Ray Youssef

NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
What Binance's Exit From Nigeria Means for P2P Bitcoin
The exchange was forced to leave Nigeria, and I’m sure it will happen to other crypto companies in other countries, Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, writes.
NoOnes CEO Ray Youssef (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Breaking Down Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
Breaking Down Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. CoinDesk Bitcoin Protoco...
Breaking Down Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling

Paxful CEO Proposes New Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System; Bitdeer Stock Slumps Nearly 30% in Trading Debut
Paxful CEO Proposes New Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System; Bitdeer Stock Slumps Nearly 30% in Trading Debut
Earlier this month, peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful suspended its operations. Now, Paxful co-founder Ray Youssef is co-authoring a white paper on a new peer-to-peer el...
Paxful CEO Proposes New Peer-to-Peer Electronic Market System; Bitdeer Stock Slumps Nearly 30% in Trading Debut

Paxful CEO Ray Youssef (left) and COO Artur Schaback, in a September 2016 photo taken in Las Vegas, according to a tweet from the company. (Paxful)
Drugs, Erratic Dismissals and Feuding Founders: Behind Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful’s Unraveling
Founded in 2015, Paxful became one of the most popular places to buy bitcoin in Africa and other emerging markets, and it had more than 200 employees. Behind the scenes, thoug...
Paxful CEO Ray Youssef (left) and COO Artur Schaback, in a September 2016 photo taken in Las Vegas, according to a tweet from the company. (Paxful)

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As Bitcoin Platform Paxful Closes, Co-Founder Youssef Talks Up Alternatives
A white paper for Civilization Kit, a decentralized bitcoin peer-to-peer marketplace that also allows users to build their own decentralized marketplaces, will be published in...
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Paxful CEO Addresses Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Suspending Its Operations
Paxful CEO Addresses Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Suspending Its Operations
Paxful, the peer-to-peer (P2P) platform for trading bitcoin (BTC), is suspending its marketplace and is unsure whether operations will resume. Paxful CEO Ray Youssef joins "Al...
Paxful CEO Addresses Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Suspending Its Operations

Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Is Suspending its Marketplace
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Is Suspending its Marketplace
Paxful – a peer-to-peer (P2P) platform for trading bitcoin (BTC) – is suspending its marketplace and is unsure whether operations will resume, according to a message from CEO...
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Is Suspending its Marketplace

Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
Paxful Removes Ether From Platform
Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of peer-to-peer crypto marketplace Paxful, announced ether's (ETH) removal from the platform, citing Ethereum network's switch to proof-of-stak...
Paxful Removes Ether From Platform

Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of Paxful (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)
Peer-to-Peer Crypto Marketplace Paxful Removes ETH From Platform
ETH has basically become a digital form of fiat thanks to its switch to a proof-of-stake validating mechanism, argued Youssef.
Ray Youssef, CEO and co-founder of Paxful (Christie Harkin/CoinDesk)

Paxful CEO on Launching Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador
Paxful CEO on Launching Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador
Crypto trading platform Paxful has opened “La Casa del Bitcoin,” a bitcoin educational center in El Salvador to enable free learning opportunities related to BTC and boost ado...
Paxful CEO on Launching Bitcoin Educational Center in El Salvador