{"podcast":{"title":"Crypto Coin Show","slug":"crypto-coin-show-6582644","podcast_index_feed_id":6582644,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5930278/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://cryptocoinshow.substack.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/186445c03936b557506687b322425de4.jpg","author":"Crypto Coin Show","episode_count":279,"summary":"At the Crypto Coin Show, we interview investors, startups, and leading minds in the blockchain industries. Our team has been involved in blockchain since the early days of Ethereum in 2013, following the markets from the 2014 to 2021 Bull Runs and future ones! Our founder and CEO, Ashton Addison, is a thought leader in the industry, with over 1200 interviews including John McAfee, Roger Ver, Charles Hoskinson, and more. He is also a public speaker who has spoken in 10 countries on everything in Web3. We publish new videos multiple times per week. Follow us on Twitter, LBRY, Minds.com, and SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER for the best of it all: https://bit.ly/100CCS We syndicate our content to financial publications, such as Reuters Insider financial network, Investment Pitch, and Fintech News Network. For inquires, contact ashton@cryptocoinshow.com. Join us on our journey to explore the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency and learn how to succeed in this rapidly evolving industry.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T12:17:02.823534+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crypto-coin-show-6582644"},"episode":{"title":"Africa is processing crypto at 52% growth year-over-year — and the continent's largest exchange just got an OTC derivatives licence. Farzam","slug":"africa-is-processing-crypto-at-52-growth-year-over-year-and-the-continent-s-largest-exchange-just-got-an-otc-derivatives-licence-farzam","published_at":"2026-07-19T05:10:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crypto-coin-show-6582644/africa-is-processing-crypto-at-52-growth-year-over-year-and-the-continent-s-largest-exchange-just-got-an-otc-derivatives-licence-farzam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crypto-coin-show-6582644","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/africa-is-processing-crypto-at-52-growth-year-over-year-and-the-continent-s-largest-exchange-just-got-an-otc-derivatives-licence-farzam--72825263","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72825263/africa_is_processing_crypto_at_52_growth_year_over_year_and_the_continent_s_largest_exchange.mp3","summary":"Africa's crypto adoption is accelerating faster than almost any region on earth, but the infrastructure to serve 1.7 billion people across 54 countries, multiple currencies, and remittance costs averaging 7 to 8% is still being built. SELF-CUSTODY CRYPTO EXCHANGE INFRASTRUCTURE is what VALR is building at continental scale — and a new FSCA OTC Derivatives Provider licence just expanded what it can offer. Farzam Ehsani, Co-Founder and CEO of VALR, joins Ashton Addison on Blockchain Interviews. VALR is Africa's largest crypto exchange by trade volume, backed by Pantera Capital, Coinbase Ventures, and Fidelity's F-Prime Capital, serving over 1.7 million registered users and 1,800 corporate clients. Farzam previously served as Blockchain Lead at Rand Merchant Bank and the FirstRand Group and was the inaugural Chairperson of the South African Financial Blockchain Consortium — making him one of the most credentialed voices on African crypto regulation alive. He breaks down what South Africa's draft capital flow management regulations actually say and why they represent an opportunity more than a threat, how the Onafriq integration gives users across the continent access to mobile money in local currencies, and what a VALR partnership with the DHL Stormers and helicopter campaigns flying \"Crypto For Everyone\" banners says about where mainstream crypto adoption is heading on the continent. 🔗 https://www.valr.com 🐦 https://x.com/VALRcom 🔔JOIN OUR FREE NEWSLETTER FOR 100X GAINS🔔: https://cryptocoinshow.substack.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Africa's crypto adoption is accelerating faster than almost any region on earth, but the infrastructure to serve 1.7 billion people across 54 countries, m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1734,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crypto-coin-show-6582644/episodes/africa-is-processing-crypto-at-52-growth-year-over-year-and-the-continent-s-largest-exchange-just-got-an-otc-derivatives-licence-farzam/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crypto-coin-show-6582644/africa-is-processing-crypto-at-52-growth-year-over-year-and-the-continent-s-largest-exchange-just-got-an-otc-derivatives-licence-farzam.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}