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Episode #183: Tokenized Credit for Brazil's Creative Economy with DUX
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- Brazil Crypto Report
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- May 26, 2026
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- 3488
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Summary
This episode marks the first under our new name. Brazil Crypto Report is now Bits and Borders. The rebrand reflects where the conversation has gone. Crypto in Brazil has matured. The regulatory framework is in place, the big banks are in, the infrastructure works. That’s a good thing, but it also means the story has gotten less interesting to tell on repeat. We’ve been thinking about this move for a while. Bits and Borders lets us go wider, covering a wider canvas of frontier tech in frontier markets. We’ll still talk blockchain when it matters, but we can also chase AI, tokenized credit, fintech, and whatever else is worth your time. Same show, same perspective, just a bigger aperture. Thanks to everyone who’s been with us through nearly 200 editions of BCR. We’re excited about what’s ahead! Our first episode is with Luiz Octavio Gonçalves Neto, who is the founder and CEO of DUX , a company building financial infrastructure for the creative economy in Brazil. He joins discuss how DUX is using i nvoice factoring and blockchain-based liquidity to serve a $2.5 trillion global sector that traditional banks have largely ignored. DUX sits at the intersection of private credit and tokenization , buying receivables from creative economy companies, marketing agencies, event producers, music and film studios, creator agencies, and paying them upfront so they don’t have to wait 90 days for brands like Coca-Cola or Heineken to settle invoices. The company has done R$182 million in volume and is targeting R$1 billion by year-end. * DUX’s credit risk sits with the big brand obligors (Coca-Cola, Heineken, Unilever), not with the creative companies themselves. A three-layer security structure, including escrow accounts and co-obligor requirements, protects every operation. * The crea…