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Bits and Borders

Aaron Stanley

A media brand exploring frontier tech in frontier markets, with a unique focus on Brazil and Latin America

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Latest Issues

Episode #195: "Scale to $100 Billion or Die:” KAST CEO Raagulan Pathy on the Stablecoin Neobank Race

Hey everyone,

Raagulan Pathy is the CEO of KAST, one of the fastest growing stablecoin neobanks in the world. I caught up with him at Blockchain Rio 2026 to discuss what a year of scaling has done to his thesis on consumer stablecoin banki...

6 days ago
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#242: Brazil is now a Top 5 market for OpenAI

Hey everyone, welcome back to Bits and Borders for the week of August 17-21, 2026, where we’re exploring the week’s biggest tech stories from the Latin America region.

If you happen to be in Florianopolis for the Magic Island pop-up city t...

7 days ago
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#194: The Fraudsters Have Agents Now with Sumsub's Ilya Brovin

Hey everyone,

Ilya Brovin is Chief Growth Officer of Sumsub. I caught up with him at Bitso Business’ Stablecoin Conference in Mexico City to discuss how AI is changing the economics of identity fraud.

By the company’s own numbers, Sumsub...

11 days ago
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#241: Argentina's Chobut Province Lands a $5 Billion AI Data Center

Hey everyone,

Welcome back to Bits and Borders for the week of August 10-14, 2026.

It was great catching up with many of you in person at Blockchain Rio this past week. Hard to believe this was my fifth year speaking at this event; it’s...

15 days ago
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Episode #192: The Modular Stablecoin Revolution with M0's Luca Prosperi

Hey everyone,

Luca Prosperi is CEO and co-founder of M0. I caught up with him to discuss the state of stablecoin infrastructure in 2026, from bank pushback on yield to the shift toward wallet-centric finance.

I first spoke with Luca about...

17 days ago
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