Ray Youssef, Founder & CEO of Paxful, On Entrepreneurship & Why Bitcoin Works

Published: Jan. 3, 2020, 7:14 a.m.

b'

Born in Egypt, Ray Youssef\'s family moved out to New York when he was only a toddler. Watching his father closely, he learnt the "art of the hustle", and stepped into the world of entrepreneurship himself. He partnered with developers on early smartphone internet access and founded a ringtones marketplace all in the late nineties and early 2000\'s.   

\\n

After a number of startup successes, exits and failures, he founded Paxful in 2015 with a software dev friend of his, seeing the huge potential in Bitcoin. Paxful has since grown to become one of the leading Bitcoin wallets and marketplaces in the world, with over 2 million users.  

\\n

In this insightful interview, James explores what excites Ray most about the Paxful product, and what is to come in their unique crypto ecosystem.   

\\n

Watch the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/TCtNMf5oGf8

\\n

- - - - - - - - - - -   

\\n

SA Crypto is South Africa\'s largest blockchain community & news outlet. Follow us on our media platforms to stay up to date with what is happening with crypto in Southern Africa.  

\\n

Subscribe to Africa\'s leading blockchain industry newsletter right here: https://mailchi.mp/5e039cf5af22/sacrypto 

\\n

Join our Telegram Traders Group here: https://t.me/joinchat/F3_PzUs8YyuuoZCjgeiVRA
\\n(If the above link has expired, reach out to us on Twitter for the latest link)  
\\n- Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SACrypto_
\\n- Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacryptoza
\\n- Join us on Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/SACryptoCommunity?_rdc=1&_rdr

\\n

- - - - - - - - - - -   

\\n

Please support responsible journalism in the African blockchain industry by donating Bitcoin or Ether here:    

\\n

BTC address:
\\n3Edw9rR9NLenSnCStB9jYoWHb6V9UrEDgS    

\\n

ETH address:
\\n0x3867BdF1e78E96a7f5bfB8585a98a2dF66919Af5

'