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FIRST MOVER: How Crypto Solves Financial Problems in the Bronx

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4.8689 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios discusses how crypto can provide solutions to the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community.

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BronxCrypto founder and CEO Julio Barrios joins "First Mover" to discuss the financial challenges faced by the Bronx community and how crypto education can provide solutions to those issues. Plus, insights on regulatory concerns surrounding the crypto industry and what it takes for mainstream adoption.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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In a New York borough, two cryptobelievers are working hard to educate and onboard their community

0:54.9

to help them both grow their wealth and combat inflation.

0:58.4

Here to unpack the challenges that the community is facing and why crypto poses some solutions

1:03.9

is Bronx crypto founder Julio Varios.

1:07.2

Julio, welcome to the show.

1:09.1

Hello, Jennifer.

1:09.8

Thank you so much for having me. Of course. Thanks for being here. Now, let's, welcome to the show. Hello, Jennifer. Thank you so much for having me. Of course.

1:12.1

Thanks for being here. Now, let's just start at the beginning. Tell me a little bit about the

1:17.4

community in the Bronx that you're working with. And what kind of drove you to offer this type of

1:23.0

education to those folks? Okay. So Bronx Crypto is a community platform that I created. When I got into

1:31.8

crypto about eight to 10 years ago, I realized that there wasn't enough inclusion. There wasn't

1:36.8

enough representation. And I wanted to see that. And when I got deeper and deeper into

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