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Aug 2021
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The future of cryptocurrency and blockch...

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About this episode
In this episode, I speak with Talal Tabbaa, the co-founder and COO of Jibrel; a Swiss blockchain development company building decentralized financial products on Ethereum. He is also the co-founder of CoinMENA, a regulated crypto-currency exchange and serves on the Board of Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) in Jordan.

We talk about:
✅ Why he started CoinMena
✅ Why he thinks the MENA region is ripe for crypto expansion
✅ How he navigates with uncertainty in the midst of financial regulation
✅ Some of his favorite books that inspired him

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