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Talal Tabbaa

CEO & Co-Founder, CoinMENA

Search every verified Talal Tabbaa interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Talal Tabbaa, CEO and co-founder of CoinMENA, appeared on the podcast "The Mal Show" on March 20, 2026, to discuss cryptocurrency and the infrastructure his exchange provides in the Middle East. During the interview, Tabbaa stated that he believes in Bitcoin primarily because of its fixed supply, describing it as "the only asset in the world that has a perfectly inelastic supply" with a deterministic issuance schedule. He also addressed misconceptions about Bitcoin's use in illicit finance, saying that the percentage of global money laundering that occurs through Bitcoin is "minuscule" because the blockchain is fully transparent, making it "one of the worst ways you can launder money." Tabbaa discussed the collapse of FTX, noting that while the exchange's founders had "bad intentions" and invested customer money, he was surprised that they invested $500 million in the AI company Anthropic, which he said would have made FTX solvent had a bank run not occurred. He also shared advice on mentorship, recounting how Abbas, a board member of CoinMENA, told him he helps others to "keep me young" and "keep me connected with the new world."

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“I do think that today you already have the reality is USDT today is a better way of moving dollars than any other way in the world. So, this is no longer theory. Anyone that has used USDT to move money around can compare it to going from point A to point B on a horse or in a car. You know, one is clearly superior than the other. So from that standpoint, I do think we are ready. And obviously I'm looking at it from a ”

“The reality is VARA is strict in some things, but it gives you things that no one else in the world has. You mentioned earlier that no one has really done an RWA framework. Well, the reality is I've tried to register a virtual asset regulatory company in the US, Russia, Switzerland, Bahrain, Jordan, many countries. I've dealt with central banks, commodities centers, securities exchanges, no nothing that is virtual as”

“What percent of global money laundering happens through Bitcoin? It's minuscule because Bitcoin is fully transparent; it's actually one of the worst ways you can launder money.”

“I believe in Bitcoin mainly because of its fixed supply. Bitcoin is the only asset in the world that has a perfectly inelastic supply; no matter what happens to Bitcoin's price, the issuance schedule is deterministic.”

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