#Ep. 17: Non-Fungible Tokens...WTF?!

11/13/18 • 28 min

The world is at the at the forefront of the token revolution. With the invention of non-fungible tokens, we have seen a lot of innovations and developments to find solutions to complex real-world problems.

In the episode, Ahmed sits down with Aniket, and they discuss the current happenings in the Non-Fungible Token (NFT) world.
The episode is centric towards explaining nonfungible tokens in a simple and easy to understand manner, highlighting the developments from the birth of NFTs till now.

They covered the applications of NFTs in gaming and other industries as well as current developments in the space around nonfungible tokens. They also shared some future trends and why NFTs can possibly be valuable in the future.

All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted!
If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word!

Previous Episode

#Ep. 16: What is all the buzz about Security Tokens?

Ahmed is at the World Blockchain Summit where he records episode 16!

He is joined by Loauy Al-Doory from Kambio Ventures and Saeed Al-Darmaki from Binary Financial to take a deep dive into the world of security tokens.

The three distil the concept of security tokens; what they are, how they operate, the problems it can solve and also its difference with utility tokens.

The taxonomy of security tokens is discussed as well as its similarity to traditional market offerings. Ahmed then starts the discussion regarding the customisation of security tokens and whether these will be breaking new ground compared to offerings from traditional markets.

Current market players operating in the space are explored as well as thoughts on the challenges we must solve which will allow security tokens to flourish and be accepted.
Louay also talks about the economics and multiplier effects and how they relate to security tokens.

All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted!

If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word!

Special Guests: Louay Al Doory and Saeed Al Darmaki.

Next Episode

#Ep. 18: What a week of madness!

On episode 18 of Encrypted, Ahmed and Aniket discuss recent developments that have been happening in the blockchain world!

Ahmed first starts off by talking about his experience at the Sora Summit in Macau and explains his takeaways from the investment focused event.

The two then go on to discuss the recent news of the week, starting off with the SEC going after ICOs that did not comply with SEC laws. The two projects in question, Airfox and Paragon, had to return millions to investors after the SEC managed to settle charges with these projects for not following security registrations laws. They talk about what this means for the future of ICOs, in particular the future of regulation in the states.

They move onto the second article which sheds light on a more progressive regulator; Switzerland, who have approved the world’s first crypto exchange traded fund. The two talk about its background, which cryptos it will be covering and what this means for the industry.

Finally, they move onto the last article which discusses the bitcoin cash hash wars. They explain what bitcoin cash is, its difference with bitcoin and what has been happening in the bitcoin cash camp and why there has been an internal conflict. it is seen that this conflict was the catalyst for the bloodbath in the crypto markets. Ahmed emphasises that this is a grand experiment which is interesting and progressive for the industry.

All of the above and more will be on this week’s episode of Encrypted!

If you liked what you heard, please do leave us a review on iTunes and the other platforms. Don’t forget to support us by spreading the word!

Sources:
SEC Orders Airfox and Paragon to Return Millions to Investors on ICO Registration Violations
Switzerland gives green light to first cryptocurrency ETP
Bitcoin Cash Hash War Continues as Billions are Wiped Off the Markets!