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for the Brazilian Real on-chain 

A Lawyer specializing in complex structured products, with stints at Cleary Gottlieb in New York and São Paulo, John combines the rigor of traditional markets with over a decade of experience as a trader, builder, and operator in crypto and fintech. Alongside Goldman Sachs, he designed Nubank's first structured credit infrastructure. John served as COO of Xerpa (acquired by Betterfly), leading operations following investments from Kaszek and QED. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and a B.S. in international relations from the University of Washington.

Co-founder and former CTO of Nubank, Latin America's most valuable bank and Brazil's most valuable company, Edward created and scaled the complex, regulated technology stack  that now serves over 110 million Nubank customers. His career is defined by the scale and security of complex financial systems. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a B.A. in Computer Science from Princeton University.

A financial innovation specialist with over 13 years at the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB), where he served as Deputy Manager of the Drex Project (Digital Real). Bruno led the BCB's CBDC and Tokenization working groups and authored the institution's first working paper on digital currencies. He holds an MPA from Columbia University and an LL.B. from PUC-Rio. Bruno has been recognized globally by Global Government Fintech as one of the most influential figures in the sector.

Co-founder of Framework Ventures, one of the world's largest venture capital firms specializing in digital assets. A pioneer in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) investing, Michael led investments in global networks including Chainlink, Aave, and Synthetix. Prior to Framework, he founded Hashletes — acquired after securing an official NFL license — and served as a product manager at Snapchat and Dropbox, structuring their monetization platforms.

Managing Partner at Paradigm, Alana leads investment, research, and operations functions. With over a decade of investment management experience, she worked as an analyst at Bill Gates' Investment Office (Cascade) and at Boston University, covering asset allocation, risk management, and private equity. She holds an MBA from MIT Sloan.

A renowned economist and one of the architects of the Plano Real, André’s career includes periods as the Director of the Brazilian Central Bank responsible for Brazil’s monetary policy, as well as President of the Brazilian National Development Bank (BNDES). He was a founding partner of Banco Matrix and Banco Garantia, and a member of the Board of Directors of Itaú Unibanco. André holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At Crown, André contributes his strategic vision on the evolution of monetary systems – and the Brazilian economy generally – in our evolving digital asset landscape.