Building a Cryptocurrency Business in Latin America
February 4, 1:00 PM EST, 6:00 PM GMT
Join us for a Links virtual session featuring Daniel Vogel, co-founder and CEO of BITSO, the Mexico-based cryptocurrency exchange and financial services platform. In this "fireside chat" Jesse Spiro, Global Head of Policy at Chainalysis, they'll discuss how BITSO is investing in its business following its recent $62 million fundraising round, challenges and opportunities in the Mexican market, and the regulatory environment in Latin America.
Jesse Spiro
Global Head of Policy,
Daniel Vogel
Jesse Spiro is the Global Head of Policy for Chainalysis. Previously, he was the Head of Threat Finance and Emerging Risks for Thomson Reuters/Refinitiv, where he oversaw global engagement and research on threat finance, including terrorism, proliferation, cyber crime, organized crime, smuggling, trafficking. He is a 2018 National Security Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a member of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Financial Threats Council, and on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Human Trafficking Task Force. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park.
Co-founder and CEO of Bitso, Daniel Vogel is among the youngest entrepreneurs and leaders of technological innovation in Mexico. Motivated by a sense of social responsibility, Bitso is committed to the development of efficient, competitive, accessible and inclusive financial services in Mexico and LatAm. Daniel holds two degrees from Stanford University (BA in Economics, BS in Computer Systems Engineering) and a Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School. His work at Bitso has been recognized by Endeavor (Global Endeavor Entrepreneur), MassChallenge (2016 Gold Winner), the President of Mexico (Digital Leader Mexico), among others.