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    <title>Encrypted - Episodes Tagged with “Covid19”</title>
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    <description>Interested in what is going on in the world of blockchain and crypto assets? Want to understand how the most pioneering entrepreneurs, enterprises and governments are creating the digital economies of the future? 
Involving a range of superb guests of likeminded innovators, enablers, investors, government officials, executives and more, Encrypted takes you on a journey to make sense of what is going on in the Wild West of cryptocurrencies, understand valid use cases of blockchain technology and how various industries could be impacted.
Encrypted is Dubai based, and the first podcast dedicated to blockchain and crypto in the MENA region, so expect to hear interesting stories, and people from this side of the world. 
&lt;a href="https://dubaiblockchain.center/"&gt;&lt;img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/4/4fe80d00-e380-4f64-8889-02ea6a3f54c7/xSopy0zy.png" alt="partners"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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    <itunes:subtitle>A podcast dedicated to guiding you through the blockchain and crypto universe </itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:author>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Interested in what is going on in the world of blockchain and crypto assets? Want to understand how the most pioneering entrepreneurs, enterprises and governments are creating the digital economies of the future? 
Involving a range of superb guests of likeminded innovators, enablers, investors, government officials, executives and more, Encrypted takes you on a journey to make sense of what is going on in the Wild West of cryptocurrencies, understand valid use cases of blockchain technology and how various industries could be impacted.
Encrypted is Dubai based, and the first podcast dedicated to blockchain and crypto in the MENA region, so expect to hear interesting stories, and people from this side of the world. 
&lt;a href="https://dubaiblockchain.center/"&gt;&lt;img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/4/4fe80d00-e380-4f64-8889-02ea6a3f54c7/xSopy0zy.png" alt="partners"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;
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      <itunes:name>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</itunes:name>
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  <title>#Ep. 69: A World Divided - Covid19 is the World's Chief Digital Officer</title>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>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.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>46:45</itunes:duration>
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  <description>In this episode we have special guests Maja Vujinovic, Ex CIO of Emerging tech globally for GE Digital and Vinny Lingham, Founder and CEO of Civic. 
With the world living through a pandemic, economic uncertainty and political upheaval through the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., we discuss how the world is becoming divided and old traditions being highly questioned. 
We first talk about vaccinication where Vinny walks us through how vaccination will become an underpinning factor for our digital lives and future digital identities. We explore the opportunities, risks and implications of such a system that should be private and free from government control to protect user data.
Maya with her background in tech and operations shares her experience and the advice and considerations she proposes to governments, leaders and private corporations, particularly around tech ethis. We also discuss the ideas around biohacking and relevant solutions that Maja has been working on. 
With the increasing need of digitization in this COVID19 reality, we also discuss how blockchain is increasingly significant as the technology already exists but needs open mindedness, structural change and acceptance. 
If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!
 Special Guests: Maja Vujinovic and Vinny Lingham .
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode we have special guests Maja Vujinovic, Ex CIO of Emerging tech globally for GE Digital and Vinny Lingham, Founder and CEO of Civic. </p>

<p>With the world living through a pandemic, economic uncertainty and political upheaval through the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., we discuss how the world is becoming divided and old traditions being highly questioned. </p>

<p>We first talk about vaccinication where Vinny walks us through how vaccination will become an underpinning factor for our digital lives and future digital identities. We explore the opportunities, risks and implications of such a system that should be private and free from government control to protect user data.<br>
Maya with her background in tech and operations shares her experience and the advice and considerations she proposes to governments, leaders and private corporations, particularly around tech ethis. We also discuss the ideas around biohacking and relevant solutions that Maja has been working on. </p>

<p>With the increasing need of digitization in this COVID19 reality, we also discuss how blockchain is increasingly significant as the technology already exists but needs open mindedness, structural change and acceptance. </p>

<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guests: Maja Vujinovic and Vinny Lingham .</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dannyoyekan.com/">Dan Holdings</a></li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode we have special guests Maja Vujinovic, Ex CIO of Emerging tech globally for GE Digital and Vinny Lingham, Founder and CEO of Civic. </p>

<p>With the world living through a pandemic, economic uncertainty and political upheaval through the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S., we discuss how the world is becoming divided and old traditions being highly questioned. </p>

<p>We first talk about vaccinication where Vinny walks us through how vaccination will become an underpinning factor for our digital lives and future digital identities. We explore the opportunities, risks and implications of such a system that should be private and free from government control to protect user data.<br>
Maya with her background in tech and operations shares her experience and the advice and considerations she proposes to governments, leaders and private corporations, particularly around tech ethis. We also discuss the ideas around biohacking and relevant solutions that Maja has been working on. </p>

<p>With the increasing need of digitization in this COVID19 reality, we also discuss how blockchain is increasingly significant as the technology already exists but needs open mindedness, structural change and acceptance. </p>

<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guests: Maja Vujinovic and Vinny Lingham .</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dannyoyekan.com/">Dan Holdings</a></li></ul>]]>
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  <title>#Ep. 68: Digital Keynote - A Global Economic Crisis is Looming, Now the Time for Blockchain to Leave Self Isolation</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 18:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</author>
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  <itunes:author>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>Encrypted is excited to partner up with the Future Blockchain Summit who have recently held their first ever Digital Keynote!  In this Digital Keynote, the panel saw superstar speakers from the United Nations, Ant Financial and Swedish Government, moderated by a world-famous radio host &amp; TEDx Speaker all debating on how Blockchain technology will be leveraged to fight the economic collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>37:44</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Encrypted is excited to partner up with the Future Blockchain Summit who have recently held their first ever Digital Keynote! Digital Keynote, a live webinar series dedicated to tackling and exploring the world of Blockchain. Join us as we discuss with foremost experts from around the globe and break down topics such as Blockchain Development, Use cases, Tokenization , Sustainability, Business Networks and more.
In this episode of Encrypted, we are sharing the Digital Keynote as a podcast on our channel, to share with our community and audience! In this episode we have superstar speakers from the United Nations, Ant Financial and Swedish Government, moderated by a world-famous radio host &amp;amp; TEDx Speaker all debating on how Blockchain technology will be leveraged to fight the economic collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Key takeaways from this panel includes:
Innovation and adoption has to come from both government/public sector and the private sector
Actual serious adopotion after pilot project/demos is still low
Blockchain has a marketing problem
If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!
 Special Guests: Ben Treganna, David Suomalainen, Ken Rutkowski, and Tony Sun.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Encrypted is excited to partner up with the Future Blockchain Summit who have recently held their first ever Digital Keynote! Digital Keynote, a live webinar series dedicated to tackling and exploring the world of Blockchain. Join us as we discuss with foremost experts from around the globe and break down topics such as Blockchain Development, Use cases, Tokenization , Sustainability, Business Networks and more.</p>

<p>In this episode of Encrypted, we are sharing the Digital Keynote as a podcast on our channel, to share with our community and audience! In this episode we have superstar speakers from the United Nations, Ant Financial and Swedish Government, moderated by a world-famous radio host &amp; TEDx Speaker all debating on how Blockchain technology will be leveraged to fight the economic collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. </p>

<p>Key takeaways from this panel includes:</p>

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<li>Innovation and adoption has to come from both government/public sector and the private sector</li>
<li>Actual serious adopotion after pilot project/demos is still low</li>
<li>Blockchain has a marketing problem</li>
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<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guests: Ben Treganna, David Suomalainen, Ken Rutkowski, and Tony Sun.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Encrypted is excited to partner up with the Future Blockchain Summit who have recently held their first ever Digital Keynote! Digital Keynote, a live webinar series dedicated to tackling and exploring the world of Blockchain. Join us as we discuss with foremost experts from around the globe and break down topics such as Blockchain Development, Use cases, Tokenization , Sustainability, Business Networks and more.</p>

<p>In this episode of Encrypted, we are sharing the Digital Keynote as a podcast on our channel, to share with our community and audience! In this episode we have superstar speakers from the United Nations, Ant Financial and Swedish Government, moderated by a world-famous radio host &amp; TEDx Speaker all debating on how Blockchain technology will be leveraged to fight the economic collapse caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. </p>

<p>Key takeaways from this panel includes:</p>

<ol>
<li>Innovation and adoption has to come from both government/public sector and the private sector</li>
<li>Actual serious adopotion after pilot project/demos is still low</li>
<li>Blockchain has a marketing problem</li>
</ol>

<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guests: Ben Treganna, David Suomalainen, Ken Rutkowski, and Tony Sun.</p>]]>
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  <title>#Ep. 66: Mike Dudas on how Covid19 is growing attention in the crypto and digital assets space</title>
  <link>https://podcast.encrypt-d.com/mike-dudas-on-how-covid19-is-growing-attention-in-crypto-digital-assets</link>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
  <author>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</author>
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  <itunes:author>Ahmed Al-Balaghi</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, we have Mike Dudas, who is the CEO and founder of The Block, which is one of the most rapidly growing research and media brands in the crypto and digital asset space. We discuss with Mike how Covid19 is affecting tech companies, the impact it will have on crypto , and what attributes a wartime CEO should have during these times. All this and more is discussed on today's episode!</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>31:57</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Mike Dudas is the founder and CEO of The Block, the leading research, media &amp;amp; information brand in the digital asset marketplace. 
In this episode, Ahmed and Mike discuss the global impacts Covid19 is currently having on the tech industry and the chain of events that is happening in Silicon Valley tech companies so far.  They also discuss impacts on crypto, and impacts on both their underlying businesses as Mike shares The Block had its record break revenue generating month in March 2020 and also some of their metrics and numbers from a geographical standpoint.
Ahmed drives the discussion to understand what leaders and CEOs should do during these intense times and what attributes a wartime CEO should have to navigate uncertain times. They also talk about how we can make this industry move forward as it's an industry which has still not burst out into the mainstream and still lives within its own confines and communities. 
If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!
 Special Guest: Mike Dudas.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Dudas is the founder and CEO of The Block, the leading research, media &amp; information brand in the digital asset marketplace. </p>

<p>In this episode, Ahmed and Mike discuss the global impacts Covid19 is currently having on the tech industry and the chain of events that is happening in Silicon Valley tech companies so far.  They also discuss impacts on crypto, and impacts on both their underlying businesses as Mike shares The Block had its record break revenue generating month in March 2020 and also some of their metrics and numbers from a geographical standpoint.</p>

<p>Ahmed drives the discussion to understand what leaders and CEOs should do during these intense times and what attributes a wartime CEO should have to navigate uncertain times. They also talk about how we can make this industry move forward as it&#39;s an industry which has still not burst out into the mainstream and still lives within its own confines and communities. </p>

<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Dudas.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Mike Dudas is the founder and CEO of The Block, the leading research, media &amp; information brand in the digital asset marketplace. </p>

<p>In this episode, Ahmed and Mike discuss the global impacts Covid19 is currently having on the tech industry and the chain of events that is happening in Silicon Valley tech companies so far.  They also discuss impacts on crypto, and impacts on both their underlying businesses as Mike shares The Block had its record break revenue generating month in March 2020 and also some of their metrics and numbers from a geographical standpoint.</p>

<p>Ahmed drives the discussion to understand what leaders and CEOs should do during these intense times and what attributes a wartime CEO should have to navigate uncertain times. They also talk about how we can make this industry move forward as it&#39;s an industry which has still not burst out into the mainstream and still lives within its own confines and communities. </p>

<p>If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word and hitting that subscribe button!</p><p>Special Guest: Mike Dudas.</p>]]>
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