ABcripto announces Diego Perez as VP and strengthens bridge with fintechs

The Brazilian Crypto Economy Association (ABcripto) announces Diego Perez as its new Vice President and Director of Institutional Relations.

The appointment reflects the current stage of Brazil’s digital assets market, now focused on consolidation, regulatory architecture, and integration with the traditional financial system.

Perez joins ABcripto after serving as President of ABFintechs for the past six years, following an eight-year trajectory within the organisation, including earlier board roles.

Who is Diego Perez

He now joins the association’s council, maintaining proximity to both ecosystems and contributing to the advancement of integration between financial innovation and digital assets.

A lawyer with an LL.M. in Financial and Capital Markets Law from Insper, Perez has worked for over a decade at the intersection of financial innovation and regulation.

He is co-founder of SMU Investimentos, with experience in asset tokenisation initiatives, including participation in the CVM regulatory sandbox, and Vice President of Fintech Iberoamérica (FIA), where he follows regulatory harmonisation agendas across Latin America.

At ABFintechs, he led industry dialogue with the Central Bank, CVM, Ministry of Finance, COAF and the National Congress on topics such as Open Finance, Pix, Drex and digital asset regulation.

He also contributed to public consultations and regulatory proposals.

This experience in managing complex agendas involving innovation, competition and regulation is now being brought to ABcripto.

“Taking on the vice presidency of ABcripto is an opportunity to contribute even more directly to the consolidation of a balanced regulatory environment, one that fosters innovation without compromising legal certainty and the integrity of the financial system,” said Perez.

“The crypto asset sector in Brazil and Latin America is going through a decisive moment, where the development of well-calibrated public policies will be essential for its sustainable growth.

ABcripto plays a central role in this process, acting as a qualified interlocutor between the market and regulators, and as a coordinator of an agenda that combines competitiveness, financial inclusion and the fight against illicit activities.”

In his new role, Perez will focus on regulatory framework implementation for virtual asset service providers, integration with financial infrastructure such as Open Finance and Pix, and the advancement of the stablecoin agenda.

He will also engage with tax authorities and coordinate regional efforts toward regulatory convergence in Latin America.

His appointment reinforces ABcripto’s positioning as a technical and representative association capable of translating sector complexity into qualified dialogue with government, regulators and the press.

“Diego brings experience from a sector that has already gone through a regulatory transition, which will be essential for us over the coming years.

His arrival, together with the new directors of Management and Finance (Flávio Bindandi) and Legal and Projects (Julia Martinelli), who also bring expertise from regulated markets, completes the association’s Executive Board, which is expected to announce new projects and partnerships soon,” said Julia Rosin, Executive Director.

About ABcripto

The Brazilian Association of Crypto Economy (ABcripto) represents the digital asset sector in the country (Bitcoin being the best known of these).

It works to organize and develop the business environment, represents the interests of market participants, and collaborates in the construction of public and private policies that foster innovation and guarantee investor rights.

Its mission is to bring Brazilians closer to the crypto market and bring together the agents responsible for the development of this new financial services infrastructure.