Ep. #23: Android AppStore adopting Cryptocurrency with Tiago Alves (VP APAC AppCoins)

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 11:07 a.m.

b"AppCoins (https://appcoins.io/) is a blockchain-based open-source protocol for the App Economy supported by the\\xa0Aptoide App Store (http://www.aptoide.com/).\\xa0It proposes to move to the blockchain three of the most critical flows of App stores: (i)advertising, (ii) in-app purchases and (iii) developer\\u2019s reputation.
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\\nOur guest for this show is Tiago Alves, the VP Asia Pacific of AppCoins. Tiago has held several roles in the Telecommunications industry mainly in Portugal before taking up a role as Aptoide's/AppCoins' VP of APAC.
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\\nTune in to hear about:
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\\n \\tTiago\\u2019s background and intro
\\n \\tWhat is Aptoide? (Android App Store)
\\n \\tWhat are the App Stores beyond Google Play on Android Phones today?
\\n \\tThe problems for smaller App Stores today - payments (lack of ability to monetise in-app purchase)
\\n \\tAppcoins - reducing the cut from in-app purchases from 30% (for Google Play Store) to 15%
\\n \\t5B fine for Google in the EU recently
\\n \\tOther problems - advertising inside App Stores, Application approvals and security
\\n \\tSolution - reward users in Appcoins for getting exposed to ads, sharing of information about viruses and malware to make apps more secure
\\n \\tHow Aptoide\\u2019s current business is going to be affected and how dies it affect the various investors involved
\\n \\tHow the native token works
\\n \\tHow does the platform look like today?
\\n \\tRoadmap
\\n \\tDevelopment of the AppStore Foundation
\\n \\tTelegram:\\xa0https://t.me/appcoinsofficial
\\n \\tTwitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/AppCoinsProject"