Can you introduce yourself and tell us about LATOKEN?
I-Valentin Preobrazhenskiy, CEO kunye neengcali ye-LATOKEN, enye ye-cryptocurrency exchanges ezihlangene ne-altcoins. Kwixesha elandelayo, ndiqhutywa i- hedge fund apho ndandisa i-passion yokufunda iingxaki ezininzi ezihlangeneyo kwaye ngoku kubasiza abathengisi ukufumana iingcali ze-crypto ezihlangeneyo ngexesha lokufumana ngempumelelo i-tokens ezibonakalayo kwi-community.
How did you get the idea to launch LATOKEN?
Kwi-LATOKEN, ndidlulisa i-short-short equity hedge fund apho ndingathanda ngempumelelo kwi-geopolitical risks ngo-2014, ukutshintshela i-portfolio yam ngaphandle kokuphumelela kwiimarike eRashiya kwiinkonzo ezininzi zehlabathi. Kule ngexesha lokugqibela, ndingathanda iifowuni ezimbini: ifumaneka kwi-Wall Street yobungcali kakhulu okanye ukuyisebenzisa i-blockchain technology - okufanelekileyo kakhulu kwimeko.
Ukwakhiwa kwizigidi zentsholongwane zentsholongwane zentsholongwane zangaphambili. I-Ethereum, eyasungulwe nguVitalik Buterin, i-Ethereum, i-intrigued kakhulu ngenxa yokuba iinkonzo zangaphambili ziye ziye zithunyelwe ngokubanzi ukuba "ukhipha imali yabo zayo" nge-tokenization. Kubaluleke kwakhona ukuba i-blockchain iya kuqalisa ngokushesha i-asset ownership. Izigidi zentsholongwane ziye zithunyelwe, zihlangana i-infrastructure entsha ngokupheleleyo. Kwaye ngexesha ngexesha ngexesha elandelayo i-team yam ukusuka kwi-home equity loan platform yokwakha i-LATOKEN. Thumela i-ICO yethu ngo-2017, kwaye
How has LATOKEN evolved since launching?
Kwiintsuku, i-LATOKEN inikeza i-akhawunti ezininzi ze-4 million abasebenzisi ezivela kwiimazwe ze-127 kunye ne-lists ezininzi ze-2000 zentengiso ze-digital. Siye ngokuvamile zihlanganisa phakathi kwizixeko ze-50 ze-cryptos ehlabathini ngathi i-CoinMarketCap kunye ne-CoinGecko, kwaye i-Forbes iye iye iye yinkonzo ze-30 ze-Remote Employers ehlabathini lonke. Izixhobo zethu zihlanganisa ukufumanisa i-tokens ezintsha ngokufanelekileyo, ukunika abathengisi i-first-mover.
What fuels your passion for this mission?
Ukuphumelela e-Russia post-Soviet ngexesha lokuphumelela kwimeko yobuchwepheshe kwiminyaka ye-1990 iye yandisa ngokubanzi imibuzo yam. Ndingathanda ngokugqithisileyo ukuba kunye nenkcubeko yam, ukunyuka iibhetri kwimveliso ebomvu, kwaye ekhaya, i-hyperinflation yandisa iingcebiso zethu ngexesha elide. Abaphambi zayo, abasebenzi abaqeqeshiweyo kakhulu, baye baye baye baye baye kwimeko ebomvu.
Ukufundwa kwe-economics kwi-New Economic School iye yandisa i-belief yam kwi-property rights as the foundation for stability and growth. I-Blockchain iye yandisa ngexabiso ngenxa yokuba inikeza iindlela ye-transparent, i-safe ye-protecting we-wealth, eyahlukileyo kwi-institutions ezincinane kunye ne-policy. Le ngempumelelo ibonisa yonke into e-LATOKEN.
How will blockchain and altcoins reshape the financial industry?
I-Blockchain ibonelela kwinkinga elikhulu yehlabathi: ukhuseleko lwekhwalithi ngaphandle kweenkcukacha zekhwalithi. Iinkqubo zekhwalithi zokusetyenziswa kwi-infrastructure ezininzi - i-army, i-police, i-courts, i-central banks - ukuze zibonele i-property ownership. Iilwimi ezininzi ngokuphatheliyo akakwazi ukugcina iziko ezininzi ezincinane, okuvumela izigidi ezidlulileyo kwi-stability yekhwalithi.
Ubuchwepheshe ye-Blockchain ukunciphisa izibambiso, okuvumela umntu ukuba ufake i-akhawunti kunye nokuthengisa i-assets ye-digital ngokulula, njenge-sign up ye-imeyili. Ngaphandle kwe-inclusiveness, i-altcoins inikeza ukhuseleko kwi-devaluation ye-fiat currency kunye nokufunda i-web3 economics apho abasebenzisi ziye kubaluleke ngempumelelo kunye nabasebenzi ngokushesha.
What role does AI play in the crypto world?
I-AI ivula kakhulu i-crypto operations, ukunceda abathengisi ukufumana i-tokens ezintsha nge-analytics, i-recommendations, kunye ne-market summarization. Kule-LATOKEN, sisebenzisa i-AI ukufaka iinkqubo ezifana ne-client interactions ngexesha le-token listings, ukufumana iimpazamo kunye nokuguqula i-HR kwinkampani yethu. Izixhobo ze-AI ezisebenzayo zibonisa i-resumes, ukwenza i-candidate assessments, kunye nokuhlanganisa i-interviews. Oku kufumanisa ukuvelisa kunye nokulawula ngempumelelo i-global team ye-150 abasebenzi, ebonisa i-blockchain ethos ye-transparency kunye ne-efficiency kwi-internal.
What's your outlook on the current crypto market?
Kwimeko, i-altcoins ihamba iimeko ezinzima ze-liquidity ngenxa yentengiso ezininzi ezikhuthaza i-capital emzimbeni ye-crypto. Nangona kunjalo, ndingathanda oku njengomdla wokugqibela. Xa izicwangciso ze-macroeconomic zithunyelwe, i-liquidity iya kwakhona ngokushesha - okokuqala kwi-Bitcoin kunye ne-Ethereum, kwaye emva koko kwi-altcoins ezininzi ezisetyenziswa kumazwe ezininzi kunye neengxaki zokusetyenziswa. I- hedge funds ziye ziye zibonise ukuba zithunyelwe kwi-assets ezincinane, zibonisa i-revolving yokufika kwimarike.
What are your thoughts on recent crypto policy developments in the US?
Iingxaki ezidlulileyo ze-regulatory e-USA ziye ziye zithembisa ngokufanelekileyo. Izifundo zihlola i-stablecoins kunye ne-tokenized treasuries ukwandisa i-dollar yehlabathi ngaphandle kweengxaki ze-intermediaries. Ngokuvimbela i-push ye-central bank digital currency, i-United States iye iye yandise i-innovation ye-decentralized kwi-alternatives ze-centralized, i-potencially unlocking institutional capital and fostering wider adoption.
Tell us about your involvement with the Founder Institute.
Kwi-Founder Institute, i-startup accelerator yehlabathi kunye ne-alumni eyenza iindidi ezininzi ze-$20 billion, ndiyifunyenwe njenge-Director kunye ne-Mentor. Ndingathanda iindidi ezincinane ze-entrepreneurs ezincinane zokusetyenziswa iingcamango zabo, ukuvelisa iimveliso ezifanelekileyo, kunye nokukhuthaza iimveliso. Ukukhuthaza i-LATOKEN yokuhamba yami, ndibandakanya iinkonzo zokuqala kwi-scale operations, ukufumana iingxaki ze-fundraising, kunye nokuvumelana kwiimarike ezincinane.
Yintoni umdlalo wakho kwi-Blockchain Economic Forum?
Ukusungula i-Blockchain Economic Forum (BEF) ngo-2017, kuquka kwiziphumo zayo ezininzi. I-BEF yaba i-platform yehlabathi ebonakalayo enxulumene i-blockchain kunye neengcali ze-policy kunye neengcali ze-institutional. Thumela i-forums ezininzi kwiizixeko ezininzi afana neDavos, i-New York, i-San Francisco kunye neLondon, zihlanganisa abasebenzi ezinxulumeneyo kuquka i-Presidents, i-EU policymakers, i-SEC leadership, kunye ne-economists ezidlulileyo. Umthamo yokukhuthaza ukuqhuba kwe-DeFi kwi-mainstream financial system. I-I love connecting founders to build the future and made over 500 document
You've also judged startup pitch competitions—can you elaborate on this experience?
Ndiyathemba iingcingo ze-Startup ze-Web3 kwi-Gain Web3 Pitch Competitions kunye ne-Web3 Ecosystem, i-DevCon kunye ne-Blockchain life forums yeDuke University kwi-2024. I-Judging iye yandise i-founder ukunyusa i-strategies zabo ze-market, i-refining iimveliso zabo, kunye ne-preparation ye-scale.
Do you have any unique or controversial views you'd like to share?
Ndingathanda ukuba le nceda yehlabathi yehlabathi iya kuthatyalwa njenge-capitalization ye-economy yehlabathi kunye ne-Nasdaq njenge-proxy eyenziwa kakhulu. I-currency i-control right to use energy for the self-replication of symbiosis of programs, constituting Sapience. I-cash flow yeyure ngokubanzi ibonelela i-strategic viability of life. Ndingathanda le nkqubo kubalulekile ukuhlaziywa kwimfuno ezininzi kunye nokuhamba i-cash flow.
Any final thoughts?
I-Mission ye-LATOKEN, i-mentoring yeengcali, okanye i-facilitating ye-forums zehlabathi, le nqakraza yam yenza iingxaki kwi-inclusion ye-financial. Ukufinyelela kwinkqubo ye-financial yehlabathi ayidinga ukuba yintoni i-privilege – kufuneka iyatholakala ngamazwe, yenza i-world ephakanyisiweyo kwaye eyahlukileyo.
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