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CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 38 - Sam Buxton of DamexZubair Quraishi talks to Sam Buxton of Damex about the Damex app, token and what the future holds for this award winning Gibraltar crypto company (damex.io): 00:00 Introduction 00:20 What does Damex do? Up to now, an OTC trading desk with over 750 customers, in business since 2017 01:30 How does trading on Damex differ from an exchange like Binance? 04:20 What is the Damex App and Visa card about? 06:25 What is the Damex token and why does it matter? 08:40 How does the health aspect of the Damex app compare to "move to walk" systems like StepN? 10:50 When is the token coming out and...2023-03-2817 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 37 - Regulated since 2018, Gibraltar is the best kept secret in crypto. Aaron Payas of HassansIn this episode Zubair Quraishi and Mark Rees talk to Aaron Payas, a Crypto Lawyer who works at Hassans in Gibraltar. We discuss "Warm Crypto Wallets", and why Gibraltar is a leading jurisdiction for regulated Crypto Companies 00:00 Introduction: Zubair Quraishi and Mark Rees are the Castoshi show hosts and Aaron Payas is from Hassans, the leading Gibraltar law firm which also has a Crypto department 00:25 Aaron Payas's journey from Mathematician to Crypto lawyer 04:20 Aaron's thoughts on "Warm wallets", which don't hold or show crypto, but allow you to prove ownership of NFTs and other digital assets 09:40 Why Gibraltar has...2023-03-2632 minCastoshiCastoshiCastoshi Live, Episode 5 - Why are banks failing and crypto rising?In this episode hosts Mark Rees and Zubair Quraishi talk about the recent Mach 2023 Bank Collapses, Silicon Valley Bank, USDC, and how they are all related.2023-03-1831 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 36 - Dutch Crypto gaming company BitHotel.io01:01 What is BitHotel? It is a Web3 based Metaverse which allows people to interact and play mini games together  01:50 Bithotel has been released over a year ago and has had around 100,000 users   02:10 Bithotel works both with Google Login and crypto wallets like MetaMask, as they are trying to attract non-crypto users as well as crypto users  03:30 How do BitHotel (BTH) tokens work in the game?  04:05 Which blockchains does Bithotel work on? Binance Smart chain, Moonbean and others soon  04:40 Is BitHotel decentralized? No, BitHotel runs on centralized servers and databases, and u...2023-03-0321 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 35 - Cyberscope helps the FBI with crypto investigations. Thanos Tsavlis of CyberscopeCyberscope Crypto audits: https://www.cyberscope.io/  CoinScope Check out new airdrops here: https://www.coinscope.co/ 00:00 Introduction to Cyberscope. They specialise in Smart Contract audits and Web 3 Security, having done over 750 crypto audits on Ethereum compatible blockchains   01:40 How many people work at Cyberscope. 17 people work at Cyberscope, with the main office in Greece   02:15 What was CoinScope, Thanos's first crypto project, and how it inspired Cyberscope   03:45 Why code is law, and why "Developer KYC" and secure smart contracts are important   04:59 Since the Terra/Luna and Celsius collapse how m...2023-02-0132 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 34 - Alex Zeltcer, CEO of nSure.aiIn this episode Zubair talks to Alex of nSure.ai, who are taking the risk out of onboarding customers to crypto to prevent fraud prevention.   00:00 Introduction  00:18 What is nSure.ai? A payment protection platform for online payments for merchants dealing in digital assets  03:50 What is the issue with credit card companies using chargebacks? The history of credit cards also explained  06:30 Explaining "Card not present" transactions  08:30 Do crypto stable coins solve some of the problems with credit cards?  10:50 Why crypto is so attractive to fraudsters  12:00 What tools a...2023-01-2325 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 33 - "What is web3 Product Market/Fit?", with "KEY Difference Media"In this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Karnika Yashwant of "KEY Difference Media" to understand how traditional companies are moving to Web3: 00:00 Introduction to Dubai based KEY Difference Media  01:15 Introduction to KDM's Low Code "Forward Protocol"  01:57 Karnika's personal journey from Web 2 marketing to crypto  03:50 What are a good/bad examples of projects that could move to Web3/Crypto?  06:45 What should a "go to market strategy" be for a non crypto company?  08:35 How to align incentives when building a Web3 project by holding tokens  09:2...2022-12-1929 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 32 - Crypto Premium bonds with Chris Murphy James of Klink FinanceIn this episode Zubair talks to Chris James Murphy of https://www.klinkfinance.com/ about their Cedefi crypto savings platform:   00:00 Introduction to Klink Finance  01:58 How does Klink Finance generate yield? Via Defi protocols and abitrage. Chris also explains how every 25 USDC gives a lottery ticket, just like premium bonds  03:45 Zubair talks about Klink Finance being a USDC only business  04:42 Chris describes how UK Premium Bonds work  06:01 Chris's history and why he started Klink Finance to bring good financial habits to the masses  07:54 Chris talks about how crypto compan...2022-12-0721 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 31 - Mindaugas Miskinis of Fireblocks00:00 Introduction  00:45 What is Fireblocks?  02:35 How was crypto custody done in the "old days" and how is it done today?  05:40 Fireblocks multi-layer approach to crypto security  06:40 Why wouldn't a company build a crypto asset custody themselves?  08:39 Mindaugas Miskinis journey to crypto  10:35 How trading and settlements have changed over the years with automation  13:25 What blockchain technology does and it's benefits, and use cases  15:35 How big is the crypto and payments market?  18:00 What are the benefits of stablecoins?  21:55 What stops Fireblocks from running of...2022-11-2138 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 30 - Connecting the World of Sports to crypto with BoXX United00:00 Introduction  00:40 What is BoXX United? A system to allow fans to support athletes and sports clubs  02:00 What is the benefit for fans? A single place to connect with clubs using crypto  03:02 Have existing sports clubs tried to build crypto fan engagement systems already?  04:04 Tim Kemland's background and what was his motivation to start BoXX United? Most athletes have a fan base but no money  06:58 How BoXX United wants to help athletes, and how they will differ from existing sports brands by making direct connections between athletes and fans 8:01 How long...2022-10-1322 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 29 - Microtasks at scale with HugsZubair Quraishi talks to Gianni of HUGS Platform. This platform allows micro tasks to be performed at scale. This is important as the future is the gig economy depends on companies and governments being able to get things done faster and cheaper via microtasks. Enjoy the episode!   https://www.hugs.solutions/hugs-platform 00:00 Introduction  00:30 What is HUGS?  00:20 How HUGS compare to other Mechanical Turk style services?  05:45 How did HUGS research the market?  06:40 What is HUGS initial product and roadmap?  10:01 Is HUGS going to be ava...2022-10-0733 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 28 - Mintable CEO Zach Burks InterviewIn this episode of Castoshi (powered by damex.io) Zubair talks to the CEO of Mintable, Zack Burks, who invented many of the innovations in the NFT space. Zach is a long time crypto user and Solidity developer. As well as a good technical discussion they also talk about how to make a great product around crypto, which is to always make sure your product passes the "Mum Test", so that your service is easy for normal people to use. They also talk about why Zach is so bullish on the future of crypto. Enjoy the episode! 00:00:00...2022-09-271h 07CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 27 - Decrypting Crypto TaxesCastoshi Episode 27 (a https://www.damex.io podcast) Did you know that you could make millions of dollars gain in crypto, yet still be bankrupt? What!!!! Well, if you own more than a few thousand dollars in crypto then you need to get crypto tax advice today to make sure that this doesn't happen to you.   In this episode Zubair talks to Micah Fraim of https://cryptotaxcpa.com/ and author of the book "Decrypting Crypto Taxes" about US tax law and crypto. Enjoy the episode! 00:00 Introduction to crypto taxes  02:10 Explaining the bo...2022-09-1649 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 26 - A recap of the first 25 episodes (nov 2021 - aug 2022)A quick recap of the first 25 episodes of the Castoshi podcast (a https://www.damex.io podcast) , and where the podcast may to go in the future: 00:00 Introduction  01:25 #1 - Zubair sitting in his Garage talking to himself about crypto and blockchains 02:15 #2 - Zubair discussing his 2015 prediction that Bitcoin will be worth $1 million one day https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/day-163-zubair-2015-bitcoin-prediction-zubair-quraishi 05:30 #3 - A look at DeFi apps on the Fantom blockchain in late 2021 06:20 #4 - Zubair talking about learning Solidity 07:01 #5 - Interview with Steffen Kirkegaard, CEO of h...2022-08-3040 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 25 - Castoshi News Forum with Jeff HancockZubair Quraishi talks about recent news events with Jeff Hancock of CoinPass. Jeff is a former security expert so he really knows his stuff. They talk about the fallout from the Celcius, 3AC, and Voyager bankruptcies, and where the Yield comes from with a lot of these black box crypto companies.   They also discuss what you need to learn in crypto in order to be a good trader, from understanding crypto transactions to using MetaMask.   They also talk about the Ethereum Merge and the 5 stages: “The Merge,” “The Surge,” “The Verge,” “The Purge,” and, “The Splurge”   La...2022-08-2447 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 24 - Bringing Defi to the masses with Radix!Traditional development on Ethereum is hard and only a few skilled developers know how to do it. In this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Jacob and Ben of Radix, which is a different approach to Defi. They have interviewed 1000s of crypto developers and come up with a unique solution that can scale to millions of transactions a second, and uses a vastly superior system to build unhackable Defi applications. Apart from Radix, they also talk about the future of crypto and how the tech needs to be made invisible before it can go mainstream.    If you’re a...2022-08-181h 03CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 23 - How the USA gets out of debt with Brian De Mint, author of “Bitcoin Evangelism”Zubair Quraishi talks to Brian De Mint, who is the  author of the bestselling book “Bitcoin Evangelism”. They talk about Bitcoin, Inflation and everything else under the sun in crypto, including his new book where he tries to educate people about Bitcoin in an easy to understand way. Please note that Brian is NOT a bitcoin maxi so he has a very fair view. They also talk about where they see the future of crypto and the world economy, including possible scenarios for the USA to get out of the current inflation and debt cycle. Enjoy this amazing episode!   ...2022-08-021h 14CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 22 - LabelCoin, allowing fans to invest in songs via cryptoWe talk to Mark Miller of LabelCoin, a revolutionary song exchange which allows fans to invest in songs. LabelCoin are doing this by building a smart contract powered music sharing platform which divides song revenue into shares, instead of the all or nothing approach of NFTs.  We also talk about the wider music industry and where things are going. Stay tuned for this great episode!   https://labelcoin.io2022-07-2741 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 21 - Mental Health and CryptoIf you trade or work with crypto then you need to stay on your A Game and maintain peak performance. In this episode of Castoshi Zubair Quraishi talks to Hala Abdul, who helps people with mental health issues related to crypto. If you have traded crypto and experienced the highs and low of this 24/7 market you will probably understand how crypto can affect your mental and physical health. The signs that you may have a problem are constant price checking, FOMO, and feelings of guilt when you get it wrong. If you experience any of these then...2022-07-2146 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 20 - Tokenising food produce on the blockchainIn this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Ashish Anand of Bru Finance, who are tokenizing food produce so that farmers can borrow money based on their unsold produce. Think of it as Defi lending in the real world! This really giving real liquidity to farmers in India with over 1000 locations where produce can be dropped off, and is starting to expand to other countries too.   Zubair and Ashish also discuss the tokenisation of assets industry and how crypto is evolving in Asia. Enjoy the episode! https://bru.finance2022-07-131h 08CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 19 - Put Story, Brand, and Community BEFORE tech!In this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to David Sterling of Good Gaming, a public Interactive Entertainment company. David, a former Sony executive explains how Good gaming created the successful MicroBuddies game, and how they shot to success by putting community, brand and story first so that the microbuddies brand can last for generations. David also talks about by how the game targets not just crypto, but multiple platforms. As an example, as well as being available on the Polygon blockchain, Microbuddies are also available outside of crypto on...2022-07-0640 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 18 - Juan Gasca of TinDefiIn this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Spanish Entrepreneur Juan Gasca of TinDefi, a platform for investing in early stage crypto companies. Juan talks about how they are making investing simpler and safer for investors with an all-in-one service, and how his experience working in fraud detection helped to shape his vision. We also talk about how regulation can either help or hinder innovation in the crypto space, and how different countries handle regulation. Enjoy the episode! https://tindefi.net/ https://scandefi.net/scan-defi2022-06-2955 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 17 - Building Kickstarter for the crypto worldZubair Quraishi talks to the founders of Theia Finance, who are building a Kickstarter for the crypto world, a platform where creators can build and get investors for their projects. Theia Finance wants to go even further than Kickstarter by building a full stack company platform into their product. Theia Finance is still testing the system, but so far the response has been amazing, with nearly 20,000 people engaging with their platform and thousands of monthly users trying it out.   They also have a novel method to prevent scams, by putting all invested money into an escrow account t...2022-06-231h 45CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 16 - How to “NOT Move the market “Zubair Quraishi talks to Noah Healy of Coordisc. Noah is a mathematician who has developed a new technique to provide high price stability for crypto markets by using Game theory to reward traders for predicting asset prices.    An example of how this technique could make crypto exchanges more user friendly is to think about when you buy or sell a token on an exchange and it gives you a popup with a 5 second countdown timer in which you can accept or reject the trade. With Coordisc instead of seconds to accept a price, you will have potentially mi...2022-06-151h 13CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 15 - A journey from traditional to Crypto financeEpisode 15 - A journey from traditional to Crypto finance   Recorded 17 may 2022.   https://bequant.pro/ In this episode of Castoshi, Zubair Quraishi talks to Martha Reyes, a former  emerging markets fund manager who now works at Bequant, a crypto OTC company that specialises in high frequency trading and crypto arbitrage.    They discuss inflation in South America in the early 2000s and the following economic collapse, and how Martha sees the same warning signs today in developed countries. Martha also talks about how she transitioned from traditional finance to crypto, and how other tradi...2022-06-081h 05CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 14 - Carbon Trading on the BlockchainZubair Quraishi talks to Demian Klenk and Dan Hutter of 6C Index, a new platform aiming to be the Nasdaq of Environmental Assets. Initially they are just focusing on Carbon Assets, and intend to link real world Carbon Production to digital assets on the blockchain, with a twist. They want to not only link Carbon Production but also "Carbon Removal" as an asset. This means that there will be a healthy incentive to not only pollute the environment, but to clean it up as well. This is a space which has recently started to gain attention since...2022-06-011h 01CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 12 - Hollywood is embracing NFTsZubair Quraishi talks to Katie Chonacas about the future of artists and creators in Hollywood, and the wider world: Guest name:                   Katie Chonacas Website:                         Chonacas.com Twitter:                           Twitter.com/KatieChonacas Podcast:                         She's all over the place podcast Book:                             ALoversFairyTale.com2022-04-071h 11CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 11 - The future of blockchain gaming infrastructure with Neeraj KashyapIn this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Neeraj Kashyap, of Moonstream about his journey to build the future of blockchain gaming infrastructure. Join us for this amazing episode!   Guest name:    Neeraj Kashyap Website:    Moonstream.to  Twitter:    Twitter.com/MoonstreamTo  Discord:    Discord.com/invite/K56VNUQGvA  Github:    https://github.com/bugout-dev2022-03-0750 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 10 - Making carbon capture 500 X cheaper with Shreekant KulkarniIn this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Shreekant Kulkarni, of GreenHashes.org about his journey to make carbon capture 500 X cheaper. Join us for this amazing episiode!   Guest name:                   Shreekant Kulkarni  Website:                         GreenHashes.org  Email:                             enquiry@GreenHashes.org  Crypto training:               ShreeCrypto.com  USA crypto solutions:      KNW Decentralised Innovations LLC   India's first metaverse +   Physical reality real  estate  project:                           Wanya.in2022-03-0355 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 9 - World's top NFT Marketer Arvin KhamsehIn this episode Zubair Quraishi talks to Arvin Khamseh, of Soldoutnfts.io about how to make an NFT hit. Join us for this amazing episiode!   - Guest name: Arvin Khamseh  - Website: SoldoutNFTs.io  - Twitter: ArvinKNFT2022-02-2159 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 8 - Ensydr.com and Web3 with Sam KamaniZubair Quraishi interviews Sam Kamani, CEO of Ensydr. See more at:   - Website: Ensydr.com  - Book: The 30 Day Startup  - Book: Business in the Time of Corona   - Venture Partner: Indogen Capital  - Podcast: Web3 with Sam Kamani2022-02-081h 05CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 7 - Safello, Sweden's Largest Crypto ExchangeZubair Quraishi interviews Frank Schuil, CEO of Safello. See more at:   - safello.com  - Nasdaq First North: SFL  - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/myBUywMbE5   - Twitter: https://twitter.com/safelloab - Podcast: The Safello Show2022-02-0456 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 5 - Steffen Kirkegaard, CEO of Gamers.GoldIn this interview we talk to Steffen Kirkegaard of Gamers.Gold about crypto, gaming, and a little bit of politics.2021-12-181h 25CastoshiCastoshiEpisode 4 - Learning SolidityIn the fourth episode of Castoshi I talk about learning Solidity, tomb.finance, and the Bitcoin recovery.2021-12-0708 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 3. Fantom Finance dApps compared (Audio only)In this episode we take a quick look at a few yield farming deFi applications on the Fantom (FTM) blockchain. We look at: - skeleton.finance  - coffin.finance  - tomb.finance2021-12-0332 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 2 - Looking back to Zubair's Crypto Predictions from 2015Zubair looks back to 2015 at a prediction that he made that Bitcoin would go to a million dollars, and looks at what he got right and wrong: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/day-163-zubair-2015-bitcoin-prediction-zubair-quraishi 2021-11-1728 minCastoshiCastoshiEpisode 1. Pilot episode!Pilot episode for a podcast about crypto. It is Zubair Quraishi, the host talking about why he started the podcast.2021-11-0810 min