How Helium is Building The Largest Decentralized Mobile Network From Airports To AT&T | Amir Haleem

Amir Haleem is the founder & CEO of Helium. In this conversation, we discuss Helium’s progress in mobile infrastructure, Amir’s journey into crypto from esports & gaming, Helium’s partnerships with airports and and AT&T, switching to Solana for their L1, thoughts on market structure, dealing with SEC attacks from the previous administration, the state of regulation with the FCC & CFTC, and why Amir is optimistic about the state of crypto.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Amir Haleem to Crypto In America

0:30 - What ‘Crypto In America’ Means To Amir

1:15 - Career In esports before Crypto

6:10 - The Struggles Of Being An Entrepreneur In America 

9:20 - Going from decentralized software to infrastructure 

14:45 - Building early decentralized networks - solving centralized network problems

18:30 - Helium’s Real World Use Case

22:15 - Why Using Helium At Home Is Not Recommended 

24:20 - How Tokens Function In Helium 

25:55 - Migrating To Solana From Their Own L1

31:30 - Helium Token Was Targeted By SEC

37:45 - How SEC Has Changed Under Current Administration 

41:30 - Concerns For Regulation & Market Structure? 

45:25 - Does Helium Fit Into FCC or CFTC Regulation? 

49:40 - Tokenization of Telecom 

54:10 - 5 Year Outlook For Helium - Launching In Mexico Soon

55:50 - Why Amir Is Watching The Merging Of Equities & Blockchain 

58:05 - Thanks Amir For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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