The MoonCast

Send us Fan Mail Missile sirens in Bahrain, Trump dancing on a Malaysian tarmac, and sanctions lists that can quietly kill your business model — geopolitics has officially become a compliance problem. In this in-house MoonCast deep dive, co-hosts Sanad Karkar and Razin Nizar unpack how global sanctions and counter‑terrorism laws are reshaping payments, fintech, and digital assets — and what founde...

Send us Fan Mail Billions in treasury, legal gray zones, and the race to get banked, DAO structuring is where crypto meets the real world. In this MoonCast “builders’ episode,” co-hosts Sanad Karkar (Director of Legal & Regulatory Strategy, LPO&Law) and Razin Nizar (financial-crime & compliance specialist) sit down with James Kingston (Founder, DAO SPV) to demystify how DAOs become ban...

Send us Fan Mail Billions in fines, bans on social scoring, and AI’s job shake-up, Europe’s new rules are rewriting the playbook.   In this MoonCast “family episode,” co-hosts Sanad Karkar (Director of Legal & Regulatory Strategy, LPO&Law) and Razin Nizar (financial-crime & compliance specialist) dive into the EU AI Act (phased 2025–26) and its ripple effects across global markets. Fro...

Send us Fan Mail Crypto Crimes, Deepfakes & Billion-Dollar Heists: Inside the New Financial Underworld From North Korean hacking syndicates and deepfake KYC identities to billion-dollar wallet breaches, crypto crime is evolving fast—and so are the tools to fight it. In this MoonCast episode, Sanad Karkar and Razin Nizar sit down with Jessica Chuah, a former HSBC compliance officer turned block...

Send us Fan Mail India Tops Crypto Adoption—What’s Fueling the Boom? Despite some of the world’s toughest crypto taxes, India just claimed the #1 spot on Chainalysis’s Global Crypto Adoption Index for the second straight year. In this Mooncast episode, Sanad Karkar and Razin Nizar sit down with veteran litigator-turned-Web3-builder Dhrupad Das (Founder, Panda Law) to unpack how sharp legal structu...

Send us Fan Mail Is your crypto exchange truly secure and compliant? Many aren’t—and that’s a serious risk. In this episode of Mooncast, we talk with Scarlett Chai , Country Manager at Luno Malaysia , about how her team balances innovation, compliance, and user-friendly design in one of Southeast Asia’s leading digital asset exchanges. Join us as we discuss: The importance of strong governance and...

Send us Fan Mail Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are reshaping how we build and govern communities, but are they legally protected? Without a proper legal structure, DAO members can face personal liability, tax uncertainty, and banking challenges . In this episode of The Mooncast , we sit down with Adam Miller , CEO of MIDAO , to discuss the Marshall Islands DAO LLC —the first legal...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The MoonCast , Sanad and Razin dive into the major crypto milestones of 2024, including regulatory shifts, global adoption trends, and groundbreaking events like the U.S. becoming the “crypto capital.” They explore the ripple effects of these developments across key regions such as APAC, the Middle East, and Europe while highlighting lessons learned from this tr...

Send us Fan Mail In our debut episode of The MoonCast , hosts Sanad Karkar and Razin Nizar dive into the evolving world of digital finance to break down the key differences between fiat currency, e-money, stablecoins, and other digital assets. Starting from the fundamentals, they explore how these types of money vary in structure, backing, and usage—and what each means for the future of finance. W...