Ornella Hernandez, NFT and DeFi Reporter of CoinTelegraph (Miami): Karim with Linqto [GritDaily House SXSW]

Ornella Hernandez is a news writer covering all things related to DeFi and NFTs at CoinTelegraph (Miami). In the past, she has worked for TV outlets such as CNBC and Telemundo reporting on lifestyle and technology. On this episode of The Grit Daily Podcast, Ornella talks about how she originally began investing in Ethereum after hearing about it from her dad and hasn’t looked back since.

In terms of cryptocurrency in Miami, the city is a place for multiple startups and projects, meetings, and conferences, such as the Miami Bitcoin Conference and the North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami (THABC).

There are over 110 Bitcoin ATMs in Miami, which can be found in different parts of the city. Besides that, cryptocurrency is being considered to be used in the real estate market of Miami. As the city is one of the world’s top places by the number of foreigners, it needs to provide fast and transparent transactions for every currency.