Diego Vera Nieto

Bitcoin Comms Specialist — Journalist ✍️
Chilean 🇨🇱

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

There are truly no words to describe the vibe in Buenos Aires during this @EFDevcon 🤯

But what we can describe are the trends shaping DeFi and Ethereum, and how these ten years of Ethereum mainnet have left their mark.

My DevConnect 2025 recap for @DefiantNews 👇

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

Ethereum marked ten years on mainnet, and that maturity showed at last week’s @EFDevcon in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷

We saw an ecosystem prioritizing privacy, rethinking security across the stack, and putting real users at the center.

Here are the key narratives:
https://t.co/vyESS6ib1S

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MARA Foundation TV (MFTV) is now available on Spotify

Check out our latest episode on the quantum threat with @reardencode

WATCH ON SPOTIFY: https://t.co/ub6Rjhnvli

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #8: Bitcoin in the Language You Dream In | with @Dulce_xyz of @libdesatoshi

🔗 YouTube: https://t.co/48czlGbrJp

After struggling to find Bitcoin educational materials in her native language, Mexican developer @dulce_xyz launched @libdesatoshi to make Bitcoin education accessible to Spanish-speaking students in the "language they dream in."

This effort eventually expanded into B4OS—a program that's trained more than two dozen Spanish-speaking Bitcoin Core contributors to date.

In this episode of MFTV, @Dulce_xyz sits with host @isabelfoxenduke to discuss:

- Why access to Bitcoin education in non-English languages is essential to the long-term decentralization of the network
- How language barriers can quietly concentrate influence among a small subset of developers and builders
- Why Bitcoin's long-term success depends on arming builders and users everywhere—not just those who speak English — with effective user and technical education

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@MARAFoundation_ @Dulce_xyz @libdesatoshi Great episode! 100% agree with Dulce. We learn best in the language we dream in 🙌

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @crypterotas @neha @MIT @fountain_app yes! Spotify, Fountain, and here's the RSS feed in case you're using another podcast app: https://t.co/O5HCZztbs0

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #6: Financial Surveillance and Privacy on Bitcoin | with Matt Odell

Perfect pseudonymity your entire Bitcoin life. One KYC mistake, and anyone can track every transaction you've ever made — today or in 10 years.

Matt Odell, founder of @ten31funds and one of Bitcoin's most vocal privacy advocates, breaks down why financial surveillance doesn't just target the powerful — and why anyone leaving a digital trail is exposed.

In this episode, he sits down with @isabelfoxenduke for a deep dive into how the government buys your transaction data from platforms like Venmo instead of getting a warrant, why financial privacy is a prerequisite for wealth, and why one simple change to how you use Bitcoin could substantially improve your privacy today.

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @neha @MIT Great episode! 🙌🙌

[Isabel Foxen Duke⚡️ @isabelfoxenduke]

"It's insane to say that Bitcoin will not solve the quantum problem... of course Bitcoin will survive it and of course Bitcoin will solve it," says Stanford cryptographer @danboneh

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@r8raq @isabelfoxenduke @andurobtc @danboneh Hey @r8raq! He did say that. I replied to your 1/ post but think you missed it https://t.co/lTao5ofWyL

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@r8raq @andurobtc @isabelfoxenduke @danboneh He did tho 1:38:57

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@MARAFoundation_ @skot9000 @256FOUNDATION Lottery mining with my BitAxe

I've seen things with worse odds happen, so you never know...😂

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@r8raq @andurobtc @isabelfoxenduke @danboneh He did tho 1:38:57

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @danboneh Interesting, neutral atoms QCs are the new sexy thing now... Great alpha 👀

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @danboneh I've been seeing some "quantum is never going to happen" arguments recently. It'll be interesting to listen to @danboneh tomorrow!

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV #2: @MARA CEO Fred Thiel on Global adoption, Quantum preparedness, and the future of Bitcoin’s security budget | @fgthiel

YOUTUBE: https://t.co/Ev8AN5oSxd

Following a series of strategic acquisitions in the energy and AI/HPC infrastructure spaces — MARA recently reaffirmed its long-term commitment to Bitcoin with the launch of the Bitcoin-focused @MARAFoundation_

MARA CEO @fgthiel explains why the company — which consistently ranks among the world’s largest Bitcoin miners — believes it has a “unique obligation to protect and nurture the health of the protocol.”

In this special episode of MFTV, Head of MARA Foundation @isabelfoxenduke sits down with Fred to discuss the Foundation’s mission, its long-term priorities, and the key issues it's committing to support.

The conversation explores Fred’s perspective on some of Bitcoin’s biggest long-term challenges and opportunities, including:

- The potential impact of quantum computing — and how Bitcoin is preparing

- How institutional adoption could shape Bitcoin governance and culture over time

- Mining use cases that can support a sustainable Bitcoin security budget

- Global and domestic catalysts for Bitcoin adoption

- Bitcoin adoption in the Global South and its role as a freedom-preserving technology

Watch the full conversation below.

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

The CLARITY Act has advanced out of the Senate Banking Committee

That’s a major step, but it does not make the bill law yet 👀

What needs to happen next:

- The bill moves toward full Senate consideration, where it is expected to need 60 votes to advance

- The Senate debates, amends, and votes on it, with August seen as a key window before recess, the congressional calendar, and other priorities make the bill harder to advance

- The House and Senate must agree on the same final text

- The final bill goes to the President

A key step forward for digital asset market structure in the US, but the process is not over yet.

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@MARAFoundation_ Congrats on the first episode 🔥🔥

[MARA Foundation @MARAFoundation_]

MFTV: Cynthia Lummis on the Future of Bitcoin Policy in America

▶️ WATCH: https://t.co/DacUbFmsWT

Few lawmakers have done more to put Bitcoin on the map in American politics than Senator Cynthia Lummis.

At a pivotal moment for digital asset policy in Washington — and following her recent announcement that she does not intend to seek re-election — Sen. Lummis joins MARA Foundation’s @isabelfoxenduke for a conversation on the future of Bitcoin in the United States and the political battles still ahead.

In this inaugural episode of MARA Foundation TV (MFTV), Lummis discusses the path forward for crypto market structure legislation in the U.S., what’s needed to get the CLARITY Act across the finish line, and how policymakers may overcome potential resistance from the banking industry.

The conversation also explores our prospects for a federal Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, the importance of protecting Americans’ rights to self-custody, safeguards for Bitcoin builders and developers, and who may carry the torch for Bitcoin policy leadership in Washington after Lummis’ retirement.

Watch the full conversation below — and welcome to the very first episode of MFTV 💫

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@MARAFoundation_ Can't wait!! Let's go 🔥

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @Marafoundation @MARA Let's go @MARAFoundation_ !!!
Congrats @isabelfoxenduke 👏👏👏

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke @Ethan_Heilman @n1ckler Prepare now so we don't have to worry later

[Diego Vera Nieto @diegoveraa]

@isabelfoxenduke 🔥🔥