Who is behind Crown and BRLV? Founders, board and investors

Crown was founded by John Delaney (co-founder and CEO) and Vinicius Correa (co-founder and Principal Engineer). The company raised more than US$ 21 million in 2025 across two rounds, a seed and a Series A led by Paradigm. Official site: crown-brlv.com.

Who are the founders and leadership?

John Delaney has 12 years as a builder, investor and operator in crypto, is a former COO of Xerpa and a former financial markets lawyer at Cleary Gottlieb. Vinicius Correa is a former co-founder and CTO of Pipo Saúde and was Nubank’s first engineering intern. Leadership includes Bruno “BL” Passos (COO, formerly Hashdex and Polo Capital), Alexander Gorra (founding partner and Head of Ecosystem, formerly Managing Partner at Brainvest) and Amanda Blum (General Counsel and Head of Strategy, formerly Pinheiro Neto Advogados and Machado Meyer).

Who is on the board and who advises Crown?

The Board of Directors has five members: John Delaney; Edward Wible, co-founder of Nubank; Michael Anderson of Framework Ventures; a Managing Partner at Paradigm; and Bruno Batavia of Valor Capital, a former Central Bank of Brazil official. André Lara Resende, a former Central Bank of Brazil director and one of the architects of the Real Plan, is a strategic consultant to Crown.

Who are the investors and how much did Crown raise?

The seed round of US$ 8.1 million, announced in October 2025, was led by Framework Ventures with Valor Capital Group, Coinbase Ventures, Norte Ventures, Paxos and Ed Wible. The Series A of US$ 13.5 million, announced in December 2025, was led by Paradigm, for which Crown was its first investment in Brazil. The Block reported the round on December 8, 2025.

Who verifies Crown independently?

Smart contracts are audited periodically by OpenZeppelin, reserves are attested daily by Fact Finance and published on a public page, and financial statements are audited by CLA (Clifton LarsonAllen Brasil Auditores Independentes Ltda). Wallets run on Fireblocks custody infrastructure. See reserve backing vs enforceable claim on stablecoin reserves and what a bank should evaluate before adopting an on-chain real settlement layer.

Where is Crown based and what is its regulatory status?

Crown is based in São Paulo and serves Brazilian and foreign clients. On October 20, 2026, the Central Bank of Brazil published Communiqué No. 46,145, which discloses, for public objections, the names nominated to Crown’s executive board (Diretoria). The communiqué identifies Crown as an institution in the process of authorization. According to Crown, while the application is under review it keeps operating under the transition regime the Central Bank set for providers already active in the market. See eligibility and redemption risks a foreign institution should check.