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In brief Decrypt’s sister media outlet Rug Radio descended on Token2049 this month for a whirlwind tour. Founder Farokh Sarmad sat down with former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao for an exclusive interview. Rug Radio hosted its iconic R HAUS event alongside Infinex, with partners including Near Protocol, Auros, MOG, Uniqly, Bing Bong, Market Across, Magic Eden and TakeOver It’s been an eventful month for Decrypt’s sister media outlet Rug Radio, as it descended on Dubai for Token2049 for a series of events and showcase interviews. “There was one of the days where we partnered with three events, and all three events were the same night,” Rug Radio Founder and President Farokh Sarmad revealed on the FOMO Hour podcast. “I was so dead.” Sarmad’s persistence throughout Token2049 paid off, though—he scored a one-on-one interview with former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao that made headlines, as the crypto exchange founder recounted his experience in prison. But the main event was altogether more upbeat, as Rug Radio joined Decrypt, parent company DASTAN and co-host Infinex for the exclusive R HAUS night at Dubai’s iconic Aura Skypool, at the heart of the Palm Jumeirah. The event played host to headline sponsors Near and Auros, along with MOG, Uniqly, Bing Bong, Market Across, Magic Eden and TakeOver. Infinex showcased its new Infinex Connect UX platform, which enables Infinex users to connect their account to third-party dapps and use Infinex features and their cross-chain portfolio within the dapp. “We’re going to give you an SDK where you can build a new kind of crypto app that feels like a centralized exchange,” Infinex founder Kain Warwick told Sarmad at the event. Near Protocol co-founder Illia Polosukhin joined Sarmad to discuss the chain abstraction stack’s vision for an AI-powered future. “AI is going to be effectively the way we…

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