web02.fireside.fm Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:17:06 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Encrypted - Episodes Tagged with “Dapp” https://podcast.encrypt-d.com/tags/dapp Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:00:00 +0400 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. <a href="https://dubaiblockchain.center/"><img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/4/4fe80d00-e380-4f64-8889-02ea6a3f54c7/xSopy0zy.png" alt="partners"></a> en-us episodic A podcast dedicated to guiding you through the blockchain and crypto universe Ahmed Al-Balaghi 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. <a href="https://dubaiblockchain.center/"><img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/4/4fe80d00-e380-4f64-8889-02ea6a3f54c7/xSopy0zy.png" alt="partners"></a> no blockchain, crypto, token, tokens, digital currency, currency, money, cryptography, encrypted, dlt, distributed ledger technology, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, ethereum, Consensys, bitcoin mining, Ahmed Al-Balaghi a_balaghi94@hotmail.co.uk #Ep. 13: How does the App-Infrastructure cycle relate to the future of ICOs? https://podcast.encrypt-d.com/app-infrastructure-future-ico 76211c06-0fa4-482d-801d-ffb19c70ff46 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:00:00 +0400 Ahmed Al-Balaghi full Ahmed Al-Balaghi Ahmed and Faisal sit down to discuss this week’s most exciting news and thought pieces from the crypto world! 22:16 no In this episode, your hosts Ahmed and Faisal, discuss 3 interesting articles; first off is a thought leadership piece from USV around what is needed at this stage of the blockchain cycle and the overall tech cycle by looking at past trends: a killer app or well built infrastructure? The hosts have a couple of interesting points that goes inline with the article and other points which begs to differ. Then, the hosts discuss the recent Venezuelan government move which forces citizens who wish to obtain a passport to pay using the controversial Venezuelan cryptocurrency: Petro. They explain what the Petro cryptocurrency is and they discuss the impact of such a move and how it affects the country’s citizens. Finally, the hosts share and discuss the announcement of the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of regulating ICOs as securities. They exchange opinions on this direction and how it could foster or hinder the ecosystem’s advancement. All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted! If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word! Sources: The Myth of the Infrastructure Phase (https://www.usv.com/blog/the-myth-of-the-infrastructure-phase) Crypto Now the Only Way Isolated Venezuelans Can Buy Passports (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/crypto-now-the-only-way-isolated-venezuelans-can-buy-passports) ICOs Get a Green Light in the UAE (https://cryptobriefing.com/icos-get-green-light-in-uae/) In this episode, your hosts Ahmed and Faisal, discuss 3 interesting articles; first off is a thought leadership piece from USV around what is needed at this stage of the blockchain cycle and the overall tech cycle by looking at past trends: a killer app or well built infrastructure? The hosts have a couple of interesting points that goes inline with the article and other points which begs to differ.

Then, the hosts discuss the recent Venezuelan government move which forces citizens who wish to obtain a passport to pay using the controversial Venezuelan cryptocurrency: Petro. They explain what the Petro cryptocurrency is and they discuss the impact of such a move and how it affects the country’s citizens.

Finally, the hosts share and discuss the announcement of the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of regulating ICOs as securities. They exchange opinions on this direction and how it could foster or hinder the ecosystem’s advancement.

All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted!

If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word!

Sources:
The Myth of the Infrastructure Phase
Crypto Now the Only Way Isolated Venezuelans Can Buy Passports
ICOs Get a Green Light in the UAE

]]> In this episode, your hosts Ahmed and Faisal, discuss 3 interesting articles; first off is a thought leadership piece from USV around what is needed at this stage of the blockchain cycle and the overall tech cycle by looking at past trends: a killer app or well built infrastructure? The hosts have a couple of interesting points that goes inline with the article and other points which begs to differ.

Then, the hosts discuss the recent Venezuelan government move which forces citizens who wish to obtain a passport to pay using the controversial Venezuelan cryptocurrency: Petro. They explain what the Petro cryptocurrency is and they discuss the impact of such a move and how it affects the country’s citizens.

Finally, the hosts share and discuss the announcement of the UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) of regulating ICOs as securities. They exchange opinions on this direction and how it could foster or hinder the ecosystem’s advancement.

All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted!

If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word!

Sources:
The Myth of the Infrastructure Phase
Crypto Now the Only Way Isolated Venezuelans Can Buy Passports
ICOs Get a Green Light in the UAE

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