Executive Director, MiCA Crypto Alliance

Centre Administrator, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies

Lecturer, Catholic University of Argentina

Director of ESG and Policy, Exponential Science

Committed to blockchain and BEST PRACTICES

I've spent a significant part of my career at the intersection of blockchain and sustainability, working at UCL's Centre for Blockchain Technologies and Exponential Science. My primary focus has been understanding the energy consumption of blockchain and the carbon footprint of crypto. It's not about the accolades, but about finding real, sustainable solutions. Through Distributed Ledger Technology, I've been working on improving carbon trading systems. Teaching at the Catholic University of Argentina and the Catholic University of Córdoba has allowed me to share my knowledge and learn from the next generation. Every project and committee I've been involved with aims to integrate technology with sustainability in practical ways.

About me

I am the Executive Director of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, a research associate at UCL's Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT) and a fellow at tje Exponential Science Foundation (ESF). My work lies at the intersection of industry, research and education, and my research focuses on blockchain, supply chains, energy and climate.

I am also a lecturer at the Catholic University of Argentina, and have lectured at the Catholic University of Córdoba, where I co-led a research project on blockchain and decarbonization. I've participated in the BSI DLT/1 Blockchain and DLT committee, the IETF Blockchain Gateway Interoperability Group, the Hedera Legal and Regulatory Committee, and the Hedera Treasury and Coin Economics Committee.

I hold an LL.M. in Law and Economics from the University of Hamburg, and an LL.M. in Law, Economics and Management from the University of Aix-Marseille. Previously, I received my Juris Doctor from the National University of Córdoba and my Degree in International Relations from the Catholic University of Córdoba.

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Director of ESG & Policy

Chief of Staff

Centre Administrator

Executive Director

Adj. Professor & Researcher

Lead

Lecturer

Sustainability Researcher

Podcasts

Podcast & Spaces appearances:

Talks

Talks, speeches, panels:

Online interventions

Online interventions:

From Pilots to Scale: How Blockchain Solves Real Development Challenges

At the United Nations, I moderated a panel on scaling blockchain-for-impact pilots, with UNDP Malawi, UNDP Bangladesh, the UK-US Crypto Alliance and Cardano Foundation.

MiCA Licences' Competitive Advantage for Customer Acquisition

I had the pleasure to moderate a great panel with C-levels at OXK, Bullish, Venga, Bybit and Bitvavo at the European Blockchain Convention 2025 (EBC11). Watch to re-live the discussion!

MiCA, Sustainability and Compliance

Watch my talk "MiCA, Sustainability and Compliance: Industry Collaboration in Action" at European Blockchain Convention (EBC10), where I discuss sustainability indicators and whitepaper generation requirements under the EU Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Regulation.

A new EU Agenda for a truly digital economy

At the Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU) Annual Summit, I discussed how the European economy can be made competitive again with the help of digitisation, in a panel shared with Joachim Schwerin (European Commission) and Ondrej Kovarik (European Parliament).

Bitcoin Amsterdam

At Bitcoin Amsterdam 2023, I discussed European energy markets, where they are headed, what this implies for Bitcoin miners, and the role of mining in promoting additional renewable penetration in energy grids.

Blockchain Carbon Footprint

Webinar for the DLT Science Foundation on the environmental impact of blockchain technologies, focusing on the energy consumption of leading blockchains, including PoW and PoS mechanisms.

Post-MiCA Crypto Investment Landscape

Around the World Economic Forum, I was invited to discuss the implications of MiCA for the European market, where we covered from overregulation concerns to the path of standardisation.

My views on environmental attribute markets on the blockchain and regulation for 100k Hedera viewers.

A full analysis and breakdown of the dYdX MiCA whitepaper highlighting best practices and aspects to improve.

What is MiCA? What is a MiCA whitepaper? An international conversation with Dubai media.

I introduced the world's highest quality MiCA whitepaper to the Hedera community.

My conversation with Circle, Stablecoin Insider, Morpher and European Ethereum Institute.

A discussion on the end of MiCA Grandfathering for American investors interested in the EU.

At the National Bank of Kazakhstan, I moderated a distinguished planel on digital asset compliance.

A conversation about the international regulatory picture for crypto assets, held in Kazakhstan.

My intervention at the podcast "Un podcast sobre Bitcoin" (in Spanish) discussing carbon accounting - 2023.

My participation at the "Watch Out Bitcoin" conference on Bitcoin regulation in the EU - 2023.

My role as a panelist on Bitcoin mining at the "Watch Out Bitcoin" conference in Madrid - 2023.

Discussing blockchain-based triple-entry accounting at the CoinGeek conference 2021.

My interview of Stephan Kinsella and his Case Against Vaccine IP

My speech at the Hedera22 Hello Smart Contracts Hackathon Opening

My speech at the Hedera21 Hello Tokenization Hackathon Closing Ceremony

My speech at the Hedera21 Hello Tokenization Hackathon Opening

A broad discussion ranging from blockchain regulation and MiCA, to the role of a Chief of Staff and even quantum computing.

A conversation around the concept of triple-entry accounting for the TEAtalks podcast.

A seminar for Puerto Rican students about applications of blockchain in ESG, with the DLT Science Foundation.

Panel discussion on Sustaianble Finance & ESG at P2PFISY 2024, hosted by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

A detailed analysis of the LIBRA scandal in Argentina (in Spanish) on the same day of the case.

MiCA described in 30 seconds. Throwback to the European Blockchain Convention 2024.

A discussion with Blockchain for Europe's Tomasso Astazi on MiCA and the future of regulations in the EU and beyond.

A conversation with Melanie Damour on the environmental properties of the XRP Ledger.

Interview by CoinGeek on triple-entry accounting and its significance on the occasion of TEAConf 2025.

My participation in the panel discussion on Web 3 Trends in 2024 and the DLT Science Foundation.

Sharing my work on crypto policy and sustainability at the Hedera General Community Call.

A discussion of crypto regulation in the US and the EU on the occassion of my participation at the WAIB Summit in Monaco.

I discussed the convergence of XBRL reporting with distributed ledgers for environmental attribute markets.

I organised a webinar on tough legal questions in relation to MiCA duties.

Following the first webinar on difficult MiCA matters, I organised a second webinar to discuss the opposing view.

At the Nordic Blockchain Conference, I discussed the limits and strengths of blockchain in carbon markets.

A discussion on MiCA implementation at the Digital Assets Forum, in London.

A presentation of a taxonomy of decentralised assets and liquid staking tokens at University College London.