Tokenizing Latin America: Six Currencies, One Financial System | Sebastian Serrano

What if the next stablecoin boom isn't in dollars? Ripio co-founder and CEO Sebastian Serrano joins David Hoffman to unpack how Latin America is bringing six local currencies onchain, why self-custody wallet deposits are still so expensive, and how stablecoins could improve cross-border payments.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Crypto adoption in Latin America
5:38 Local currencies, FX and the carry trade
8:19 Inside Ripio: crypto infrastructure for LatAm
16:29 Fixing on-ramps with local stablecoins
28:26 Wrapped fiat: business model and cross-border payments
35:29 Distribution and which blockchains
42:14 Regulators, banks and market growth

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RESOURCES

Sebastián Serrano
https://x.com/sserrano44

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