Episode Details

🔴 AI Review of Matthew Carstens (Director of Product Experience, amana)

🔴 Instead of a traditional interview, this is an AI-powered review and summary of the wide-ranging conversation between George (host) and Matthew Carstens, Director of Product Experience at amana.

🔴 Link to full conversation via Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yc865pen   (Video)

✨ Key insights highlighted by AI:

• 🙌 Matthew’s Bitcoin Journey – From early skepticism to conviction, Matt shares how he went from dismissing Bitcoin to recognizing it as “digital gold.”

• 📉 Volatility & Markets – AI breaks down Matt’s thoughts on short-term crypto volatility, ETF inflows/outflows, and how global geopolitics affect investor behavior.

• 👥 People > Product > Tech – Matt’s philosophy that people always come first, and how he applies this at amana to build user-focused products.

• 📱 amana’s Mobile-First Shift – Insights into the company’s transformation into a zero-commission, mobile-first trading platform, and the complexity of integrating 6 MENA exchanges.

• 🌍 Growth in the Region – AI review of why amana has a competitive edge as a regional-native broker and its expansion strategy in the MENA market.

• 📊 User Feedback = Innovation – Sharia-compliant watchlists, faster withdrawals, and other features shaped directly by community feedback.

• 🪙 Crypto Narratives – Review of Matt’s take on Ethereum, the Genius Act, stablecoins, and why treasury firms are increasingly adding BTC & ETH to their balance sheets.

• 🚀 Top Picks & Risks – Matt’s projected winners (BTC, ETH, SOL, Aave) and why he warns against celebrity meme coins.

• 🏦 MENA Crypto Adoption – AI highlights his view on how UAE’s young, tech-savvy population is driving adoption and how amana adapts for both new and seasoned investors.

• 🏠 RWA Tokenization – Opportunities in Dubai’s real-world asset tokenization market and amana’s cautious approach to liquidity.

• 📈 Macro Drivers – Inflation data, FOMC meetings, and global money supply trends as key signals for crypto price action.

• 🤖 AI & Finance – Matt’s thoughts on AI news generation, translations, personalization in amana, and whether AI could one day influence what humans value.

• 💸 Crypto Auto-Invest – Review of amana’s auto-investment plans that simplify wealth-building for both beginners and advanced traders.

• 🔮 Bitcoin Halving 2025 – AI perspective on Matt’s prediction for Bitcoin’s potential new all-time high post-halving.

• ⚖️ Work-Life Balance – Matt’s advice: follow what you love so that work doesn’t feel like work.

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📬 Connect with Matthew – Best reached via Twitter @MatthewCarstens

LinkedIn https://tinyurl.com/5ydt6jn4

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