Dismantling Financial Aparthied with Paxful CEO Ray Youssef
Description
In this episode, Brad Mills, host of the Magic Money Internet Podcast, is joined by Ray Youssef, the founder of Paxful. The two discuss a range of topics during this episode such as Bitcoin, Africa, and the story of how Ray founded Paxful. Today, Paxful is a network with more than 5 million global users, with more than half of them from the continent of Africa. Tune in to hear how Ray Youssef goes from being a serial entrepreneur, to founding the Paxful network, to dismantling Financial Aparthied.
Time Stamps0:2:15 : Introduction
0:0:09 : Ray’s Journey with Bitcoin
0:7:31 : Ray’s Experience with Regulators
0:10:10 : Discussion on Financial Aparthied
0.16:08 : Bitcoin vs Stablecoins and Opportunities in Africa
0:21:56 : Sanctions Against Paxful
0:27:32 : Paxful Fees and Volumes
0:28:10 : Paxful Education Goals and Customer Support
0:35:07 : Paxful's Affiliate Program
0:36:33 : Paxful’s Expansion in 2021
0:41:46 : Paxful in India
0.46:33 : Paxful Daytraders
0:53:11 : Managing Paxful on a Day to Day Basis
0.57:33 : Ray’s Leadership Values
1:03:08 : How to Engage with Paxul, Show Summary, Social Mentions
Podcast MentionsHawala peer-to-peer system
Chaincode Labs residency
India's crypto ban and subsequent lifting
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