🎙️ Ep. 780 Beldex | Privacy in the Age of AI (feat. Cris Blanco)

For episode 780 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Cris Blanco, Chief Strategy Officer for Beldex, a privacy-first Layer-1 ecosystem that just crossed 1.5 million cumulative installs across its app suite.

Rather than shipping isolated privacy tools, Beldex runs a unified stack: encrypted messaging, a decentralized VPN, a private browser, a name service, and a wallet, all secured by 3,014 masternodes with 30M+ BDX staked.

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📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:55) Who is Cris Blanco?

(5:05) What is Beldex?

(7:22) 1.5M installs and growth

(9:40) Are consumers becoming more conscious of digital privacy?

(11:40) Beldex ecosystem

(14:54) Sumsub

(16:24) Convenience vs. Privacy

(20:20) Privacy in the age of AI

(24:35) Beldex roadmap

(26:18) Beldex website and socials

🎙 Beldex Links:

🔗 Website: https://linktr.ee/BeldexCoin 

🔗 X: https://x.com/BeldexCoin 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crisblanco/ 

🔗 Telegram: https://t.me/official_beldex 

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.