Castoshi

Zubair 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 where can people get it 11:52 What are the future plans for Damex? 15:30 How can people find Damex online?

In 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 been the world's leader in Crypto Regulation since 2018 13:50 The 3 certainties of crypto in Gibraltar: (1) Legal certainty, (2) Regulatory Certainty (3) Tax Certainty 16:01 Gibraltar is teaching other jurisdictions about how to regulate crypto 17:20 Why Gibraltar chose Principled based crypto regulations instead of Prescriptive based crypto regulations 19:45 How lawyers and the "Vibe Check" are the first line of defence before allowing crypto firms to apply for a crypto license in Gibraltar. Crypto Companies who want a "quick and easy" setup DO NOT come to Gibraltar 21:18 What specific Crypto services does Hassans provide to Crypto companies? 24:50 What does Aaron see for the future of Crypto? 29:40 Closing comments and where to find Aaron (@aaronpayas on twitter) and Hassans at gibraltarlaw.com

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.

01:01 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 uses crypto for NFTs and in game items. Also, running everything on chain would be too slow, and a terrible user experience since the user would have to keep signing transactions in MetaMask  06:30 How is BitHotel different from crypto games such as Axie Infinity? BitHotel is 2D, and users don’t just earn tokens, they also have to stake their own tokens in order to play games  07:50 Are people playing BitHotel just to earn crypto/money? Answer, the token is an extra, and not integral to playing BitHotel. BitHotel is about playing fun games  09:05 Will BitHotel have user generated content like Roblox? Yes, but it will be via an API, not via a 3D game designer like Roblox has  11:45 What did Kareem do before crypto? He was a psychologist and did some trading  12:15 How large is the team at BitHotel? Around 30 people, mostly developers, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They are funded with USD 4 million from a token sale in December 2021 13:45 How does BitHotel acquire users? They run TokTok, Youtube, Meta ads, but the best advertising is using a Web2 influencer who has 8 million followers 15:06 What mistakes have most gaming companies made so far in the Web3 space? Companies raised too much cash. Also “Play to Earn” should have been “Play for Fun”  17:25 What does Kareem think of Alex Becker? Even though Kareem doesn't follow Alex anymore, Kareem thinks that Alex probably knows his stuff in the crypto gaming space  18:30 What does the next 3-5 years hold for crypto and gaming? Web3 Games quality should go up and the market should grow a lot, partly because of the increase in regulation  19:30 How is crypto regulation in Netherlands? It is ok, but not as far advanced as regulation in Dubai or Singapore  20:25 Where can people find BitHotel? bithotel.io

Cyberscope 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 much building is going on in the crypto community? There is a lot of work going on during this downturn   06:15 What are the different security issues for Etheruem compatible vs non Etheruem compatible projects like Solana? Many Solana developers have moved the Aptos chain (formerly Facebook libre) which is not Ethereum compatible but has a strong developer community 11:05 What is the typical security checklist for a security audit? KYC of the developers and a written audit which is for the benefit of investors in crypto projects   12:50 Who pays to do an audit? The investors pay most of the time, since it is part of their due diligence   14:30 How does Cyberscope deal with scam companies which pass all the crypto audits? This needs manual research, and can't be automated at the moment. There are also blacklists to help tools like Metamask identify bad actors   19:00 What is future of crypto security for the general public using Web3?   22:00 What is the real future of crypto in general? Payments are the killer app as real time international payments with stablecoins are already being used and growing fast   24:01 The FBI, and EU government departments have contacted Cyberscope for help   25:20 How governments are getting very crypto savvy   26:10 How do networks like Cardano differ from Ethereuem when making smart contracts?   27:40 How is Cyberscope's business going to change in the next few years?   29:50 A new feature in CoinScope is to check out new Airdrops. It is a good way to learn about researching crypto projects   31:40 Closing comments and where to find us

In 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 are there to prevent crypto fraud?  12:34 How bad is the fraud problem for crypto exchanges? On ramp to crypto is explained too  14:30 Moving from a 60% decline rate to 30%  15:25 The difference between "Anti Money Laundering" and "Fraud Prevention"  16:20 How nSure.ai prevents fraud  17:20 How nSure.ai started as a gift card marketplace  19:01 Where will the crypto payments industry be in 5 years?  20:40 Why the banks will have to take back responsibility for chargebacks in the future  23:25 Why transaction reversal will come to crypto, and is essential for mass adoption  25:10 Ending credits and close

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  09:20 A deep dive in the Low Code "Forward Protocol" and how it helps companies build blockchain apps  11:45 "Forward Protocol" support EVM chain, Solana, and other blockchains  12:20 How "Forward Protocol" can help developer to earn  14:25 Zubair explores which parts of "Forward Protocol" are open source and which parts are proprietary and comparisons to Wordpress  15:40 Which countries are good to be based in for crypto projects? We discuss the crypto community in Dubai  17:40 Why Asset tokenisation and business processes are the next big thing in crypto  19:45 Why transparency means that private blockchains like IBM Hyperledger and Concordium have a future  21:20 Will crypto make enterprise security even more complicated with yet another log in method?  22:20 How people can be paid directly in crypto  23:05 Even banks in crypto friendly Dubai are not totally crypto friendly yet (hint: more friendly with regulated entities)  23:50 Does fiat have a future?  24:50 How crypto and blockchain will take over everything one piece at a time  26:45 Karnika talks about how he wants to own assets, not money  27:40 How crypto and decentralisation will be good for the world by giving people another choice as opposed to the centralised world  28:50 How to contact Karnika or "KEY Difference Media" and ending  Forward Protocol website: Home | Forward Protocol KEY Difference Media  Website: KEY Difference Media | Web3 Incubator & Marketing Partner  Karnika's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mrkey  Karnika's twitter: Karnika E. Yashwant (Mr. KEY) (@KarnikaYashwant) / Twitter  Karnika's Instagram: Karnika E. Yashwant (@4dmrkey) • Φωτογραφίες και βίντεο στο Instagram  Karnika's Facebook: Karnika E. Yashwant | Facebook

In 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 companies were previously generating yields from investor capital   09:15 Why does Klink Finance need centralised KYC to deposit USDC and passing the "mom" test  11:02 How Klink Finance insures that customer funds are secure  11:50 What is the status of Klink Finance (as of Nov, 2022)  13:25 After the FTX crash what does Chris think of the future of the crypto industry? Chris talks about how should companies behave in a responsible way  15:50 Where are Klink Finance based? They are a UK company, with a distributed team, and regulated in UK and Europe  17:55 Will tightening crypto regulation in Europe and USA drive crypto companies away?  20:00 Zubair discusses how European Crypto regulation MICA (which is being translated in 27 languages) could make it irrelavant once it gets released  21:00 Closing

00:00 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 off with customer funds?  25:50 What happens if a Fireblocks customer loses their private key?  26:35 What happens to customer assets if Fireblocks goes out of business?  27:25 What non-financial markets does Fireblocks serve?  29:31 What types of assets are being tokenised?  31:02 What are the benefits of tokenising assets?  32:05 How are tokenised physical real world assets managed in a digital world?  34:30 Where will the industry be in a few years? (Zubair's description of a dystopian crypto world has been cut)  37:50 Where to find and more about Fireblocks

00:00 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 has BoXX United been in development and how is the progress? They have over 50 people working on the project  13:05 How does the KiXX crypto token work?  13:55 How will BoXX United change the sports industry?  15:49 How can Castoshi viewers know that BoXX United is not a scam project?  16:42 Does BoXX United have existing experience in Sports Marketing?  17:08 What is the future of crypto and the sports industry?  19:05 Will BoXX United support Metamask only? No, there is KYC, so there is both a centralised and decentralised component to BoXX United because of regulation. Also Most athletes are not in crypto already  21:20 BoXX United will launch by 2023  21:40 Closing