{"id":463203,"date":"2025-01-27T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=463203"},"modified":"2025-01-27T21:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T21:50:32","slug":"ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ripple<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ripple.com\/insights\/crypto-momentum-in-the-us-whats-next-for-ripple-payments\/?utm_campaign=\">announced<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the acquisition of two Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New York and Texas, pivotal states for its cross-border payment solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly acquired licenses in Texas and New York bring the total number of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/ripple\/\">Ripple<\/a> MTLs in the US to 31. The firm also announced it would double its hiring efforts this year as part of its expansion plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Texas and New York are known for their robust compliance frameworks, with the latter's BitLicense and Limited Purpose Trust Company Charter representing some of the highest regulatory standards in the financial sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joanie Xie, Ripple's Managing Director for North America, stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;Financial institutions and crypto businesses are increasingly unlocking the benefits of blockchain for faster, cost-efficient, and 24\/7 cross-border payments. Ripple\u2019s experience in both crypto and financial services makes us uniquely positioned to support institutions ready to capitalize on this landscape.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US received nearly $900 billion worth of crypto between 2023 and 2024, according to Chainalysis's &#8220;2024 Geography of Crypto Report.&#8221; It is the largest country in this metric.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, retail investors are increasingly using crypto payments. An EY-Parthenon<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ey.com\/en_us\/insights\/financial-services\/how-investors-make-digital-assets-part-of-their-lives\">survey<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of over 1,000 crypto retail investors revealed that 29% of respondents used crypto for payments in 2024, a 6% leap from 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These metrics combined suggest the US is a potential market for exploring crypto payments. Moreover, Ripple is also doubling down on its US presence, with 75% of its open positions based domestically.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company is also preparing to integrate its enterprise-grade stablecoin, Ripple USD (RLUSD), into its payments platform later this year to further enhance cross-border transaction efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a dashboard from CryptoQuant, RLUSD's market cap grew by 42% since its official launch on Dec. 17, reaching nearly $100 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company's hiring has doubled compared to 2023, and it has recently expanded its offices in San Francisco and New York to accommodate its growing workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ripple's expansion comes amid rapid regulatory evolution in the US. Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ability-for-us-banks-to-custody-bitcoin-opened-up-as-sec-retires-sab-121\/\">rescinded<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> SAB 121, a rule that would have imposed restrictive requirements on banks offering crypto custody services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was the first action of the SEC's <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/sec-unveils-crypto-task-force-led-by-crypto-mom-hester-peirce-to-forge-new-regulatory-path\/\">newly created crypto task force<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, led by Commissioner <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/hester-peirce\/\">Hester Peirce<\/a>, known as &#8220;Crypto Mom&#8221; for her positive stance on crypto.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple announced the acquisition of two Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs) in New York and Texas, pivotal states for its cross-border payment solutions. The newly acquired licenses in Texas and New York bring the total number of Ripple MTLs in the US to 31. The firm also announced it would double its hiring efforts this year [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1511,"featured_media":459985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,77968,11],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.9 (Yoast SEO v21.9.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CryptoSlate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-27T21:50:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ripple-us.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gino Matos\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Gino Matos\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/#person\",\"name\":\"Gino Matos\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/#authorimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Gino Matos\"},\"jobTitle\":\"Reporter\",\"description\":\"Gino Matos is a seasoned crypto journalist and law graduate covering Brazil\u2019s blockchain ecosystem and DeFi developments.\",\"worksFor\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/pelicamatos\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ginomatos\",\"https:\/\/muckrack.com\/gino-matos\"]},\"headline\":\"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Crypto\",\"Featured\",\"Regulation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2025\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\",\"name\":\"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"NewsMediaOrganization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CryptoSlate\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"CryptoSlate\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"publishingPrinciples\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"ownershipFundingInfo\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/\",\"correctionsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"ethicsPolicy\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles\",\"foundingDate\":\"2017-08-04\",\"founder\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Nate Whitehill\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Matthew Blancarte\"}],\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate\",\"https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews\",\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews\"],\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer support\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"sales\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback\",\"email\":\"tips@cryptoslate.com\",\"availableLanguage\":\"en-US\"}],\"masthead\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f03754c9e579651795caf77a2b00c49c\",\"name\":\"Gino Matos\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Gino Matos\"},\"description\":\"Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push","description":"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push","og_description":"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.","og_url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/","og_site_name":"CryptoSlate","article_published_time":"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-27T21:50:32+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ripple-us.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Gino Matos","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Gino Matos","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/"},"author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/#person","name":"Gino Matos","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/#authorimage","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-300x300.jpg","caption":"Gino Matos"},"jobTitle":"Reporter","description":"Gino Matos is a seasoned crypto journalist and law graduate covering Brazil\u2019s blockchain ecosystem and DeFi developments.","worksFor":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/pelicamatos","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ginomatos","https:\/\/muckrack.com\/gino-matos"]},"headline":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push","datePublished":"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/"},"wordCount":378,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Crypto","Featured","Regulation"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2025","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/","name":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-27T22:00:32+00:00","description":"The company acquired new licenses in New York and Texas, and doubled its hiring efforts in 2024.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/ripple-expands-us-operations-with-new-money-transfer-licenses-and-hiring-push\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ripple expands US operations with new money transfer licenses and hiring push"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","name":"CryptoSlate","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#organization","name":"CryptoSlate","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/c-logo.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"caption":"CryptoSlate"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"publishingPrinciples":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","ownershipFundingInfo":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/how-cryptoslate-makes-and-spends-money\/","correctionsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","ethicsPolicy":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#editorial-principles","foundingDate":"2017-08-04","founder":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nate Whitehill"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Matthew Blancarte"}],"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/cryptoslate","https:\/\/t.me\/cryptoslatenews","https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cryptoslatenews"],"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer support","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"sales","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/contact\/?topic=advertising#contact-form","availableLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"newsroom","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/disclaimers\/editorial-policy\/#corrections-feedback","email":"tips@cryptoslate.com","availableLanguage":"en-US"}],"masthead":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/about\/#masthead"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f03754c9e579651795caf77a2b00c49c","name":"Gino Matos","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/profile-photo-gino-150x150.jpg","caption":"Gino Matos"},"description":"Gino Matos is a law school graduate and a seasoned journalist with six years of experience in the crypto industry. His expertise primarily focuses on the Brazilian blockchain ecosystem and developments in decentralized finance (DeFi).","url":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/author\/gino-matos\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463203"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1511"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463203"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":463228,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463203\/revisions\/463228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/459985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463203"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=463203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}