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This week, Luno’s UK Country Manager Sam Kopelman joins Ollie Brown, our Blockchain Associate Director for an enlightening chat about crypto, entrepreneurship, career progression and so much more! After graduating UCL, Sam joined Rocket Internet, building their operations in Minsk from employee zero to later become a Regional Head in Eurasia. Since then he worked in Berlin, and Paris helping other challenger businesses to grow and scale across Europe. With his new role at Luno, he shares incredible insight into blockchain and crypto space. Luno is a leading global cryptocurrency company with over 8 million customers across 43 countries to date. Touching on everything from DeFI, CBDC, Sam and Ollie talk everything crypto has to offer. Then they dig into Sam’s fascinating career sharing his stories from Belarus and other valuable lessons.Find more episodes on blockchain with previous guests from Binance, Kraken, Celsius Network, Gemini, Eterna Capital and more on searchingformana.comEpisode Highlights:02:27: Simplifying cryptocurrency investments03:43: Can blockchain revolutionise traditional finance?11:32: On altcoins17:45: Building a Rocket Internet’s venture in Belarus from scratch34:36: Berlin and Paris experience40:22: Sam’s Mana45:28: On the ads controversy47:40: On the future of crypto