Welcome to «The Gspröch» Episode #6: Breaking Down Regulatory Developments in Brazil for Digital Assets with Mattos Filho
Guest: Mariane Kondo and Paulo Brancher, both Partner at Mattos Filho
Host: Stuart Petersen, Chief Revenue Officer at Wyden
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In this episode, Stuart is joined by two guests. Mariane Kondo and Paulo Brancher are both Partners at Mattos Filho, a full-service law firm recognized as Brazilian Law Firm of the Year for several years, including 2024, by Chambers Brazil Awards.
With extensive expertise in the ongoing developments regarding digital asset regulation in Brazil, Mariane and Paolo share valuable insights with Stuart on areas including:
- The drivers behind Brazil’s new virtual asset rules, and their scope;
- The status of the current consultation and activities being run by the Brazilian Central Bank;
- What CASPs should be doing to prepare;
- Brazil’s role as an regulatory early mover in the LatAm region.
“Gspröch,” a Swiss term for “conversation,” embodies our Swiss heritage here at Wyden. As a podcast, it serves as a vibrant space for engaging discussions, reflecting our roots, and inviting guests to delve into the dynamic world of institutional digital asset trading.
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Bio Guests:
Mariane Kondo advises clients from different sectors in structuring and attracting investment funds with different strategies, including financial investment funds, exchange traded funds, private equity funds, real estate funds, and credit-rights investment funds (FIDC). Mariane also advises clients looking to make investments and design strategies for developing their business with cryptoassets. She assists with structuring investment funds for direct or indirect investment in cryptoassets and provides strategic advice on complying with applicable Brazilian legal and regulatory requirements.
Paulo Brancher is a specialist in technology, banking, financial services, cryptoassets and innovation issues, as well as a Distinguished Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo and a graduate and postgraduate professor in Business Law and Law & Technology at the same institution. Paulo is a member and former board member of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw) and former chair of the Brazilian Association of Information Technology and Communications (ABDTIC). He has also authored several legal texts.
Bio Host: Stuart has a wealth of leadership experience in scaling highly complex fintech business models. Starting out at Thomson Financial, he then embarked on a 15-year career with quantitative solutions provider Algorithmics to build up the firm’s buy-side business. After Algorithmics, he joined industry leaders such as S&P Global, IBM, and Arria NLG, a leading provider of Natural Language Generation solutions.