Podcast | Hot Topics 2022 #4: Criptomoedas e FinTech

After analysing the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Labour Law and Real Estate, it is now the turn of the sector of Cryptocurrencies and FinTech. Diogo Pereira Duarte, Professional Partner at Abreu Advogados responsible for the FinTech sector was in conversation with André Veríssimo, ECO’s Chief Editor, to help answer the main questions in these areas.

What are crypto-activities? Will we see a normalisation of this type of investments? What regulation currently exists in Portugal and in the European Union? What distinguishes NFTs from other crypto-actives? What do they bring in different? In Portugal, Santa Casa da Misericórdia has created its own NFT platform. How does it work and what legal challenges does it raise? Will blockchain revolutionise the financial industry by causing disintermediation? What assessment can be made of the fintech market in Portugal? Is there, also here, a concern for sustainability?

These were some of the questions addressed in episode 4 of the podcast Hot Topics 2022, an initiative of Abreu Advogados in partnership with ECO, in a conversation that brought together the partner and coordinator of Financial Law at Abreu Advogados and the ECO journalist.

Podcast Hot Topics 2022 is an initiative of Abreu Advogados, in partnership with ECO (a Portuguese digital economic journal), where we look ahead to the next year in different areas.

Listen to the full session below [this podcast is spoken in Portuguese].