Events
Merkle Science Meet Rio: The Future of Crypto Compliance
August 12, 2026
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Largo do Ibam, 1
Duane Morris invites you to, "Merkle Science Meet Rio: The Future of Crypto Compliance," on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Brazil Time.
About the Program
Merkle Science, Duane Morris LLP, Movantis, Utexo and BMA Advogados invite you to join us in Rio de Janeiro for in-depth panel discussions on the emergence and utilization of digital assets and cryptocurrency in Latin America. Our speakers, comprised of industry practitioners in law firms, financial institutions and blockchain companies, will discuss the evolving regulatory framework and methods governments and private institutions are using to combat crypto-enabled financial crime. Other panels will discuss Latin American regulatory matters, building trust for institutional adoption digital assets, and stablecoins and cross-border payments in Latin America. The panel discussions will be followed by a rooftop cocktail reception. More details about the event are available on the registration page.
Duane Morris Speaker
David Contreiras Tyler
Partner, Corporate Practice Group
Moderator: Managing Crypto Financial Crime
Other speakers on the panel include:
Jonas Pavia – Senior Compliance Associate, Bitso
Alvaro Castro – Compliance Officer, Belo
Amanda Di Marchi Peçanha – Chief Compliance Officer, Trace Finance
Juliana Araujo – Head of Legal and Risk, Brazil, Nonco
Vinicius Zaratine – Head of Legal and Compliance, Brazil, Reap
Felipe Almeida – Partner and Compliance Manager, Avenia
About the Duane Morris Digital Assets and Blockchain Group
Duane Morris' multidisciplinary Digital Assets and Blockchain Group provides regulatory, litigation, defense and transactional services to clients facing the novel and complex legal issues that arise in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries, domestically and internationally. Our team is composed of lawyers who worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Federal Reserve, state gaming commissions and the U.S. Department of Justice, with vast global banking and financial services international experience.
About Merkle Science
Founded in 2018, Merkle Science is the next-generation predictive cryptocurrency risk and intelligence platform that helps crypto companies, financial institutions and government entities detect, investigate and prevent illegal activities involving cryptocurrencies. Merkle Science’s proprietary Behavioral Rule Engine enables our tools to go beyond blacklists so that compliance teams may fulfill their local KYC/AML obligations and industry players may stay keep pace with the industry’s increasingly complex illicit activities. Merkle Science envisions a world powered by crypto and is creating the infrastructure necessary to ensure the safe and healthy growth of the cryptocurrency industry as it becomes a key pillar of the $22 trillion financial services ecosystem. We enable businesses to scale and mature so that a full range of individuals, entities and services may transact with crypto safely.
Please contact Nick Napolitano with any questions.