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BREAKDOWN: The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes

BREAKDOWN: The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes

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BREAKDOWN: The Battle to Get Dictator’s Seized Millions to 62,000 Venezuelan Health Heroes

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How crypto-powered Airtm is teaming with Venezuela’s opposition government to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship, featuring Airtm CEO Ruben Galindo.This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.Today on the Brief The SEC changes accredited investor rules Fintech and crypto investor Ribbit Capital starts $350 million SPACPreviewing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speechOur main conversation is with Ruben Galindo, CEO and co-founder of Airtm.Airtm is a global dollar account that lets users anywhere access U.S. dollars, powered by cryptocurrency infrastructure and a P2P network. The company is currently working with Juan Guaido’s opposition government in Venezeula to attempt to distribute $18 million in funds the U.S. seized from the Maduro dictatorship. In this conversation, he and NLW discuss:How Airtm works outside of the traditional banking systemWhy people around the world are hungry for access to dollars What the Health Heroes campaign is trying to achieve How Guaido and Airtm are trying to work around the Maduro government’s attempt to suppress themFind our guest online:Website: airtm.comTwitter: @theairtmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Aug 26, 2020
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