Tagged: interview

October 14, 2021 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Domenic Carosa, Founder and Chairman at Banxa (TSX: BNXA), which powers one of the largest digital asset platforms by offering payments infrastructure and regulatory compliance across international markets. Banxa’s goal and vision is to develop the bridge that offers consumers… Read More

October 13, 2021 @ 3:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Stefany Rojas, Head of Business Development at Kahuna, a blockchain-based social media network that will aim to engage celebrities with their fans in a democratized manner. It’s worth noting that most blockchain-enabled social media projects such as Voice and Steemit have… Read More

October 11, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Galina Likhitskaya, Vice president, Operation & Product at HashEx, an audit and consulting firm for blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-enabled projects. Galina talked about the importance of following the best or highest online security standards. She also discussed how smart… Read More

October 8, 2021 @ 4:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network was recently tapped to enable Twitter payments and as of last week, the number of nodes that are running the LN reached a record high, increasing around 105% since 2020. Only about a year ago, the Lightning Network had… Read More

October 3, 2021 @ 6:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Heikki Vänttinen, Co-founder at API3,  a collaborative initiative focused on delivering traditional API services to smart contract platforms in a decentralized and “trust-minimized” manner. It’s governed by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), and its code is open-source and its operations… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 11:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Partisia Blockchain, the Web 3.0 public (or permissionless) blockchain developed for trust, transparency, and privacy, recently confirmed the appointment of experienced cryptographer Christian Cachin to their team. Dr. Christian Cachin, a former computer scientist working at IBM, has joined the team as a Consensus and… Read More

September 27, 2021 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Derek Lau, Game Director at Guild of Guardians, which is one of the partner games of Yield Guild Games (YGG). Guild of Guardians is a blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT)-based mobile role-playing game (RPG) that has been published by… Read More

September 25, 2021 @ 10:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Steven Weinstein, the CEO of Seismic Capital Company, an early-stage growth investor that’s focused on identifying, guiding and nurturing firms that are looking meaningfully disrupt the space or industry they work in. Weinstein has reportedly been involved in the capital markets,… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 11:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Immigrants have been neglected by traditional banking and financial institutions. Our financial systems and related practices have been developed for a consumer who has been raised in the US or has a considerable amount of financial knowledge. Our systems tend to make many assumptions as… Read More

September 11, 2021 @ 8:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mogul Productions claims to be a “decentralized” platform working towards “democratizing” the film financing industry. In what they consider to be a new concept, Mogul aims to bring decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible tokens or NFTs as the “focal point” for the traditional movie industry…. Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Haobo Ma, the CEO and Founder at blockchain platform aelf – which is powered by Cloud computing. Ma talked about his approach to cryptocurrency investments and how he got involved in the space back in 2010, which was when he… Read More

September 2, 2021 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Sameep Singhania, Founder and Director at Ginete Technologies and also the founding member at QuickSwap, which is described as a next-generation, layer-2 DEX (or non-custodial or decentralized exchange). Sameep told us that layer-2 blockchain solutions have gained massive popularity in recent… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 10:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with James Wo, the Founder and CEO at Digital Financial Group, an investment company empowering Web 3.0 applications and blockchain or DLT -enabled platforms. Wo discussed the different products and services that his company supports. He also discussed the long-term impact that… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumit Gupta, Co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, one of India’s largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity aggregators, recently shared important insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Notably, CoinDCX recently finalized a $90 million investment round, becoming India’s first crypto-focused Unicorn. During our conversation, Gupta… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CJDNS SASU, a French software R&D start-up in the PKT ecosystem, recently announced its funding agreement with NGI-LEDGER, a European Commission’s initiative that aims “to shape the development and evolution of the Internet.” The agreement secures funding for SafePKT, an initiative that aims to bring… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Connie Gallippi, Founder and Executive Director at BitGive, a non-profit organization that aims to bridge the gap between practical philanthropic solutions for nonprofit and humanitarian work globally made possible through emerging blockchain technology, recently shared some noteworthy updates with Crowdfund Insider. Established in 2013, BitGive is… Read More

August 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bob Reid, CEO at Everest, a company focused on providing identity verification, account creation, and DeFi-related financial services, has shared key updates with Crowdfund Insider. Bob Reid talked about how his company successfully partners with established tech industry participants in order to provide seamless decentralized… Read More

August 17, 2021 @ 5:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ximena Alemán, Co-CEO at Prometeo, the Latin American (LatAm) Fintech firm that’s leading Open Banking adoption throughout the region, recently shared key industry insights with Crowdfund Insider. Prometeo recently announced the launch of Spark, which is a free-of-cost program for high-potential startups, Fintechs, as well… Read More

August 16, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Steve Pinado, President at Billtrust (NASDAQ: BTRS), a B2B accounts receivable (AR) automation and integrated payments provider. Pinado explained how automation trends have been accelerating at warp speed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, the team at Billtrust had shared… Read More

August 8, 2021 @ 7:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Yair Benyamini, CEO and Co-Founder of Lendai. Founded during the COVID-19 crisis, the disruptive digital-first lender allows foreign and non-resident investors to buy US properties through an online mortgage approval process that takes around one week. According to Lendai, this is… Read More