Brazil Crypto Report #182: Live from Merge Sao Paulo: Staking Goes Global with Figment's Sthefano Batista
Sthefano Batista is Head of Latam at Figment, the world's largest institutional provider of staking services with $18 billion in assets staked.
Recorded live at Merge Sao Paulo, Sthefano joins host Aaron Stanley to break down how Figment is building the staking market across Latin America, why major institutions like BlackRock, Nubank, and Robinhood trust Figment with their crypto yield strategies, and what makes Brazil one of the most interesting regulatory environments for staking in the world.
They dig into the nuances of proof-of-stake infrastructure, how Figment protects clients from slashing risk, the difference between retail and institutional staking priorities, and what the recent VASP regulatory updates in Brazil mean for the industry.
You can connect with Sthefano on Linkedin
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Figment is the leading independent provider of staking infrastructure with $18B assets under stake and provides the complete solution for over 1000 institutional clients in Latin America and globally. Through its enterprise-grade infrastructure, Figment enables clients such as banks and exchanges, to earn rewards on Proof-of-Stake assets such as Ethereum and Solana, while maintaining the highest standards of security, compliance, and performance.
Learn more at figment.io
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