CoinDesk: The Middle East's Compelling Case for Bitcoin Adoption

  • Tuesday, 25 August 2020 18:00
CoinShares founder Meltem Demirors and Simplex CEO Nimrod Lehavi discuss how the Middle East, a small cryptocurrency market relative to the rest of the world, wields such a big influence on crypto adoption and innovation. “Bitcoin promises separation of money and state,” Demirors said. “People here happen to be born in a regime of sanctions.” In many emerging markets, she says people may be preconditioned to experiment with novel financial tools because they are already accustomed to dealing with currency fluctuations and trading foreign currencies. Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://bit.ly/31CR8WV... Site: https://bit.ly/2sNROdN Facebook: https://bit.ly/2F68R1f Twitter: https://bit.ly/3gMDCX0 Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fJbFOz Newsletter: https://bit.ly/2sNROdN/newsletter/ CoinDesk Podcast Network: spotify:show:2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: spotify:show:7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community.

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