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In anticipation of our first event to be held outside of Malta, we headed to the emerging UAE emirate of Dubai to find out what makes this unique hub tick. In this Dubai Special Edition we caught up with some of the biggest names in the emerging tech sector - many of whom can be found on the AIBC UAE - Dubai stage and expo floor this May.

From the NFT trend to the seed-to-sale benefits of a Blockchain, and DeFi to Dubai, we get to the bottom of what everyone’s talking about in 2021. Scan the QR code next to their quote to watch the exclusive interview in full.

Gordon EinsteinFounding Partner, CryptoLaw Partners

“ The ability to form human organisations on the Blockchain without government permission is both massively efficient and liberating. ”

Dunstan TeoCo-founder & President, Sanctum

“ A lot of people putting their funds into DeFi don’t understand the tech, whether the smart contracts actually work. I feel like they’re taking a huge risk. That’s going to be a huge problem. ”

“ This bull market is very different. Look at the NFT space, DeFi - for the very first time I can see how traditional finance entities are actually going to get disrupted. I couldn’t see that in 2016. Now the game is on. ”

“ You will very quickly be able to identify the right people, and they can move you forward very quickly. Dubai is not just a great place to do business but to grow business. ”

“ We’re going to be hosting the Future Blockchain Summit this October alongside four other big tech events, uniting the tech industry for one week of big tech shows in the heart of Dubai. ”

“ Bitcoin is a proven asset class - all of the new stuff is experimental. I think Ethereum has moved from experimental to something that is actually proven. Now Visa is settling transactions using the Ethereum Blockchain. ”

Tone VaysAnalyst, Derivatives Trader & Event Organiser

“ When I watched the Cyprus banking confiscation in 2013 - that’s when it hit me that I needed to put my money into something safer. I wanted my savings to be unconfiscatable and Bitcoin was the only way to go. “

“ We saw how the mainstream financial markets saw crypto as a threat from afar but never really adopted it. We decided to create one of the first regulated OTC custody and asset managers for the crypto space called Hayvn. “

“ If one AI is nefarious, then from the data the other AIs will have an opportunity to see a common truth. They can act independently but the moment they start speaking to each other we’ll have no control. ”

“ Dubai is very attractive to businesses, you can reach 2/3 of the world’s population with an 8 hour flight. If I’m going to have a global customer base, I need to bring them to a place where they’re all welcome. ”

Andreas TsindosFounder & CEO, MWAN Mobile & Magic Payments Company

“ The bank account penetration compared to the mobile wallet penetration is huge. For example, India: 1.3 trillion people, while bank accounts are at 2 hundred million, mobile wallets are nearing 8 hundred million. ”

Saqr EreiqatChapter Leader, Global Innovation Institute

“ Blockchain is not going to disrupt anything - but it’s going to remove friction out of the equation. I believe Blockchain in itself is really what’s going to drive us forward. ”

Gustavo

Head of Biz Dev, DMCC Crypto Centre /CV Labs Dubai

“ The DMCC is an environment for entrepreneurs and investors looking for a new, powerful market to do business in. If you are a Blockchain developer or investor and want to do something in this market, then this is the place. ”

Founder & CEO,

“ Our aim is to be a bridge between the crypto and the commercial market. I think DeFi will be the structure for a new financial worldcurrently a lot of projects are not user friendly - but i’m confident we can improve that. “

ءاضقب اندعس ،تايلاعفلا ملاع نع ليوط عاطقنا دعب ضعبب انيقتلا .يبد ،لامعلأا ةرامإ يف مايلأا ضعب تاثداحم ءارجلإ ةيراجتلا لامعلأا ملاع يف ةزرابلا ءامسلأا نيشت كولب ملاع يف نلآا عئاش وه ام لوح ةعيرس مهنم ديدعلا دجاوتيسو ،ةرفشملا ةيمقرلا تلامعلاو )AIBC( ”نيشت كولبو يعانطصلاا ءاكذلا“ ضرعم يف .ويام رهش يبد يف قطانملا رثكأ نم ةدحاو حبصتل يبد تزرب ام ناعرس اهسفنل ةناكمو مسا تعنصو ،لامعلأل ةحوتفملا .تايلاعفلاو تاكبشلاو لامعلأل ادئار اًزكرم اهرابتعاب