: @magaldi Please follow and subscribe to Brazil Crypto Report for more news, analysis and interviews looking at the Brazil crypto ecosystem 🙏 Thanks to our partners at HBAR Foundation for supporting 🇧🇷 Brazil Crypto Report! If you're a Latam entrepreneur or developer with an up-and-coming project or idea and need some support, take a look at the HBAR grant program. They're seeding projects focused on DeFi, fintech, NFTs, sustainability and so much more. They also offer a plethora of other resources to help builders bootstrap. Do yourself a favor and check them out! 👊