170 - How Is Data Analytics Shaping the Future of Crypto and DeFi - Mattheus Veloso Dias

170 - How Is Data Analytics Shaping the Future of Crypto and DeFi - Mattheus Veloso Dias

June 11, 2026 · 58 min · Season 7 · Episode 11

About this episode

Mattheus Veloso Dias discusses the impact of data analytics on the future of cryptocurrency and decentralized finance.

Matt is a data and analytics leader with a rare blend of traditional finance and crypto expertise. After five years at Nubank, one of Latin America's largest digital banks, where he built analytics infrastructure at scale, he now leads data at Ether.fi, a major DeFi protocol based in the Cayman Islands. His journey spans continents, industries, and technologies, from building AI and NLP systems before the ChatGPT era to helping grow a crypto credit card product to over 20,000 weekly active users. Matt is passionate about applying data and technology to build products that genuinely improve people's financial lives. 💡 What You'll Learn from Matt's Journey: 🔸 Know What You're Investing In : Whether it's crypto, stocks, or your career, treat every investment, including your time and energy, as a calculated decision. Do your due diligence, understand the risks, and never put money into something you don't understand.🔸 Abstract the Tech, Focus on the Solution : The best products hide their complexity. Just as users don't need to understand Swift to use an iPhone, crypto adoption will grow when users don't need to understand blockchain to benefit from it.🔸 Build Where You Have…

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Hosts: Spencer Walker-Fooks, Nancy Nash

Guest: Mattheus Veloso Dias

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Organizations: Nubank, Ether.fi, ChatGPT

Places: Cayman Islands

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