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90% of the World’s Muslims Still Lack Access to Global Finance - Can Blockchain Fix It?

Abdul Rafay Gadit, co-founder of Zignaly and ZIGChain, joins us today to explain how blockchain works, why tokenization is the future, and how Shariah-compliant digital assets can unlock access for billions of Muslims worldwide. We explore: * Why Bitcoin and Ethereum were created * How blockchain enables instant, borderless payments * Why tokenization is transforming investment access * How ZIGChain is building a purpose-built blockchain ecosystem * Why licenses, compliance, and regulation matter * The massive untapped Muslim market for Shariah-compliant finance * How traditional banks are responding to blockchain disruption * Why stablecoins are driving global dollar adoption * What the future of Islamic digital finance looks like If you want to understand Islamic blockchain, tokenization, and Muslim-market opportunities, this video is your deep dive. For more details on Blockchain and the world of Crypto, sign up on the world's largest crypto exchange platform: https://www.binance.com/join?ref=PAKANDCOUNT&utm_medium=app_share_link Timestamps: 01:51 — Intro and welcome 02:49 – Need for blockchain 04:36 – Difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum 07:33 – Epitome of Fintech 07:49 – Use-Case: Payments 08:53 – Stablecoins and the US 09:24 – Use-Case: Investments 11:06 – Future of Finance is Blockchain 11:51 – What does ZIGChain do differently? 14:17 – Purpose Built Blcokchains 15:08 – How Zignaly led to ZIGChain 17:27 – Licensing on ZIGChain 18:39 – BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) as a tokenization use-case 20:01 – U.S. banks preparing to accept crypto as collateral 20:43 – How ZIGChain differs: tech + licensing + compliance 22:42 – Shariah Compliance? 23:30 – Untapped Markets 25:16 – “Zamanat,” world’s first Shariah-compliant tokenization platform 18:11 – How are traditional financial institutions going to react? 30:46 – Stablecoin competition? 33:07 – Thinking about the Pakistani Market 33:31 – USD and the Stablecoin 35:35 – Closing note Follow Pakistan & Counting on: X: https://x.com/PakAndCounting FB: https://www.facebook.com/PakistanAndCounting IG: https://www.instagram.com/pakistanandcounting/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pakistanandcounting?_t=8rbVjlJIYOw&_r=1 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pakistan-and-counting/ #PakistanAndCounting #fyp #foryou #viral

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