Fintrender
Book · 2025

The Tokenization of Money

How Blockchain, Stablecoins and CBDCs — and, in Brazil, the DREX — are redefining the financial system.

by Gustavo Cunha · Founder & CEO, Fintrender

ISBN 9798281184700 · Available on Amazon

The Tokenization of Money — book cover
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About the book

A digital revolution is rewriting what money is and how it moves. In The Tokenization of Money, Gustavo Cunha explains — clearly, without jargon — how blockchain, stablecoins, CBDCs and Brazil's DREX are reshaping the financial system from the rails up.

Drawing on years of building and analyzing this market, the book demystifies tokenization and its impact on the global economy: not just the concepts behind DeFi and digital assets, but how they actually work in practice and where they are headed.

With deep analysis, real-world cases and a direct tone, it is a guide for anyone who wants to understand — and navigate — the world of financial tokenization.

For professionals, builders and investors.

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Blockchain, plainly
The rails under tokenized money — what they change and what they don't.
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Stablecoins & CBDCs
Private and public digital money, and where they compete.
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Brazil & the DREX
Why the next money rails are being built in LatAm first.
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DeFi in practice
Digital-asset innovation and its transformative potential.
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The author

Gustavo Cunha

Gustavo Cunha

Gustavo Cunha moves naturally between traditional financial markets and the world of blockchain and crypto assets. Over 20 years in traditional finance, including a directorship at Rabobank in Brazil, and more than a decade dedicated to the convergence between finance and technology. He coordinated the Tokenization and Digital Currency (CBDC) Group during Brazil's G20 presidency in 2024, is the author of the book “The Tokenization of Money” (Actual), founding partner and CEO of Fintrender.com, and a columnist at Valor Investe. He has lived in Porto, Portugal, since 2018.

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