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Latin America is a region ripe for mass adoption of crypto protocols. Why aren't we seeing more adoption yet?
We spoke with 100+ founders from the region to unpack their challenges and opportunities to scale their projects.
Here's what we learned 👇
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As a Fellow at the
@Ethereum
Foundation, I am exploring crypto’s potential to empower disenfranchised communities in the global south by delivering fairer economic systems. Read more:
Contribute, subscribe and mint a free nft:
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The Last Mile DeFi Report is now live! 🎉
This report is the final result of my research as a Fellow at the
@Ethereum
Foundation where I detail a comprehensive perspective on the challenges and opportunities for the future of DeFi in LatAm. 🌎
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I took this photo on a 9,000 HA parcel of land in Guatemala that is rapidly being degraded for cattle ranching. It is being sold for the ~$2,500/HA (~$22,500,000 total)
web3 will spin up millions for jpgs - what would it take to channel that energy towards ecosystem restoration?
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BIG news: Guatemala is getting its very first Ethereum node 🔥
So stoked to participate in decentralising the Ethereum network and activating a more decentralised and robust ecosystem with the
@ethereumgt
community 🚀
Solo staking is the gwei ❤️🔥
Staker 3:
@ethereumgt
Location: Guatemala
Superpower: Writing Twitter threads on DeFi Loans
@marcusdotam
"By participating in the solo staking program, individuals in Guatemala would have the opportunity to have other means of earning income through the ethereum network"
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Hola frens, 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. ❤️🔥
Read more and listen:
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Here's a sample of the 400+ protocols, researchers, dApps, and impact organizations I've spoke with regarding how we can leverage crypto to unlock more financial inclusion throughout LatAm.
Who else should I speak with about challenges and opportunities for DeFi in LatAm? 👇
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Interest rates for car loans in Guatemala (and much of the global south) are too damn high (20%+)!
I used DeFi to buy a car to both get a better loan and showcase the power of DeFi in Latin America to bring forth more financial freedom in the region 🌎
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On this week’s Odisea, we have
@StaniKulechov
, the founder of
@LensProtocol
and
@AaveAave
! We explore where DeFi and web3 social is heading and most interestingly - where these two intersect to drive adoption and impact across society.
Listen and read 👇
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As a part of my Fellowship at the
@Ethereum
Foundation I've been working on some mind maps that lay out all of the dependencies (and subsequently intervention points) to drive real utility for crypto in emerging economies - focusing particularly on last-mile lending. Wdyt? 🧠👇
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gm! Who are some of your favourite builders based in the global south who are shipping onchain products/protocols/dapps? Tag them + their projects below 👇
Exploring how we can support these founders in their journey and drive more adoption where crypto is needed most 🌎
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Landed in Denver ☀️
Drinking some delicious coffee ☕️
Doing some edits on the upcoming report on DeFi’s potential in LatAm 🌱
Lie is good 🤙🏽
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The US is cool and all but nothing beats coming back home to fresh healthy food, luscious gardens, and amazing weather in this beautiful country 🌺🌱❤️🔥
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Going to buy a car with DeFi as the interest rates in Guatemala are too damn high (20%+)!
I’m thinking of using Liquity to take out a 0% loan against Ether for the value of the car. Any other thoughts on what other strategy aside from Liquity?
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Hey frens, join us in this space today at 10am MT to discuss where defi has the opportunity to radically transform financial systems in emerging economies 🔥👇🏽
SPACES Alert 🚨
DeFi > CeFi
Join us tomorrow for another round of Twitter Spaces which where we chat with
@marcusdotam
,
@samexotic3
, &
@bjnpck
Learn how
@marcusdotam
bought his dream car using Liquity in Guatemala 🇬🇹
RSVP here:
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Kicking off El Salvador’s Ethereum event with
@ethvolcano_
🌋
@skylar_eth
discussing Ethereum’s scalability and building credibly neutral and decentralized systems 🔥
Local Ethereum communities are the gwei 🚀
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gm! On the latest episode of Last Mile DeFi we speak with
@mila_rioja
from
@CeloOrg
.
We discuss the importance of building systems driven by regeneration, why LatAm is ready for mass-adoption, and explore leading use-cases for the region. Enjoy! 👇
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Ethereum Guatemala: the only conference (I am aware of) where we’ll walk around UNESCO world heritage sites, make our own chocolate, and shop around for beautiful hand-crafted artisanal art 🌺❤️🔥
@ethereumgt
🇬🇹
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@Ilhan
@SecBlinken
This is so wrong. Have you ever been to El Salvador? People LOVE Bukele - 90% approval rating. It's not just a stat, I would recommend you get out of DC and head down there yourself.
The country is safer than ever. It is a beacon of freedom in Latin America. We are still
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Episode 01 of Odisea is here! On our first episode we speak with a true regen and OG
@thegrifft
. Griff is a seasoned builder within the ecosystem and is devoted to leveraging crypto to building new substrates of human coordination.
Read and listen 👇
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Ever since
@elonmusk
took over Twitter I now get spammed with at least 10 of these an hour. Pls make it stop ser.
I've deleted the blue bird app from my phone and am pretty much only posting on
@LensProtocol
- let's connect there: marcus.lens 🌎
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Ethereum Guatemala is here 🔥 Today is a day of workshops, talks, and connections for more decentralized and equitable futures ❤️🔥
Follow
@ethereumgt
for all the updates for this young but mighty community 🥑
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@camiinthisthang
As a Guatemalan, I feel you on this big time.
Let’s work on leveraging this technology (alongside social + cultural innovation) to address and overcome the systemic issues that cause corruption, inequality, and injustice that has led us here in the first place. ✊
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@camiinthisthang
This particular matter is what im currently exploring with the
@Ethereum
Foundation, would love to speak with folks who are driven by building better futures for all: 🌼
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Si estas trabajando en el ecosistema de crypto en LatAm, por favor llena esta encuesta para apoyar al Kipu Lab de la comunidad de
@EthKipu
👇❤️🔥
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Introducing Odisea: Journeys towards infinite gardens 🌺
Odisea is a 10-part series where we speak with pioneers in the crypto ecosystem to explore how crypto is already and will continue to serve as a key to unlock flourishing futures for all.
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Did my groceries shop in Guatemala using the Bitcoin Lightning network⚡️
Instant settlement, lower transactions fees for the merchant, and seamless user experience ❤️🔥 gracias
@osmowallet
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What better way to start the morning than a run to and from spring water pools nestled in a lush tropical valley to get an ice-cold swim in 🏊♂️
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@freddier
Vivimos en sociedades plagadas por corrupción, explotación, y extracción. La ideología gringa y guerras que le siguen nos cambiaron el rumbo a Latino America.
Contestando tu pregunta, el impacto de esto a nivel personal es algo muy visceral que se vive en el día a día.
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gm! On episode 3 of Last Mile DeFi, we speak with
@camiinthisthang
where we explore Cami's developer journey, the importance of equitable access to technical education, and her passion for delivering economic freedom in LatAm 🌎
Listen and learn more👇
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gm ❤️🔥 what better way to start the week than jumping off a mountain? 🪂
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Writing, editing, and re-writing my upcoming post for the
@ethereum
blog on the research I’ve been conducting as a Fellow on how we empower disenfranchised communities in emerging economies leveraging crypto.
Much prefer editing the old school way. What’re your writing tips? ✍️
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Hey amigos, with the
@Gitcoin
beta round coming to an end soon, I’ve got a super important request 🫶🌞
I’m a firm believer that cultivating and supporting local Ethereum communities is one of the best ways of:
1. 📚educating and onboarding those who have most to gain from the
¡Ha llegado la ronda beta de
@gitcoin
! 🔥
Nos encantaría poder contar con tu apoyo para seguir fomentando y creciendo nuestra comunidad de Ethereans en Guatemala con talleres, educación, eventos y mucho más. 🚀
Puedes apoyarnos en Gitcoin acá:
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Supporting public goods with the best reggaeton dj around
@oyealmond
and the
@Givethio
crew ❤️🔥😎
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Happy to share that I have published v1 of the report I am writing on DeFi's potential to drive more financial inclusion in Guatemala. The report is open to community-sourced feedback and will be publishing finalized v2 and podcast soon
Gracias frens!🌱
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Incredibly excited to share that I have been selected as an
@Ethereum
Foundation Fellow! 🎉
As a Fellow, my missions is to onboard the next billion into crypto by empowering communities that are often at the margins of society. Immensely grateful and excited for the journey! 🔥
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Ethereum Guatemala sold out. We opened up 25% more tickets. A few days later, we sold out again. 👀
Latin America is ready for decentralized self-sovereign futures and we're here for it. Couldn't be more bullish on the fire LatAm is bringing to the table! ❤️🔥
¡ENTRADAS AGOTADAS! 🎫
Estamos muy agradecidos por el apoyo recibido. ¡Gracias a todos los que se han unido y hecho posible este gran momento! 🤩
¡Nos vemos el 11 de marzo para la primera conferencia de Ethereum en Guatemala! 🔥
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tl;dr 🤓
I used
@LiquityProtocol
to take out a 0% loan against my $ETH which even after the base rate, swap, gas, on/off-ramp fees was nearly an order of magnitude cheaper to take out the loan (and w similar collateral ratio).
Talk about real world ~utility~ ✨tl;dr 🤓
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I am always amazed by the ignorance of some builders in the north who want to work in Latin America and are surprised that
#Bitcoin
has the highest recognition and adoption in the region. The Lightning Network solves the lowest-hanging fruit challenge: cross-border payments. 💸
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@eth_barcelona
has come and gone and this was undoubtedly one of the best gatherings I’ve ever partaken in🌞
Change-makers from around the world gathered to connect, learn, and imagine and build better futures. This is only the beginning and I’m so excited for what’s to come🌱
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Big Breckinridge vibes with the crew ⛷️❄️❤️🔥
(last one is a video of me absolutely getting smacked on a double black)
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Last Mile DeFi, the 10-part podcast I've been working where we explore the frontiers of DeFi in Latin America, has been such a blast to produce and share with the world.
I've noticed that there's been a ton of education and value that people have gotten from the podcast, and
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¡Emocionado de anunciar el lanzamiento del episodio 02 de Last Mile DeFi con
@jori_armbruster
y
@GabrielaChang17
de
@EthicHub
donde discutimos los desafíos de pequeños agricultores en LatAm y la propuesta de DeFi que provee Ethic Hub.
Escuchen y lean más:
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Life-pro tip: delete social media (and any other time-absorbing app) from your phone 💆
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Today I am launching episode 01 of the Last Mile DeFi podcast, where I speak with
@nicnode
from Bolivia. 🇧🇴
We explore DeFi's potential in our countries, building LatAm-based communities, and onboarding the next billion with decentralized social. Enjoy!
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If you can text, you can crypto. The latest Last Mile DeFi podcast is with
@jackie_bona
from
@Valora
. We discuss the critical role wallets play in onboarding the masses, design challenges present in wallets, and how to build a wallet accessible to all.
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The latest episode of Odisea features the incredible
@provenauthority
from
@Discoxyz
where we explore Evin’s drive and design philosophy in building identity protocols that are simultaneously delightful and egalitarian. 🪩🕺
Read more and listen 👇🎶
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Guatemala (
@ethereumgt
) is getting it's SECOND Ethereum node thanks to the support of the recent
@EF_ESP
's run a node program!
Geographically decentralizing nodes is crucial to building an anti-fragile network. We look forward to continuing to contribute to this vision! 🔥
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@camiinthisthang
@jtriley_eth
I'm so sorry Cami. If you are ever up for sharing what your setup looked like and where the vulnerability vector might have been, this might help some prevent future similar such cases.
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"As within, so without" 🌱
On the latest Odisea,
@climateXcrypto
of
@refidaoist
joins us to discuss the importance of honoring our precious life to in order to leverage crypto to bring about the radical change we yearn 🌎
Learn more and listen 👇
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6 months ago I asked a very important question… “Wen ETHGuatemala?”
I’m stoked to announce we’re hosting Guatemala’s first Ethereum event on March 11th. If you’re in for contributing to a local grassroots community, you should join us:
@ethereumgt
🌱
@owocki
@Sim_Pop
@schellingpoint_
@EthereumDenver
Wen ETHGuatemala?
The name literally means land of many trees 🌳
Talk about touching some grass 🌱
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The first solidity course in Guatemala is coming thanks to the amazing work of
@ethereumgt
and
@EthKipu
’s educational initiative that is powering the largest in-person solidity courses in Latin America 💥
Couldn’t be more bullish ❤️🔥
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To be labelled as “the world’s most polluted river” is seriously concerning.
I appreciate and commend the efforts of
@TheOceanCleanup
and it’s also time for Guatemala to step up and not allow this problem to even be an issue in the first place.
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On the first episode of Odisea,
@thegrifft
walks us through why he’s hopeful on crypto’s opportunity to coordinate and overcome some of the most challenging issues of our time - whilst creating win-win outcomes for all. 🌱
Full episode:
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Did some major grass touching this weekend 🌱
After an overnight 9 hour, 18 km hike up a volcano there is nothing better than bathing in hot springs surrounded by a lush valley 🌳
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Tomorrow is the day! We're hosting our weekly Solarpunk AF gathering at 2pm PT/5pm ET.
Stop by to connect with fellow solarpunks, chat public goods, establish life-long friendships and build partnerships!
See you there frens 🌱🌞
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The solarpunk evolution is here 🌱☀️
@thegrifft
on Regen Economies at
@eth_barcelona
h/t
@Givethio
@commonsstack
@tecmns
for creating the future of public goods infrastructure
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gm 🌞 last morning of 2022 in one of my favourite places in the world: Lake Atitlan in Guatemala 🌋
Where are you spending your last day of the year? 👇🏽
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gm frens! I’m conducting some research exploring how crypto (specifically DeFi) could serve as a tool to enhance livelihoods of communities in emerging economies 🌱🌎
If this sounds like something you (or someone you know) are working on, slide into DMs or tag them below :)
Incredibly excited to share that I have been selected as an
@Ethereum
Foundation Fellow! 🎉
As a Fellow, my missions is to onboard the next billion into crypto by empowering communities that are often at the margins of society. Immensely grateful and excited for the journey! 🔥
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Who’s pushing the envelope on blockchain adoption across the global south that is: accessible to marginalised communities, at scale, and attempting to radically shift the socioeconomic cloth of society to create more equitable power (education, money, political) distribution?
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So excited to stop by
@DreamDAO_
on Saturday June 4th at 11am EST to chat all things regen, web3, and impact with
@coherenetwork
🌱🌞
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Are you a solarpunk/regen buildoooor? 🌱
Join us tomorrow (Tues) at 2pm PT/5pm ET to discuss all things co-creating regen futures for all. This is a great space to explore building a community of builders and dreamers that are creating green futures!
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Had a really fascinating workshop today at the
@regensunite
Devcon hub exploring the underlying nature of finance and value hosted by
@wor
.
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So excited to be joining the
@TalentProtocol
house in Bogotá for Devcon! 🔥🚀
Celebrating the warm reception of Talent House to Latin America, w/ the announcement of 🇨🇴Talent House Bogotá! 🇨🇴 grant winners!
Enhorabuena to 👇
🇺🇸
@_anyasingh
🇹🇷
@datafobik
🇦🇷
@0xstev3
🇦🇷
@HooCrypto
🇵🇪
@luisotravz
🇬🇹
@marcvsam
🇦🇷
@CryptoContadora
🇦🇷
@naticchain
🇳🇬
@NaturallyTechie
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We've got another episode of Last Mile DeFi with
@realjdowner
. We discuss the power of crypto in LatAm, the impact it has on people's lives, how we can deliver better on-chain identity for those without nation-state issued IDs.
Learn more and listen:
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¡Nos vemos mañana para un Twitter Space con
@SEEDLatam
y
@LiquityProtocol
sobre las Stablecoins Imparables y las oportunidades de DeFi en LatAm!🔥
Se viene el segundo
#TwitterSpaces
junto a
@LiquityProtocol
🤩.
Vamos a recorrer su ecosistema y actualizar nuestros conocimientos sobre Liquity y LUSD con
@bingentxu
y
@marcusdotam
🗣️.
🎙️:
@0xJoxes
y
@thelyingbear
⏰: 2:00 PM UTC | 9:00 AM 🇵🇪 | 10:00 🇻🇪 | 11:00 AM 🇦🇷
🔔👇
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Let's not forget that DAOs are ultimately made up of people. And as such, they have the potential to befall to the pitfalls that we see across any other organization out there. IMO, the key to addressing these pitfalls relies on effective decentralized leadership...
🧵
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Web3 enables us to move beyond the nation state as the sole means of political coordination, reject corporations as the vehicle for economic coordination, and reverse trends of abstracted notions of the self and the collective.
h/t
@notscottmoore
@eth_barcelona
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In order to overcome corruption and manipulation, national government budgets and financial flows should be transparent, freely accessible, and immutable.
Blockchain anyone?
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This is the result of a lively discussion around the necessary building blocks to bring real world utility to crypto in emerging economies.
This is just the beginning of a long journey towards onboarding and empowering the next billion(s) into crypto. Keep building, frens 🌱
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Things are evolving: marcus -> cush.eth
New things coming, stay tuned :)
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