Encrypted

#Ep.84: "Beyond the Sandbox: Unveiling Middle East Adventures with Sandbox Game's New Partnerships"

October 26th, 2023  |  36 mins 49 secs

#collaboration, #dubaiblockchaincenter, #encrypted, #entrepreneurship, #gaming, #gamingplatform, #metaverse, #myco, #nfts, #sandbox, #sandboxpartnerships, #web3

Welcome to the #84th episode of the “Encrypted” podcast, the place where tech and innovation collide! Today, we have a special guest who's not just a tech whiz but also a genuine enthusiast for all things creative and fun. Sebastien Borget, the Co-Founder and COO of The Sandbox, is here to tell us more about the trailblazing decentralized gaming virtual world that's capturing the imagination of millions.

#Ep.83: Revolutionizing Finance: Middle East Crypto Hedge Funds Shaping the Future of Global Finance.

October 10th, 2023  |  51 mins 39 secs

#crypto, #crypto regulations, #cryptocapsule, #cryptohedgefunds, #dubai, #future of finance, #middle east, #nine blocks capital management, #tedxspeaker

Welcome to the 83# episode of the “Encrypted podcast”, where we delve deep into the future of finance and the world of cryptocurrencies with a visionary leader who’s actively shaping our financial landscape. Today, we are happy to have a true trailblazer with us, Henri Arslanian, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Nine Blocks Capital Management.

#Ep.82: The Rise of Dubai: Why The World's Tech Community is Focusing on Dubai!

September 25th, 2023  |  33 mins 1 sec

ai assembly, domain days, dubai blockchain center, dubai future foundation, tech ecosystem, tech hub

In our latest episode, we're honored to converse with the illustrious Dr. Marwan Alzarouni, CEO of Dubai Blockchain Center and the esteemed Strategic Advisor of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism. Recognized as a blockchain luminary by CoinTelegraph, ranking amongst the Top 100 global influencers, his insights are truly invaluable.

#Ep. 81: DIFCs take on building Fintech and Crypto success in MENA

June 20th, 2021  |  35 mins 8 secs

adgm, blockchain, crypto, difc, ecosystem, fintech, innovation

In this episode we speak with Christian Kunz, Head of Group Strategy at DIFC Authority, a leading financial center based in Dubai, UAE. We hear the DIFCs stance on crypto and their ambitions within this growing sector. If you are looking to know more about regulations, setting up and getting ahead within the region, this episode is a great listen.

#Ep. 80: NFTs - The Direct to Avatar Economy & The Open Metaverse

March 28th, 2021  |  45 mins 25 secs

bitcoin, blockchain, crypto, cryptocurrency, nfts, non-fungible, tokens

Did you hear about that $69 million NFT sale on Christie’s? Well, we just dove right into NFTs in this episode! NFTs or non-fungible tokens are unique digital items that are not interchangeable. Today, we speak with Ryan Gill, CEO and co-founder of Crucible about the beginnings and the future of NFTs.

#Ep. 79: Scalability and Advancement of Enterprise Blockchain

February 8th, 2021  |  33 mins 31 secs

blockchain, blockfinex, crypto, enterprise, gitex, justchain

In this episode we speak with Saqr Ereiqat, consultant at IBM and Akbar Farook, founder of Just Chain about blockchain enterprise advancements.

#Ep. 78: Tech Scoop on Bitfinex and Tether from Stablecoins to Global Decentralised Liquidity

January 26th, 2021  |  51 mins 20 secs

bitfinex, cex, defi, dex, stablecoins, tether, usdt

USDT, Tether, and everything in between. In this episode, we have the CTO of Bitfinex and Tether, Paolo Ardoino, who shares all you need to know about Bitfinex, and Tether. From discussing the backing of Tether to the future of exchanges and stablecoins, this episode dives deep into one of the most forward thinking CTOs in the space.

#Ep. 77: The rise of institutional adoption in crypto and blockchain

January 10th, 2021  |  43 mins 36 secs

adoption, institutions, lseg, tokenisation, ucl

Institutions are coming. Tokenisation is real and taking place. In this episode, we have Thamim Ahmed from UCL Center for Blockchain Technologies and Dotun Rominiyi from the emerging technology division at the London Stock Exchange, where we talk about institutional and enterprise adoption of blockchain and crypto, particularly within the financial sector.

#Ep. 76: The humble beginnings of crypto art and its meteoric rise

December 21st, 2020  |  31 mins 8 secs

art, crypto art, digital art, metaverse, nft

In this episode we talk about crypto art! We discuss its origins, what it actually is, why it matters and what to expect in the years to come! Recording from Gitex and the Future Blockchain summit in Dubai, we're super lucky to have recorded this in person using our equipment which haven't been used for several months. Hope you enjoy!

#Ep. 75: Crypto Communications - How PR can make or break projects

November 30th, 2020  |  51 mins 38 secs

communications, crisis, crypto, pr

In this episode we talk public relations and the blurring lines of promoting, community engagement and shilling. Our guests are Mohanned Halawani, founder of Crypto-PR.io and David Wachsman Founder and CEO of WACHSMAN. Both our guests are leaders in the Crypto and Blockchain space for communications as we dive deep into their experience and expertise.

#Ep. 74: Build it and they will come - How one firm is designing chain infrastructure to enable you to scale

October 26th, 2020  |  53 mins 27 secs

crypto, infrastructure, leadership, remote working, talent

In this episode, we speak to Joe Lallouz who is the CEO and Co-founder of Bison Trails. This has been one of the most valuable conversations we've ever had on the show that touches on remote working, leadership, retaining talent and crypto infrastructure. So make sure not to miss out on this one!

#Ep. 73: Blending Securities and Defi - Bringing reg tech into CEFI & DEFI

October 5th, 2020  |  47 mins 48 secs

cefi, defi

Todays episode is a great mix of enterprise scaling of tokenised securities and the blending with DeFi. We have the co-founders from Securrency, a leading blockchain and crypto technology platform helping transform the digital securities industry.

#Ep. 72: Connecting Africa to the World with Danny Oyekan

September 7th, 2020  |  37 mins 31 secs

africa, coinsapp, defi, remittance

In episode 72, we hear from Danny Oyekan, the Founder of Dan Holdings, which is an Investment firm focused exclusively on ventures, and projects related to blockchain tech, digital currency, and digital assets. In this talk, we discuss remittances, the blockchain scene in Africa, Defi and when the crypto market will be maturing !

#Ep. 71: The Nod of Approval - How Bitt pioneered the world's first concept of a blockchain Central Bank Digital Currency

July 30th, 2020  |  29 mins 51 secs

barbados, bitt, central bank, central bank digital currency, crypto

In today’s episode, we have a super panel, featuring the Ex governor of the Barbados Central Bank, Dr. Deslisle Worrell, Founder of Bitt.com Gabriel Abed, and the CBDO of Bitt.com, Simon Chantry. We uncover the amazing story of how Gabriel and his team defied all odds with their crazy idea for central bank digital currencies, and how they managed to get a nod of approval from the governor of the central bank himself. We also look into how the events unfolded over the years, what the future holds for CBCDs and how Bitt.com plans to implement CBDCs across the Caribbean.

#Ep. 70: AI Generated Content - The Why, What and How

June 30th, 2020  |  28 mins 6 secs

Arif khan is the CEO and founder of Alethea.AI. We discuss what AI generated synthetic media is, why it could explode in the future and how blockchain is enabling real use cases to counter the growing rise in deep fakes and drive the adoption of this new media segment. This episode will blow you away with all the facts and interesting findings around how audio and AI generated content is being used and can be used in many different contexts.

#Ep. 69: A World Divided - Covid19 is the World's Chief Digital Officer

June 10th, 2020  |  46 mins 45 secs

chief digital officer, covid19, data, digital identity, ethics, privacy

Maja Vujinovic, Ex CIO of Emerging tech globally for GE Digital and Vinny Lingham, Founder and CEO of Civic joins this special episode of Encrypted where we discuss how the world is becoming increasingly divided with recent events, how technologies like blockchain is increasingly becoming relevant with digital identities on the rise and why we need ethical leaders and corporations to lead us into the new generation of technology.