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Crypto’s ‘pay-to-play’ problem resurfaces in Wolf of All Streets podcast accusations

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Synonym CEO John Carvalho has shared a screenshot of an alleged email conversation that he says shows a representative of Wolf of All Streets host Scott Melker offering him an appearance on the podcast in return for $20,000. “They asked me to be on their retarded show, and then to pay $20k for it,” he said. Melker, who is also co-host of the Crypto Town Hall on X, and a listed crypto expert for  TheStreet Roundtable , has more than 1 million followers on X and has previously been named the 2020 Binance Influencer of the Year and included in the Cointelegraph Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain in 2021 list. Carvalho, who is perhaps best known for his interview of Bitcoin.com CEO Roger Ver during Bitcoin’s block size war, shared more screenshots of the alleged email conversation with  Protos . In these screenshots, the representative asked if Carvalho was “in the market for major influencer coverage.” In his alleged response, Carvalho said he would be open to an inter...

Hashing It Out: What happens when crypto meets fintech in Africa?

Guests on Hashing It Out episode 31 believe that traditional finance has hurt innovation in the African fintech space, and cryptocurrency can breathe some life into the space. Ahead of the Africa Money and DeFi Summit, Hashing It Out host Elisha Owusu Akyaw (GhCryptoGuy) speaks with Andrew Fassnidge, founder of Africa Tech Summit, and Enoch Antwi, CEO of Dnar, on the intersection between crypto currency developments on the African continent and the financial technology sector. Fassnidge shares his experience from the perspective of an investor and conference organizer who has seen the genesis of multiple unicorns on the content, and Antwi offers his thoughts from the perspective of a founder in both sectors.  Andrew Fassnidge, founder of Africa Tech Summit, opens the podcast with an explanation of the state of fintech in Africa. Fassnidge explains that despite the growth of financial technology applications on the continent, the rise of failed startups that raised huge capital has c...