Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 9 a.m.
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Ruben Galindo, cofounder and CEO of Airtm, joins the show. Recently, Airtm has been in the news as it was reported that Juan Guaid\\xf3, Venezuela\'s would-be President, was using the app to coordinate the disbursement of funds seized from the Maduro regime to healthcare workers in Venezuela. In this episode:
- Why Ruben cofounded Airtm\\xa0
- How Airtm creates local liquidity for dollars against any local currency
- How Airtm manages their reserve
- How Bitcoin and Ethereum intersect with AirUSD
- How Airtm creates local liquidity on their platform
- The size of Airtm\'s userbase globally and in Venezuela
- Why international freelancers gravitate towards AirTM
- The genesis of Airdrop Venezuela
- How Airtm linked up with Venezuelan president Juan Guaido to distribute payments to Venezuelans
- The genesis of the plan to distribute seized funds to Venezuelan healthcare workers
- How Airtm is planning to route around Maduro\'s attempts at censorship
- How Airtm manages the physical risks of running a grey market business in Venezuela
Read more about Airtm here.
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