Tokenized

On Ep. 70 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Diogo Mónica, GP @ Haun Ventures and Chris Maurice, CEO @ Yellow Card to discuss BlackRock offering DeFi trading with Uniswap tokens, Erebor Bank receiving its full OCC charter and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:17 BlackRock offering DeFi trading with Uniswap tokens
8:39 BUIDL fund's potential for 24/7 payments and liquidity
11:55 Stripe launching machine payments for autonomous agents
16:34 Machine to machine payments and consumer protection considerations
31:54 Layer Zero unveiling their Layer 1 blockchain called Zero
38:35 Zero's ambitious goal of becoming a full cloud environment
46:15 Erebor Bank receiving its full OCC charter
Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.
Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!
 
Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 8 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by Matt Higginson, Partner & Global Head of Digital Assets @ McKinsey & Company to discuss how traditional finance institutions view the term 'TradFi', the 2025 inflection point for stablecoin adoption and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
4:44 How traditional finance institutions view the term 'TradFi'
5:26 The 2025 inflection point for stablecoin adoption and the GENIUS Act
9:20 Methodology behind the McKinsey and Artemis stablecoin payments study
12:23 B2B stablecoin payments as the fastest growing category
16:01 Card networks leaning into stablecoin adoption
18:08 The intersection of agentic AI and blockchain technology
24:36 The future of non-USD stablecoins and national coordination
32:41 Advice for payments executives navigating digital assets
This episode is brought to you by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
This podcast is powered by Artemis

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!
 
Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 69 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sunand Raghupathi, CEO & Co-Founder @ Veda to discuss Kraken and Coinbase DeFi earn products, the role of curators in DeFi vaults and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
05:07 Comparison of Kraken and Coinbase DeFi earn products and risks
07:31 Consumer redemption risk and vault liquidity management
10:50 Role of curators in DeFi vaults and risk allocation decisions
15:30 Distinction between staking and lending as different yield products
20:20 Explanation of curator role vs traditional asset manager in DeFi
24:48 CME exploring institutional tokenized collateral and 24/7 trading
30:14 Regulatory considerations for traditional institutions offering DeFi yield
34:15 Vitalik Buterin re-evaluating Ethereum's roll-up-centric roadmap and L2s
Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.
Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz
Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks
With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!
 
Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 68 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh, Kirill Gertman, CEO @ Conduit and Dogan Alpaslan, Researcher @ cyber•Fund to discuss Mesh raising $75M at $1B valuation, Fidelity launching its own stablecoin (FIDD) and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
1:53 Mesh raises $75M at $1B valuation for tokenized asset network
4:24 Differentiating between infrastructure companies like Conduit and Mesh
6:20 Competitive landscape and value of distribution in stablecoin infrastructure
13:17 Fidelity launching its own stablecoin (FIDD)
15:08 Historical parallels of multiple dollar issuers in the 1800s
19:15 Economics and abstraction layers for multiple stablecoins
25:26 UBS allowing select clients to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum
32:53 Tether launching USDT onshore and increasing gold reserves
Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.
Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz
Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge
With over $1 billion in total value locked, Centrifuge works with major institutional partners to tokenize and distribute their funds — and with capital allocators onchain to invest and manage yield. Through every crypto cycle, Centrifuge has been building — and today, it’s the market leader in tokenizing real-world assets. Learn more at centrifuge.io

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!
 
Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 67 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Jess Houlgrave, CEO @ WalletConnect to discuss institutional adoption of crypto infrastructure by traditional capital markets, differences in approaches to tokenized securities and more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:45 Institutional adoption of crypto infrastructure by traditional capital markets
5:31 Differences in approaches to tokenized securities by DTCC, NYSE, and NASDAQ
8:23 Stablecoins and tokenized deposits for equity trades
10:24 WalletConnect Pay: stablecoin checkout solution with Ingenico POS terminals
14:54 Use cases for stablecoin payments: digital nomads, high inflation regions, luxury goods
18:25 QR vs NFC: Form factor challenges for stablecoin payments at checkout
21:28 Privacy solutions for on-chain payments and merchant revenue visibility
28:11 Gusto and Zero Hash partnership for stablecoin payroll to global contractors
32:14 Challenges and economics of stablecoin payroll vs. traditional contractor payments
Tokenized is sponsored by Visa
A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.
Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.
Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz
Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks
With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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We’d also like to remind you that the views or opinions of our contributors today are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the companies they are representing. Nothing we say should be taken as tax, financial, investment or legal advice, do your own research!
 
Music by Henry McLean