The Loyyal journey in Dubai seen through Privity’s lens
http://bravenewcoin.com/news/loyyal-helps-to-make-dubai-the-global-leader-in-blockchain-technology
Circa late November 2014, I received a call from my dear friend Sadiq
Hussain and my neighbour (we live 25 floors apart!) suggesting I meet with
his house-guest, Gregory Simon, who was in Dubai as a speaker at the first
Blockchain conference in the UAE. We met on the 30F of our building and
after exchanging pleasantries got introduced to this almost “wunder-tech”
called Blockchain. My two maths degrees let me down initially but over the
months and several Skype calls later with Greg exercising utmost patience,
I got my epiphany moment, to which I uttered-“Greg, this is probably one of
the most exciting phenomena we are witnessing in our lifetimes since the
advent of electricity!”- a statement now indelibly imprinted in my brain.
Since then, Loyyal(fka Ribbit.me) completed a Seed round of funding, the
Dubai Government launched the Global Blockchain Council and more recently
launched the Dubai Futures Accelerators to which Loyyal got chosen as one
of the 31 inaugural cohorts. On Oct 9th at the DFA they showcased a live
demo to an audience of about 100 people and yesterday I read with humility
and delight the article above in BravenewCoin.com- needless to say, a proud
moment for Privity, hence the need to document and share this journey for
posterity.
Sleem Hasan