Trade.io, a Zug, Switzerland-based developer of a blockchain platform for improving the world’s financial ecosystem, recently conducted an interview with Alexander Zaidelson, the CEO of the Beam project, a privacy-oriented cryptocurrency. Zaidelson, an MBA graduate from the Tel Aviv University, revealed that he began taking interest in the blockchain space when cryptocurrency prices surged to their all-time highs during the historic bull market of 2017. He remarked: “What really fascinated me was the idea that this technology can potentially replace a large part of the world’s money, or at least gold and store of value.”