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Layer 3La nostra lettera aperta al Ministero dell'Economia e delle FinanzeBenvenuti su "Layer 3," il podcast di Young Platform che ogni lunedì, mercoledì e venerdì vi porta le principali tre notizie della giornata che contano davvero.
Oggi non vedremo le solite 3 notizie della giornata, ma ci concentreremo su un tema che tocca tutti noi: operatori e investitori crypto.
Come abbiamo visto nell’episodio di mercoledì e come probabilmente avrete sentito sui giornali o visto sui nostri canali, in questi giorni, l'intero panorama crypto, sia italiano che globale, è focalizzato sulla folle intenzione del nostro governo di aumentare le imposte sulle plusvalenze derivanti da Bitcoin e criptovalute.
Per questo motivo, abbiamo scritto una lettera aperta al Ministero dell’economia e delle finanze, il MEF, insieme alle principali realtà del settore, come Alps Blockchain, Binance Italia, Checksig, conio e molt...
2024-10-1811 min
Still Early PodcastAn Interview With Shrapnel: The Future of AAA Gaming on AvalancheShrapnel is a first-person shooter (FPS) game built on the Avalanche blockchain. It is a skill-based competitive game with a rich set of player-creation tools, combining combat, creation, curation, and connection into a community where players own the platform and decide its future.Shrapnel is set in a near-future world where a mysterious substance called Shrapnel has changed the balance of power. Players take on the role of MEF Operators, who are tasked with extracting Shrapnel from dangerous combat zones.Our Guest - Marc is a 29-year tech industry veteran with 26 patents issued or pending, Marc led and launched...
2023-10-1841 min
The blocmates PodcastAn Interview With Shrapnel: The Future of AAA Gaming on AvalancheShrapnel is a first-person shooter (FPS) game built on the Avalanche blockchain. It is a skill-based competitive game with a rich set of player-creation tools, combining combat, creation, curation, and connection into a community where players own the platform and decide its future.
Shrapnel is set in a near-future world where a mysterious substance called Shrapnel has changed the balance of power. Players take on the role of MEF Operators, who are tasked with extracting Shrapnel from dangerous combat zones.
Our Guest - Marc is a 29-year tech industry veteran with 26 patents issued or pending, Marc led and launched...
2023-10-1841 min
Cuestión aparte¿Se suma Perú a El Salvador? Ley bitcoin se debate en el Congreso peruanoLa Asociación de Fintech de Perú ha advertido sobre la inminente votación de un proyecto de ley en el Congreso que busca establecer regulaciones para la comercialización de criptoactivos, lo que ha generado preocupación en el mercado de Fintech y criptomonedas del país sudamericano.El proyecto de ley, que ha superado el proceso de revisión de la comisión de Economía y está listo para ser sometido a votación en el pleno del Parlamento, propone la creación de una ley marco que regule la comercialización de criptoactivos en Perú.
2023-09-2109 min
TeleGeography Explains the Internet502: Why Telecom Service Providers Need To AutomateIn both 2021 and 2022, MEF CTO Pascal Menezes joined us on TeleGeography Explains the Internet to talk through the work MEF is doing on standardizing the enterprise network.
This season, we welcome a new face from the same team, Stan Hubbard, Principal Analyst at MEF.
Stan recently authored a State of the Industry Report for MEF, so we wanted to have him on to discuss his findings and see where the telecom industry is at with adopting new technologies.
Stan first explains the drivers in the market and why telecom service providers need to au...
2023-09-1254 min
Light Reading PodcastsOrange VP on automating the API ecosystemDENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Orange Business Services VP Franck Morales returns to the podcast to share how the service provider is utilizing MEF's Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs.In addition to working to further automate transactions with other service providers and enterprise customers via the APIs, Morales said his role as a member of MEF's board provides him with the opportunity to help develop SD-WAN and SASE standards.You can download an unedited transcript of the podcast here. If you want to skip around and listen, here are a few more things covere...
2022-08-1121 min
Light Reading PodcastsLumen CTO on automating and standardizing network infrastructureDENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Lumen's sights are set on developing a customer experience where connectivity service orders are placed through a portal or API for a more digital, automated experience, Andrew Dugan, CTO of Lumen Technologies, told Light Reading.Accomplishing that goal requires automation of Lumen's infrastructure via the use of APIs, said Dugan. He added that the service provider is currently partnering with an enterprise customer on testing and deploying MEF's Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs.In addition to explaining how Lumen is utilizing the LSO APIs, Dugan shared updates on devel...
2022-08-0413 min
Light Reading PodcastsMEF's Stan Hubbard on accelerating automation with APIsDENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Service providers have long been working toward automated networks. One way service providers are reducing manual processes is by adopting MEF's Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) Sonata APIs. Currently, 22 service providers are in production with the APIs, which automate inter-carrier transactions of connectivity services such as Carrier Ethernet.Stan Hubbard, principal analyst for MEF, said an additional 90 service providers are now tracked in the LSO Sonata adoption lifecycle – from interest through to implementation. Of those 90 operators, 41 are committed to using the APIs."We launched our LSO framework about five or six...
2022-08-0214 min
The MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 26: Facebook Libra - what the new, new plan?Facebook’s blockchain project has changed again. In the third podcast episode dedicated to Libra’s story Daniele Mensi and Dario Betti discuss what is the ‘new new’ digital currency plan from Facebook. The new brand Diem will be the digital currency for digital payments – and this time it will be a simpler dollar-pegged value. The new simpler, more focused solution is limiting the claim of bringing currency stability and banking to the developing economies, and focussing instead on digital payments.
2021-10-2723 min
The MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 25: Has crypto gone mainstream?100 million users are using cryptocurrency now, is the crypto world turning into a mass-market payment system. Daniele Mensi and Dario Betti discuss in this week issues of MEF Talks Blockchain
2021-05-2024 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 24: Fan Tokens and NFTThis week: If you are a media, sports, or art company you should probably pay attention to the new way to encapsulate engagement and value: Fan Tokens and Non Fungible Tokens. Daniele and Dario discuss.
2021-05-0522 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 23: CoinbaseThis week: Coinbase. Cryptocurrency broker Coinbase's listing on the NASDAQ for $76 billion was a step towards legitimacy for the world of bitcoin. However, intermediaries were exactly what blockchain was supposed to get rid of, so this week Dario and Daniele discuss the in's and out's of Coinbase and what makes it so special.
2021-04-2820 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 22: Digital Games - can Blockchain challenge Direct Carrier Billing payments?MEF’s series of Blockchain Podcasts continues with MEF CEO Dario Betti and MEF Blockchain advisor Daniele Mensi's regular discussions on the latest impact and innovations in blockchain in the ecosystem.
This week: Digital gaming and payments. There is a lot of interest in new payment systems for games on mobile, with discussion on app store charges shedding more light on some of the newer alternatives. Can Blockchain crypto-currencies become a replacement for making payments in games?
2021-02-1613 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 21: What GameStop shows - trends in financial markets applicable to telecomsThe MEF blockchain podcast looks at the recent development in the financial markets where decentralized access to the market is challenging some of the structure and flows. Interestingly there are parallels between what the world of finance is experiencing and the impact of technologies on telecom. Join Daniele Mensi, MEF Advisor on Blockchain, and Dario Betti.
2021-02-1024 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 20: Defying DeFi: Decentralized financeThis week; Daniele Mensi, MEF Advisor on & Dario Betti Blockchains discuss the impact of an experimental form of finance that does not rely on central financial intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks, and instead utilizes blockchains and smart contracts.
DeFi has the potential to disrupt the world's financial markets, so let's jump in and try to understand more about what exactly DeFi means.
2021-01-0617 min
IPS On Diversity PodcastOf Marriage and Migration | IPS On Diversity Podcast S1E8In Singapore, where binational marriages are on the rise, what cultural and policy adjustments must be made to balance openness with national interests? People who are called “foreign talent” may sometimes have lived in Singapore for several decades — like one of our guests on this episode.On the cultural front, does the label “foreigner” still apply to these people? Is it possible to be from both Singapore and somewhere else? Where Singapore citizenship is concerned, the choice can be difficult as dual citizenship is not a possibility. For the children of binational couples, these questions of identity can be hard to...
2021-01-0342 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 19: Libra - Simpler, nimbler, and authorised; a new Blockchain chapter for FacebookThis week; an update on Facebook’s Libra. A new strategy update for Facebook’s sponsored consortium for blockchain payments. Facebook has announced it will do away with the idea of the ‘stablecoin’, rather, it will link up to currencies like the US dollar. Daniele Mensi and Dario Betti discuss what the announcement means for the industry.
2020-12-0200 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 18: Will Paypal bring bitcoin payments to the masses?This week – Paypal has announced support for the blockchain cryptocurrency – will this have an impact on people, and then on the online and mobile payment industry? Too early to say, blockchain remains a speculative asset and payments would usually require a stable currency. “The key is experimenting” says Daniele Mensi…
2020-11-1200 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 17: EU Blockchain Sandbox: all play no gain?The regular MEF podcast on the world of Blockchain in telco this week talks about the European Commission (EC) announcement for a new blockchain "regulatory sandbox"; a 30-country pan-European initiative expected to be in place by 2022.
2020-10-2000 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 16: India regulator TRAI anti-spam blockchain solution.The India regulator TRAI and industry players are working on an anti-spam solution based on blockchain. Daniele Mensi and Dario Betti look at how this project is shaping up and how it compares to the rest of the world.
2020-09-0120 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 15: BlockChain against Wangiri FraudDario and Daniele continue their regular discussions on the status of the BlockChain industry in telecom with a look at the blockchain solution set up buy the RAG association to share information about the Wangiri fraud. Eric Priezkalns, CEO of the Risk and Assurance Group, joins and explain the status of the initiative.
2020-08-0425 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 14: Tencent heavily in Blockchain: another industrial war?This time Dario and Daniele discuss the news that the Chinese Internet giant Tencent is investing heavily in blockchain technology: will we see another industry war after the Huawei 5G dispute between the USA and China?
Of the 5,800 patents filed in 2019 for blockchain technologies, Tencent presented 718 - or 12.4% of all patents filed - the biggest amount of any single company. The news that the owner of WeChat and the largest video game company in the world will be spending $50 billion in R&D over the next 5 years would usually be welcome news. Now companies...
2020-07-1512 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 13: 32 Bill in US Congress - Is regulation finally catching up with technology?In this edition, Dario and Daniele discuss the content and impact of the 32 blockchain bills being presented in Congress. Is regulation catching up with the technology?
2020-06-1820 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain Podcast - Episode 12: Telegram ends Blockchain DreamIn this edition, Dario and Daniele discuss the apparent final chapter in the story of messaging powerhouse Telegram’s attempt to create a blockchain payment currency for it’s messaging app, and what its failure to get off the ground can teach the wider blockchain industry.
2020-06-1116 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain podcast - Episode 11: Syniverse and the connected futureIn this episode Daniele speaks to Anna Gussman, Senior Director Customer Products and Industry Relations at MEF Member Syniverse about how they view blockchain technology and how they expect to use it and other innovations like 5G and the IoT to enhance and evolve the mobile ecosystem, and how we will be more connected in the future.
2020-05-2732 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastBlockchain podcast - Episode 10: Tackling Telecoms Fraud with blockchainIn this episode Daniele speaks with MMD Smart’s Ira Cohen, VP of Business Development & Marketing and CTO Boris Rakhlin who explain how they are exploring the potential of using block chain and distributed ledger technology to tackle the issue of the many kinds of fraud facing A2P messaging and voice, estimated to cost the telecoms industry $20Bn annually.
2020-05-2133 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 9: Blockchain meets Mobile GamingIn Episode 9 Daniele speaks with Tony Pearce, co-founder of MEF Member and Meffys winner Reality Gaming Group who are pioneers in the mobile gaming world, bringing collectible digital items to players on the blockchain. Tony and Daniele discuss their use of blockchain and what the tech and crytpo-currencies might mean for mobile games and apps in the future.
2020-05-1332 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 8: Blockchain meets IoT - hyped words or hyper worlds?In Episode 8 Daniele and Dario chat about two of hottest hyped words in the ecosystem: IoT and Blockhain. The security challenges to IoT have made difficult to share data openly across services and devices, Blockchain can come to the rescue. Interestingly Blockchain can also help to track things and sensors in the market.
2020-05-0515 min
MEFCast: The Global Telecom AgendaThe MEFcast: Covid-19, Personal Data and PrivacyOn April 14th 2020, MEF hosted a webinar – Covid-19, Personal Data and Privacy – to discuss the challenges and the opportunities the mobile ecosystem is facing during this unprecedented and deadly world crisis. The three experts sharing their insights were:
Julian Ranger, Chairman and Founder – digi.me;
Daniele Mensi, MEF Blockchain Advisor, EU president – Blockcerts;
Andrew Bud, MEF Chairman, CEO – iProov.
https://mobileecosystemforum.com/2020/04/23/webinar-covid-19-personal-data-and-privacy/
2020-04-2940 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 7: should telcos use CryptoCurrency?In Episode 5 Daniele and Dario chat about the first and foremost use of blockchain: cryptocurrency. What is happening to BitCoin, Ethereum and the rest? Should the world of telecoms take this seriously as a digital payment mechanism from their customers?
2020-04-2418 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 6: Telegram Gram: the messaging crypto currency postponedIn Episode 6 Daniele and Dario chat about the Telegram, the messaging app, and the recently set back to launch its own digital currency, the Gram. There is plenty to learn from the Telegram story – things will take longer, but the messaging coin is still on the cards.
2020-04-1421 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 5: Blockchain applications for COVID19 fight: digital identity and secure trackingIn Episode 5 Daniele and Dario chat about the potential applications of blockchain to support the fight against COVID19 – how governments and industry are working on potential ways to scale up virus testing by using blockchain for secure digital identities and information sharing.
2020-04-0120 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 4: The saviour of Personal Data?In Episode 4 Daniele and Dario chat about the potential of blockchain to support a new paradigm of personal data sharing in the industry. Can blockchain helps to bring trust and transparency in this crucial part of the business. Daniele will explore how these two world could come together.
2020-03-3125 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 3: Tokenisation & the impact on telcosIn Episode 3 Daniele & Dario discuss the potential of tokenisation. Blockchain can create a digital identity for an asset so that someone can buy a fraction of its ownership. This could have a big impact on assets heavy companies such as telecom operators: from antennas to buildings operators could get liquidity selling fractions.
2020-03-3014 minThe MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 2: What’s Facebook’s Libra now?In Episode 2 Daniele and Dario chat about the biggest blockchain announcement from June 2019: Facebook Libra. Some 9 months after its first announcement, Daniele reviews the promise of Facebook’s yet-to-be fulfilled crypto currency, and its impact on the industry.
2020-03-2621 min
The MEF Blockchain PodCastThe Blockchain MEFCast - Episode 1: Blockchain 101 – an introduction for telco professionalsMEF invites you to a new series of Podcasts to discuss the role of Blockchain in the mobile world. It is important to understand the difference between hype and the real potential of this new technology in the mobile and wireless world. Join the conversation as Daniele Mensi, MEF Advisor on Blockchain talks to Dario Betti, MEF CEO.
In the first episodes, get a straightforward first introduction to what blockchain really is, with a simple and effective explanation of DLT, Blockchain and other important buzzwords.
2020-03-1918 min