219 - Hassan Ahmed: The Man Scaling Coinbase Across Southeast Asia
Crypto Curious
02/25/26
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🩵 Special episode today with Hassan Ahmed, Country Director and CEO of Coinbase Singapore.
With an impressive background coming from roles at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (VP Strategy) & Venmo (Head of Business Operations), to eToro USA (launched their regulated crypto trading platform in the US); Hassan then ran GoTo Group (dual role as CEO of Coins.ph in the Philippines and SVP Strategy for GoPay Indonesia), before becoming Country Director/CEO of Coinbase Singapore - leading Southeast Asia operations since April 2021, Hassan has quite the rap sheet!
We'll be talking stablecoins, tokenization, agentic payments and what it looks like when crypto infrastructure moves from framework to execution!
This is a jam-packed episode. Let's get into it 🚀
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1:31 Hassan gives us his 'timeline' into crypto
4:20 Coinbase Singapore - a run down
7:16 Stablecoins - a place to 'park' your money or more?
12:37 Is Singapore becoming a financial system of the future?
14:52 From framework to execution - a broader discussion
17:13 Hassan's insights on where the crypto industry is going
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SHOWNOTES
💥 Have you downloaded Bamboo’s 2026 Crypto Market Report? 💥
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Previous Episode
218 - X Becomes a Trading Desk & Canberra Talks The Bitcoin Reserve
February 18
•29m
Welcome to the Crypto Curious podcast, brought to you weekly by the Bamboo App.
This week we’re looking at how power in crypto is shifting, from social platforms to billionaire investors, to policymakers.
👉🏼 First up, Elon Musk is turning X into something that looks a lot like a live trading terminal — with crypto and stocks embedded directly into your feed. What happens when speculation sits inside the world’s biggest attention machine?
👉🏼 Then we unpack Mike Novogratz’s comment that “the age of speculation is over”, what he really meant, and whether crypto is actually maturing or just resetting.
👉🏼 And finally, we head to Canberra, where serious conversations are taking place about a potential Australian Bitcoin reserve. Blake was in the room — and we’re joined again by Jonno Newman to help break down what this could mean locally and globally.
Let's get into it! 🚀
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TIMESTAMPS
2:24 Is Elon turning X into a trading platform?
6:02 Is Crypto's age of speculation coming to an end?
9:45 Blake & Jonno round table in Canberra to discuss the Bitcoin Reserve in Australia
19:14 Short, sharp news bites
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SHOWNOTES
💥 Have you downloaded Bamboo’s 2026 Crypto Market Report? 💥
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The Crypto Curious podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs, or objectives.
Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.
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Next Episode
Welcome back to the Crypto Curious podcast — brought to you by the Bamboo App.
I’m Tracey, and as always, I’m joined by Blake. This week feels like a stress test for the entire space.
👉🏼 Bitcoin dumped to $65,000 in the middle of a macro storm — tariffs, inflation data, no rate cuts — and instead of blaming the economy, crypto Twitter decided a Wall Street trading giant was secretly nuking the market at 10am every day.
👉🏼 We unpack the Jane Street conspiracy, what the data actually says, and why the real story is probably far less dramatic — and far more macro.
Then we head to Washington, where the CLARITY Act has hit a wall over one explosive issue: should Americans be allowed to earn yield on stablecoins? Three White House meetings, one hard deadline, zero deal.
👉🏼 And finally, we zoom out globally — because while US miners are struggling at $80,000 production costs, Iran is mining Bitcoin for $1,320 a coin and using it to bypass sanctions.
Fear, politics, power — and a network that doesn’t care who uses it.
Let's get into it 🚀
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TIMESTAMPS
2:14 Secret dumping of Bitcoin at 10am every morning? What is happening?
5:36 Clarity Act hits the wall but why?
9:25 Let's talk Iran from a different angle
12:09 Short, sharp news bites
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SHOWNOTES
💥 Have you downloaded Bamboo’s 2026 Crypto Market Report? 💥
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If you’re enjoying these episodes please subscribe to our podcast on your preferred platform, leave a review, or share this episode with a friend or family member.
If you want to start investing in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Gold & Silver, you can download the Bamboo app here. Use the code CURIOUS for $10 in BTC when you sign up.
Follow the Crypto Curious Instagram here.
Join the Crypto Curious Facebook Group here.
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In the spirit of reconciliation, the hosts of Crypto Curious acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today.
*****
The Crypto Curious podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes. Any advice is general advice only and has not taken into account your personal financial circumstances, needs, or objectives.
Before acting on general advice, you should consider if it is relevant to your needs and read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement. And if you are unsure, please speak to a financial professional.
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