Gustavo Flores Echaiz
CEO
A legacy of Bitcoin expertise.
Aureo was built by a team with years of real Bitcoin experience — educators, builders, and advisors dedicated to helping you save with confidence.
Numbers that speak for themselves.
10+
years working in Bitcoin
500+
Bitcoins secured through our services
$15M+
in transaction volume
200+
Meetups organized in Canada and Mexico
100+
Articles and reports published
50+
talks given in conferences
Our public track record
The entire team became interested in Bitcoin in 2015 and, shortly after, began to get involved professionally. We walked this path — research, product, and education — so you don't have to.
2024–2025 — Swapido & Aureo
Building phase in Mexico: premium service, launch of Aureo and previous products like Swapido.
Oct 2025
Press
Aureo raises $1.1M pre-seed for secure custody in LatAm
TeamBitcoin Magazine
Oct 2025
Press
Early Riders announces investment in Aureo
TeamEarly Riders
Apr 2025
Press
Announcing SovereignTools.com: The Best Tool to Choose a Bitcoin Wallet in 2025
TeamSwapido
May 2024
Event
BitDevs CDMX #9 — Socratic (speaker)
GustavoLuma
2022–2024 — Transition and specialization
Each co-founder deepens their specialty: education, product, adoption and privacy, with talks and articles.
Nov 2023
Video
Adopting Bitcoin: 'Privacy for the masses' (presentation)
GustavoYouTube
Nov 2023
Event
Adopting Bitcoin — Speaker (bio)
MaciejAdopting Bitcoin
Apr 2023
Article
LatAm & Bitcoin Tech — Essays on adoption
GustavoSubstack
Apr 2023
Article
Tackling Tough Topics - Essays on Bitcoin and Privacy
TristanSubstack
Feb 2023
Podcast
Bitcoin & Expat Stories — host
GustavoApple Podcasts
Jan 2023
Video
Interview: Is Mexico the next step for adoption?
MaciejYouTube
Oct 2022
Video
Using Bitrefill & moving from Montréal to México (interview)
MaciejYouTube
2019–2021 — Veriphi, Bitcoin Montréal & Bull Bitcoin
Origins: self-custody consulting and workshops, organizing meetups and acquisition by Bull Bitcoin.
Dec 2021
Article
The benefits of privacy (essay)
TristanMedium / Bull Bitcoin
Aug 2021
Press
Bull Bitcoin acquires Veriphi (white-glove service, self-custody)
VeriphiTeamBitcoin Magazine/Nasdaq
Aug 2021
Company
Official announcement: Bull Bitcoin acquires Veriphi
VeriphiTeamBull Bitcoin
Aug 2020
Article
How segwit and batching could have saved half a billion dollars in fees
GustavoMaciejTristanBitcoin Optech
Jul 2020
Article
A New Look at Bitcoin — research project (collaboration)
GustavoMaciejTristanBlockchain Research Institute
Sep 2019
Event
Bitcoin Summer in Montreal - Conference
VeriphiYouTube
Feb 2019
Article
Visualizing BOLTs (Lightning BOLTs explanation)
VeriphiMedium