Oliver Camargo, founder of Little Fish, said that as the world has been digitizing services for the past “20 to 30 years,” crypto is evolving into e-money, which will enable fast, low-cost global money transfers, with both opportunities and challenges ahead. Camargo was a guest on a recent episode of the Best of Midland Podcast.
“The world has been seeing a digitization of actions and services for the last 20 or 30 years at scale,” said Camargo in a recent edition of the Best of Midland Podcast. “Crypto appears to be evolving into what is ultimately like e-money, just as we had email, e-banking, and online banking. It’s really evolving into e-money.”
“There’s a wide array of pros and cons around it, opportunities and weaknesses, strengths and weaknesses as well,” said Camargo. “But ultimately, it should allow us to transfer money worldwide at very cheap rates and extremely fast. That’s one of the enablers. It’s going to enable a number of other things, but at the highest level, that’s really the purpose.”
In this episode, Camargo explores cryptocurrency, focusing on opportunities in West Texas and the intersection of Bitcoin mining and the energy industry. He shares his transition from San Francisco to Midland, Texas, and discusses how crypto is reshaping industries and its similarities to traditional investments. Oliver addresses common misconceptions about crypto and offers advice for newcomers, encouraging education and starting small, while highlighting platforms like Coinbase as safe entry points.
Camargo is the founder of Little Fish, a Texas-based firm that provides actively managed investment access to emerging digital assets. With academic training in economics from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from ESADE in Barcelona, he leads the company in building a portfolio that includes utility tokens and other blockchain-based innovations, supported by connections with crypto project developers.
Best of Midland Podcast is hosted by Ryan Shewchuk and Terra Avery. It is an extension of the broader Best of Midland program, which aims to support small, local businesses by showcasing them and the people behind them. Their website lists top businesses and upcoming live events happening in the area.
The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.