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Ruben Galindo (Airtm) on distributing USD to Venezuelan healthcare workers (EP.123)

Ruben Galindo (Airtm) on distributing USD to Venezuelan healthcare workers (EP.123)

FromOn The Brink with Castle Island


Ruben Galindo (Airtm) on distributing USD to Venezuelan healthcare workers (EP.123)

FromOn The Brink with Castle Island

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ruben Galindo, cofounder and CEO of Airtm, joins the show. Recently, Airtm has been in the news as it was reported that Juan Guaidó, Venezuela's would-be President, was using the app to coordinate the disbursement of funds seized from the Maduro regime to healthcare workers in Venezuela. In this episode: Why Ruben cofounded Airtm  How Airtm creates local liquidity for dollars against any local currency How Airtm manages their reserve How Bitcoin and Ethereum intersect with AirUSD How Airtm creates local liquidity on their platform The size of Airtm's userbase globally and in Venezuela Why international freelancers gravitate towards AirTM The genesis of Airdrop Venezuela How Airtm linked up with Venezuelan president Juan Guaido to distribute payments to Venezuelans The genesis of the plan to distribute seized funds to Venezuelan healthcare workers How Airtm is planning to route around Maduro's attempts at censorship How Airtm manages the physical risks of running a grey market business in Venezuela Read more about Airtm here.
Released:
Sep 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hosts Matt Walsh and Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures explore the political, ethical, and economic significance of Bitcoin and other public blockchains and talk to some of the leading experts in the industry. Learn more and stay up to date at CastleIsland.vc and follow on twitter @CastleIslandVC