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    David El Achkar: Bitcoin in the Middle East

    David El Achkar: Bitcoin in the Middle East

    FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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    David El Achkar: Bitcoin in the Middle East

    FromEpicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

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    Length:
    50 minutes
    Released:
    May 12, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    For episode 19, we had David El Achkar on as our guest host. He is a Bitcoin entrepreneur in Beirut and the founder of the Bitcoin Lebanon group. We talked about the broken state of payments in the Middle East and David’s startup, Yellow Pay.
    Episode links:

    Yellow Pay
    Shu Bitcoin
    Dark Wallet
    Moolah
    Moolah Publishes Dogecoin Customer Funds Audit Amid USD Deposit Freeze (Coindesk)
    Proof that Moolah.io is a legitimate business (reddit)
    BitBay raises $30 million in funding
    Bitcoin 2014 Amsterdam Conference

    This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/019
    Released:
    May 12, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Meher Roy, Sunny Aggarwal, and Friederike Ernst. Since 2014, episodes have been downloaded over 4 million times.