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  • Episode 29: FTX Conspiracy Theories with Bryce Weiner (Part 1)

    Episode 29: FTX Conspiracy Theories with Bryce Weiner (Part 1)
    Nov 28 2022
    In the latest episode of crypto with Kamal, Bryce Weiner discusses the fallout from the FTX collapse and the conspiracy theories that have emerged from this sensational financial tale that has yet to be fully told. Bryce started as a drive time FM disc jockey on a small market radio station in the Midwest before embarking on a 15 year career as a Fortune 500 software developer for firms such as Thomson Reuters and Lockheed Martin. Beginning his blockchain engineering career in 2012 by building his own Bitcoin mining farm and now with over a dozen blockchain networks to his credit, Bryce is one of the most experienced blockchain engineers in the industry. He has been frequently consulted by financial institutions, news organizations, and courts of law for his irreverent and sometimes controversial views of blockchain technology, its implementation, and its potential. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Audiobook: https://bit.ly/DeFi4theDiaspora_Audio Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 min
  • Episode 28: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Chris Duffus of Fonbnk

    Episode 28: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Chris Duffus of Fonbnk
    Oct 13 2022
    In the latest episode of crypto with Kamal, as part of my continuing coverage of Circle Converge22, I had the opportunity to interview Chris Duffus. Chris is a leading fintech & telecom & web3 advisor that is focused on growth and innovation strategies for emerging businesses and technologies. Mr. Duffus is also the founder of Fonbnk that is reimagining airtime in Africa with the help of crypto. Fonbnk is a distributed finance company enabling a frictionless, financial onramp for emerging markets. Leveraging the existing network of mobile phone accounts, anyone with a prepaid mobile SIM card can now have access to the global digital economy. Chris has an unparalleled experience in finance, telecom, and blockchain that made him one of the most qualified people on the planet to make his newest company a reality. Fonbnk is driving financial inclusion through digital access for the nearly 2-billion humans who are unbanked. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    14 min
  • Episode 27: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Blockchain Sustainability Researcher Maya Dentzel

    Episode 27: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Blockchain Sustainability Researcher Maya Dentzel
    Oct 12 2022
    In this episode, Kamal has a conversation with Maya Dentzel, PhD student at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Maya is a political historian and ethnographer of blockchain researching how to make Web 3 more fair and sustainable. She writes, teaches, and consults companies and organizations on sociological and ecological impacts of blockchain technology. Our discussion was great a great look from an academic perspective on what the future of sustainability can be with blockchain. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    20 min
  • Episode 26: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Adam Hoffman of Nimble

    Episode 26: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Adam Hoffman of Nimble
    Oct 7 2022
    In this episode, Kamal has a conversation with Adam Hofmann of Nimble. Adam had a 22-year career in the insurance industry playing all the roles - service, sales, marketing, risk advisor, operations, owner. Nimble is a decentralized and democratized insurance protocol built on Algorand; the rails for all people to have the opportunity at lower premiums, investment income, and proper protection. Nimble is a global decentralized insurance company that is building and deploying Web3.0 and blockchain tools and technology to power the community-centric future of efficient and equitable insurance processes. First stop, insuring digital assets. Nimble has developed a system that decentralizes all aspects of the insurance for multi-party participation and secure, consensual, risk participation. Nimble is committed to empowering communities and insured by leveraging blockchain technology to improve processes, align incentives, increase cost efficiency, and provide access to insurance coverages that are not easily accessible in the traditional insurance market. Nimble believes in the decentralized future as a way to build trust without the participation of a biased intermediary, providing impact both economically and socially.Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 min
  • Episode 25: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Ananya Kumar of the Atlantic Council

    Episode 25: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Ananya Kumar of the Atlantic Council
    Oct 7 2022
    In this episode, Kamal has a conversation with Ananya Kumar who is the assistant director of digital currencies at the GeoEconomics Center. She manages the Center’s work on the future of money and coordinates research on central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets. Kumar previously worked in research assistant capacities at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She has also worked as a legal analyst at Sidley Austin LLP in New York City. She holds a MA in strategic studies and international economics from SAIS, where she was a Merrill Center fellow. Kumar graduated cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with a BA in economics and political science. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    15 min
  • Episode 24: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Teana Taylor Baker of Circle

    Episode 24: [Coverage of Circle Converge22] Interview with Teana Taylor Baker of Circle
    Oct 2 2022
    In this episode, Kamal has a conversation with fintech all-star Teana Baker Taylor, who has had past positions with Binance, Crypto.com, HSBC, Fiserv, and Citi. Teana now serves as Vice President of Policy and Regulatory Strategy for the EU and UK for Circle. Named the Regulatory & Governance Leader of the Year within the Women in Finance Awards 2020, recognized as one of the Standout 35 of the most influential women in Fintech globally within the Innovate Finance 2019 and 2018 Women in Fintech Powerlists and won the Blockchain Leaders category in the Women In Tech Awards 2019. Kamal Hubbard is a lawyer by training who is certified in Fraud Examination, Cybersecurity, and Decentralized Finance. Kamal spent two years conducting individual research on Bitcoin and blockchain technology before entering a position in cryptocurrencies. He is a civil rights officer; the founder of the blockchain consulting company, CageChain Media Group; and serves as an advisor to the Tao Network Blockchain. Mr. Hubbard is the author of the groundbreaking book DeFi for the Diaspora and had the privilege of testifying before California’s Senate Banking Committee on the basics of blockchain and Bitcoin. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    19 min
  • Episode 23: Current Fed Policy & Its Implications on Crypto Winter

    Episode 23: Current Fed Policy & Its Implications on Crypto Winter
    Sep 13 2022
    In this episode, Kamal has a conversation with Dr. Paul Viotti, Jr. of California State University at Chico. Professor Viotti is an associate professor in the Political Science and Criminal Justice Department and Coordinator of the undergraduate Public Administration major. Professor Viotti has been a faculty member at CSU, Chico since 2008. Prior to joining the scholarly community at CSU, Chico, he completed a Ph.D. in Politics (2008) and M.S. in Applied Economics and Finance (2002) at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Professor Viotti works on novel research methods in the social sciences that integrate agent-based modeling, complex dynamical systems, and multimodal data visualization. Wage Price Spiral https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/wage-price-spiral.asp Consumer Price Index: https://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 min
  • Episode 22: Proof of Impact : Teaming Up with the Bithomie & Cryptactivist to Benefit the Moonlight Academy in Nairobi, Kenya

    Episode 22: Proof of Impact : Teaming Up with the Bithomie & Cryptactivist to Benefit the Moonlight Academy in Nairobi, Kenya
    Aug 24 2022
    During the month of February, I teamed up with the Bithomie, Flyy High, and the Cryptactivist Collective in the sponsorship of hygiene products for all 106 female students for 1 full year. Access to hygiene products has been the number one reason for female students at Moonlight Centre either falling behind in their studies or dropping out of school. Sponsorship also included a printer and internet connection. This enabled Moonlight to offer printing services locally as a source of sustainable income. Sponsorship of educational material for Moonlight Centre School on blockchain technology came from Kamal in the form of copies of Defi for the Diaspora, laying the groundwork for exposing and educating the students about blockchain/cryptocurrency technology and the opportunity it provides for the diaspora. You can still donate to further the efforts of Samson Aluda and the Moonlight Centre at: https://flyy-high.com/donate/ Purchase a BHM 2022 Salute NFT (become an owner and get paid royalties) https://flyy-high.com/nft-shop/ Purchase BHM Collection Apparel (T-shirts / Hoodies / Youth Sizes available too) https://flyy-high.com/bhm-apparel/ Spread Awareness https://flyy-high.com/nfts/ | https://spatial.io/s/Bithomies-Hi-Fi-Place-62dd49f5d88fbb0001ab36da?share=1255677866107209621 | https://oncyber.io/bhm2022salute Kamal Hubbard is a lawyer by training who is certified in Fraud Examination, Cybersecurity, and Decentralized Finance. Kamal spent two years conducting individual research on Bitcoin and blockchain technology before entering a position in cryptocurrencies. He is a civil rights officer; the founder of the blockchain consulting company, CageChain Media Group; and serves as an advisor to the Tao Network Blockchain. Mr. Hubbard is the author of the groundbreaking book DeFi for the Diaspora and had the privilege of testifying before California’s Senate Banking Committee on the basics of blockchain and Bitcoin. Get your copy of #DeFi for the Diaspora at: http://www.kamalrhubbard.com/defi-for-the-diaspora-book/ Sign up for the free CageChain Newsletter at: http://www.cagechain.io Bithomie's Telegram Channel:https://t.me/+U8xUi_dvZL8gLZz5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 min