Tokenized

How AI Bots Buy Internet Services

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 10 of Stablecoin Stats, Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis is joined by Lucas Shin, Data & Research @ Artemis to discuss defining agentic payments and web resource transactions, x402 vs Machine Payments Protocol and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:46 Defining agentic payments and web resource transactions
4:35 Artemis agentic payments dashboard and transaction trends
5:40 Meme coin influence on agentic payment activity
8:41 Filtering wash trading in agentic payment data
12:05 Real use cases: lead enrichment and CLI tools
14:47 Differences between x402 and Machine Payments Protocol
16:43 Session-based payments and batching low-value transactions
18:57 Supply side growth and discovery for agentic commerce
20:50 Tracking qualified sellers in the agentic ecosystem

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Music by Henry McLean

Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy @ Morgan Stanley

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

In this bonus episode of Tokenized, Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly is joined by Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy @ Morgan Stanley to discuss Morgan Stanley's digital asset strategy, ETF trading and wealth management integration, OCC charter for digital asset custody and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:06 Morgan Stanley digital asset strategy defined
2:54 Emerging markets analogy for crypto adoption
5:26 Breaking front office vs back office bias
7:46 ETF trading and wealth management integration
13:24 Price pullbacks help product development
16:52 OCC charter for digital asset custody
19:51 Tokenized equities and dark pool plans
23:22 Prediction markets and institutional interest
25:42 Build vs partner for crypto infrastructure

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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

Stablecoins Will Stop Retail From Subsidizing Wall St Ft. BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 77 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sam Broner, Founder @ The Better Money Company and Mike Belshe, CEO @ BitGo to discuss frictions in stablecoin payments for retail, the interest and yield debate on stablecoins, quantum computing threat to blockchain cryptography and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:54 Stablecoin clearing house problem explained
3:10 Frictions in stablecoin payments for retail
6:55 Diversity of stablecoins and enterprise issuance
8:19 Clearing house solving many to many problem
10:04 Interest and yield debate on stablecoins
16:25 OpenFX raises $94 million for FX
21:01 Stablecoin cross border payments and FX
30:59 Midas raises $50 million for tokenized liquidity
48:00 Quantum computing threat to blockchain cryptography

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

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

Music by Henry McLean

Bank of England: Stablecoins, Settlement and the Digital Pound Lab

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 2 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

In this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo is joined by Danny Russell, Head of Payments Innovation Technology @ Bank of England to discuss stablecoins, settlement, the Digital Pound Lab and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:44 Four major Bank of England payments innovation programs
2:22 Digital Security Sandbox for live digital securities issuance
2:56 Synchronization Lab enabling atomic settlement across ledgers
3:55 DLT Innovation Challenge testing wholesale central bank money on external ledgers
5:28 Digital Pound Lab as platform for industry co-creation
8:27 Digital check use case using verifiable credentials
14:18 Settlement finality approaches in DLT innovation challenge
19:10 Systemic stablecoin regulation and consultation update
22:56 Liquidity savings mechanism saving 75 billion pounds daily

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Music by Henry McLean

How Do Tokenized Equities Work? Ft. BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 76 of Tokenized, Pet Berisha, Co-Creator @ Tokenized is joined by Rob Hadick, GP @ Dragonfly, Robert Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets @ BlackRock and Noah Levine, Partner @ Andreessen Horowitz to discuss stablecoins evolving into new financial infrastructure, US regional banks building a tokenized deposit network and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:17 Tokenization as an access story for investors
05:51 Three categories of tokenized equity structures
08:41 Transferability limits of whitelisted tokenized assets
11:21 NYSE and Securitize partner for 24/7 trading
15:00 Stablecoins evolving into new financial infrastructure
18:58 US regional banks build tokenized deposit network
24:21 Stablecoins vs tokenized deposits serve different users
25:42 Privacy demand grows for capital markets onchain
31:06 Future market structure with fewer intermediaries

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is presented by M0

Stablecoins are becoming global financial infrastructure. It's time for that infrastructure to mature. If you're a brand, you should have your own stablecoin set to the behavior of financial flows moving through your product. If you're an issuer, you want to be the stablecoin partner for the most valuable brands. M0 is the only platform where issuers and brands get together to build digital money products for the world. Learn more at m0.org

Music by Henry McLean

3X Bank Founder Building the Bank for Tokenized Finance

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 4 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Scott Shay, Founder @ N3XT to discuss the creation and impact of Signature Bank’s Signet, the role in the stablecoin ecosystem as a bank and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
05:46 The creation and impact of Signature Bank’s Signet
09:41 Lessons learned from the March 2023 bank closures
12:30 Design choices behind the first US narrow bank
16:37 Role in the stablecoin ecosystem as a bank
20:01 Solving interoperability between multiple proprietary stablecoins
25:32 The difference between instant debit and instant settlement
34:51 N3XT's safety features and technological advantages

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Tempo Head of Product: From First Line of Code to Mainnet in 7 Months

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 75 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Raj Parekh, Head of Stablecoins and Payments @ Monad and Liam Horne, Product @ Tempo to discuss the Machine Payments Protocol MPP, Tempo mainnet launch, Mastercard acquiring BVNK for $1.8 billion and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
2:36 Machine Payments Protocol MPP overview and purpose
4:31 Visa partnership on MPP and command line commerce
9:25 MPP enabling frictionless agentic workflows
14:52 Sessions enable micro payments per token
19:31 Tempo mainnet launch and key features
22:41 Evolution of third generation layer one blockchains
31:16 Creative agentic applications being built on Tempo
36:22 Mastercard acquires BVNK for $1.8 billion
37:28 Financial institutions need a stablecoin strategy

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

AI Transformer Model Author Illia Polosukhin: Building the Intention Economy

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 4 of Agentic Commerce, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder @ NEAR Protocol to discuss NEAR Protocol, solving AI coordination, payment challenges and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
7:05 NEAR Protocol & solving AI coordination and payment challenges
15:37 Redefining commerce as an intent-based flow beyond payments
22:41 The landscape of agentic commerce protocols and aggregation
25:01 Security challenges with AI agents and the creation of IronClaw
30:13 The evolution toward secure operating systems for AI
31:25 Balancing crypto integration with the open source community
34:04 Future vision for IronClaw and Near Protocol

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 also presented by Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh connects over 300 wallets, exchanges and payments platforms, and enables anyone to pay and get paid instantly, anywhere, in any asset. Mesh makes digital transactions seamless, secure and universal, fuelling the next era of agentic commerce. Learn more at meshpay.com

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Music by Henry McLean

KAST Raise $80M for Stablecoin Neobank

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 74 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Raagulan Pathy, CEO & Co-Founder @ KAST and Homam Maalouf, Co-Founder & Chief Products Officer @ Lead Bank to discuss KAST raise $80m for stablecoin neobank, Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
1:39 KAST's $80M raise and vision for a global stablecoin neobank
2:21 KAST's global growth metrics and stablecoin adoption beyond trading
5:48 Lead Bank's role in enabling stablecoin card programs
7:05 Building lasting compliance infrastructure for stablecoin platforms
19:18 NASDAQ partners with Kraken to launch tokenized stocks globally
29:29 Using crypto assets as collateral for loans and credit lines
33:50 Stablecoin settlement with Visa and Mastercard card networks
40:46 Banks issuing their own stablecoins and market fragmentation

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is presented by M0

Music by Henry McLean

Banks Need Stablecoin Accounts - 77% of Users Say

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 9 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss the state of the stablecoin market from RFPs to implementation, how to pitch stablecoin adoption within an enterprise and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
4:26 The state of the stablecoin market from RFPs to implementation
7:23 How to pitch stablecoin adoption within an enterprise
9:47 Overview of the BVNK stablecoin utility report
11:43 Stablecoins have velocity and are used for spending not just saving
16:31 Building user trust and keeping capital on payment platforms
19:54 The current state and future of non-USD stablecoins
23:26 The intersection of AI agents and stablecoin payments

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This podcast is powered by Artemis

Music by Henry McLean

Will AI Agents Use Stablecoins or Virtual Cards?

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 9 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 73 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Tanner Taddeo, CEO & Co-Founder @ Stable Sea and Alfonso Gómez-Jordana, Founder @ Crossmint to discuss stablecoin-linked cards, AI agent exclusive virtual cards, Morgan Stanley applying for national trust charter and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
3:11 Stablecoin-linked cards as a business model for neobanks and remittance companies
6:15 Launching AI agent exclusive virtual cards powered by Visa intelligent commerce
10:52 Enterprise treasury management using stablecoins with AI agents
13:02 Comparing credit cards versus stablecoins for AI agent payments
24:35 Morgan Stanley applying for national trust charter to custody crypto assets
31:06 Kraken becoming first crypto firm to receive a payments master account
35:34 Fintechs applying for bank charters to control their own destiny
41:32 NYSE parent company ICE investing in crypto exchange OKX

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Meta Is Coming for Stablecoins

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 2 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 72 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Nicole Sandler, Chief Ecosystem Officer @ Ubyx and Fredrik Haga, Co-Founder @ Dune to discuss onchain data showing stablecoin supply and exchange holding trends, Blueprint raising $4.25M and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
2:31 Onchain data shows stablecoin supply and exchange holdings trends
4:32 Stablecoin utility decouples from crypto speculation for enterprises
7:36 PayPal's stablecoin PYUSD grows 750% despite parent company struggles
13:21 Meta's stablecoin pivot from Libra to regulated Genius Act compliance
28:45 RedotPay eyes $1B IPO signaling US regulatory clarity for stablecoins
33:30 Tether invests in creator economy platform Whop for stablecoin payouts
36:32 Kraken launches tokenized equity perpetual futures with 20x leverage
41:04 Blueprint raises $4.25M for on-chain compliance operating system

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is presented by M0

Music by Henry McLean

Serial Founder Eric Barbier - Why Stablecoins Are the Best Cross Border Rail

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 3 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Eric Barbier, CEO @ Triple-A to discuss the inefficiencies in traditional remittance that inspired Triple-A, using stablecoins for cross border B2B and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
2:21 The inefficiencies in traditional remittance that inspired Triple-A
7:44 How stablecoins reduce working capital needs in payments
10:55 Real world example of using stablecoins for cross border B2B
13:06 Why Fortune 500 companies avoid holding stablecoins on their balance sheet
18:33 Stablecoins as a lifeline for consumers in emerging markets with dollar restrictions
24:24 Adoption of stablecoins in the global gaming sector
29:08 The regulatory landscape and challenges with banks for stablecoin firms

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Command Line Commerce & Payoneer Launches Stablecoin Payments

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 71 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Davis Hart, Founder & CEO @ Omnia and Robert Morgan, Head of Stablecoins @ Payoneer to discuss Payoneer's partnership with Bridge, why stablecoin companies are pursuing federal trust charters and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
2:10 Payoneer's partnership with Bridge for stablecoin payout capabilities
4:05 The evolution of stablecoin payouts from new entrants to established players
7:48 The business case for Payoneer adopting stablecoins
10:17 Why stablecoin companies are pursuing federal trust charters
12:15 Tokenized deposits versus stablecoins and their different use cases
18:41 The early exploration phase of tokenized deposits
26:43 Apollo's partnership with Morpho for on chain lending
34:19 The potential of on chain lending beyond crypto collateral

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Erebor: Palmer Luckey’s Bank for Stablecoins

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Music by Henry McLean

Why Everyone's Wrong About Stablecoin Adoption

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:53:36 +0000

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

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Music by Henry McLean

DeFi Yield Explained

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 9 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Every Bank Will Launch a Stablecoin

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 2 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

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

Music by Henry McLean

NYSE to Tokenize Stocks for 24/7 Trading

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Visa's $1.7 Trillion Network Adds Stablecoin Infrastructure

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 66 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Michael Tannenbaum, CEO @ Figure to discuss Visa Direct partnership with BVNK, Figure's on-chain public equity network (OPEN) for blockchain-registered equity and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:50 Visa Direct partnership with BVNK for stablecoin payment endpoints
04:10 How BVNK provides full-stack stablecoin infrastructure for Visa
08:18 Targeting multi-billion dollar transaction volume for Visa Direct stablecoin launch
13:23 Figure's on-chain public equity network (OPEN) for blockchain-registered equity
17:37 Benefits of blockchain-native equity for self-custody and stock loan control
22:21 Using blockchain for equity proxy voting transparency and cost reduction
33:21 Building on Provenance blockchain for privacy and cross-chain DeFi finance
39:32 Senate market structure bill delay and debate over stablecoin yield
43:32 Polygon acquisitions to build an open money stack for stablecoin payments

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Banks Are Waking Up to the Stablecoin Threat

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 65 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sandy Kaul, EVP and Head of Innovation, Franklin Templeton to discuss OnePay's integration of crypto, Franklin Templeton's early tokenization platform and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:43 OnePay's integration of crypto
04:28 The rise of financial super apps and wallet-based ecosystems
06:33 Franklin Templeton's early tokenization platform and wallet infrastructure
10:19 Tokenization expanding to alternative assets like art and IP
13:32 Data and operational challenges for enterprise blockchain adoption
20:54 Barclays invests in stablecoin settlement firm Ubyx
24:33 Banks' strategic dilemma between stablecoins and tokenized deposits
33:44 Lloyds Bank completes gilt purchase using tokenized deposits

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

2026 Predictions: Stablecoins, Tokenization and RWAs

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 5 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 64 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly and Tyler Moebius, CEO and Co-Founder @ SmartMedia Technologies to discuss their predictions for 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
06:12 Grading previous year's predictions on stablecoin and AI narratives
07:18 Skepticism on the near-term viability of AI and blockchain crossover
10:16 Visa stablecoin settlement to exceed $100 billion annualized by 2026
18:30 Tier two banks adopting closed-loop stablecoin settlement rails
22:09 Tokenizing loyalty programs versus creating merchant stablecoins
32:23 $1 billion in tokenized loyalty collateral by end of 2026
34:29 Regulatory clarity and competition in tokenized money market funds
41:00 $2 billion in annualized merchant stablecoin payment volume by 2026
48:30 5x growth in on-chain lending using tokenized real-world assets as collateral

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

2025 Review: Stablecoins, Onchain Cards and B2B Payments

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 63 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis to discuss stablecoins, onchain cards and B2B payments in their 2025 review.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
04:44 Surge in number of stablecoins above $10 million supply in 2025
07:30 What qualifies as a stablecoin? Do we need new definitions?
15:11 Tether and Circle's massive supply growth and PayPal stablecoin surge
16:47 Blockchain scalability and the rise of low-cost chains like Solana
19:41 Tron's resilience and product-market fit in emerging markets
22:16 PayPal's PYUSD growth driven largely by DeFi, not payments
26:51 The current state and hurdles for stablecoin payment adoption
32:30 Prediction markets like Polymarket driving significant stablecoin transactions

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

DTCC Readies $100T of Stocks to Go Onchain

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:30:00 +0000

On Ep. 62 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo is joined by Marieke Flament, 2x CEO, Angel Investor, Advisor, Co-Author of Euro Stable Watch, Chuk Okpalugo, Founder @ Stablecoin Blueprint and Nadine Chakar, Global Head of DTCC Digital Assets to discuss DTCC being authorized to tokenize top 1000 US stocks, the importance of tokenizing real legal rights vs. synthetic wrappers and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:49 DTCC authorized to tokenize top 1000 US stocks
08:01 Importance of tokenizing real legal rights vs. synthetic wrappers
20:06 Visa's stablecoin settlement for US banks using USDC on Solana
23:05 Domestic use case and liquidity benefits of stablecoin rails
26:03 SoFi and Coinbase launching stablecoin-as-a-service offerings
28:35 Commoditization of stablecoin issuance and future interoperability needs
35:52 JP Morgan launches tokenized money market fund on Ethereum
41:25 FDIC proposed stablecoin application framework for insured banks
46:21 PayPal launches PYUSD savings vault on DeFi for yield

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

The Road to $30 Trillion Stablecoin Supply

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 7 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by Alana Levin, Investment Partner @ Variant to discuss Variant's focus on crypto investments, takeaways from Fintech NerdCon and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:45 Variant's focus on crypto investments
02:51 Takeaways from Fintech NerdCon
04:55 The need for fraud model retraining with agentic payments and stablecoins
06:05 Growth drivers for stablecoins and the role of embedded wallets like Turnkey
09:02 How embedded wallets unlock ease of use and compliance for stablecoins
13:29 The importance of security and fraud prevention with Blockaid
22:03 Morpho as a leading lending protocol for stablecoin utilization
26:30 Evolution of lending: collateralized vs. uncollateralized loans on-chain

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This podcast is powered by Artemis

Music by Henry McLean

Tempo Tesnet, EVM, and the Race to Onchain Payments

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 61 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Joey Isaacson, CEO @ Nook and Alex Gluchowski, Co-Founder & CEO Matter Labs to discuss Tempo Testnet launch, EVM, the race to onchain payments and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:37 Tempo Testnet launch with dedicated payment lanes and stablecoin-native gas
05:37 Discussion on consumer app challenges and the importance of payment rails
07:34 The role of testnets in development and institutional experimentation
10:18 Dedicated payment lanes and network resilience during congestion events
13:46 The importance and network effects of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)
18:50 Privacy, compliance, and interoperability for tokenized deposits
21:29 UAE regulatory advances and launch of the ADI Chain
25:11 Structure of Nook as a self-custodial, global DeFi app
33:13 Interactive Brokers launches instant account funding via stablecoins
41:13 Acquisition of crypto talent by traditional banks and fintechs
43:35 Regulatory clarity and the use of digital assets as collateral

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Agentic Commerce: x402 — the Protocol

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 3 of Agentic Commerce, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Erik Reppel, Author of x402 and Head of Eng @ Coinbase Developer Platform to discuss the history and original purpose of HTTP 402 status code, the convergence of blockchain, AI, native internet payments and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:12 History and original purpose of HTTP 402 status code
04:24 The convergence of blockchain, AI, and native internet payments
06:13 The genesis and technical workings of the x402 standard
10:33 How an x402 transaction is constructed and the payments flow
12:08 Role of facilitators in x402 compared to traditional payment processors
19:29 KYT and sanctions screening for stablecoin transactions
22:07 Early use cases: AI agents paying for API access and digital goods
30:56 Cloudflare partnership and the pay per crawl concept for paid bot access
35:26 Interoperability of x402 with other agentic commerce standards like A2P and ACP

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Music by Henry McLean

Stablecoins vs. Tokenized Deposits — What Do Banks Want?

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 8 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 60 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Rachel Mayer, VP of Product @ Circle and Nick van Eck, CEO and Co-Founder @ Agora to discuss killer features of tokenization, the growth of stablecoins versus other tokenized real-world assets and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:40 Larry Fink's op-ed on tokenization compared to the early internet
04:26 The killer features of tokenization: instant finality and settlement speed
06:40 The growth of stablecoins versus other tokenized real-world assets
10:18 Collateral mobility benefits for personal and corporate cash management
13:14 Regulatory clarity from the GENIUS Act as a major unlock
16:21 Technological and practical barriers to institutional adoption
23:54 European bank consortium launching a Euro stablecoin named Kivalis
27:04 Tokenized deposits vs. stablecoins: safety and utility debate
35:59 Sony's plan to issue its own stablecoin for its ecosystem

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Interview: Zach Abrams, CEO & Co-founder of Bridge

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 4 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In this bonus episode, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo is joined live from Stripe Stablecoin Day in London, by Zach Abrams, CEO & Co-Founder @ Bridge to discuss the shift from small developers to large banks and fintechs adopting stablecoins, the critical role of last-mile providers in stablecoin adoption and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
04:20 Shift from small developers to large banks and fintechs adopting stablecoins
06:02 Cross-border payments as a primary stablecoin use case
08:24 The critical role of last-mile providers in stablecoin adoption
10:15 Need for diversified stablecoin issuance beyond current dominant players
12:17 Managing fragmentation risk through seamless stablecoin interoperability
14:34 Regulatory flexibility and future oversight in global stablecoin markets
15:34 Corporate treasury management and operational efficiency with stablecoins
18:52 Neo banks leveraging stablecoins for yield and global accounts

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Music by Henry McLean

Why Klarna’s Stablecoin Is More Than PR

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 1 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 59 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Nilan Peiris, Chief Product Officer @ Wise and Luca Cosentino, Head of Crypto @ Cross River to discuss KlarnaUSD launch, corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:38 KlarnaUSD launch for internal treasury operations and yield generation
05:53 Corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins
07:06 Instant merchant payouts and settlement using stablecoins as an abstraction layer
11:03 Cross-border payments and stablecoins for remittances and dollarization
17:04 Cross River's platform unifying stablecoin and fiat flows to eliminate pre-funding
24:56 Building infrastructure for tokenization and future financial use cases
28:40 Paxos acquisition of Fortify for MPC wallet services and security
32:01 Aave app and neobanks offering DeFi lending and borrowing via stablecoins

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Reinventing MoneyGram With Stablecoins

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 2 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Anthony Soohoo, Chairman and CEO of MoneyGram to discuss the transformation of MoneyGram's mission, MoneyGram Ramps and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
04:48 The refounding and transformation of MoneyGram's mission
09:42 Identifying real customer problems before applying stablecoins
13:13 How stablecoins save customers time, effort, and money
16:00 The B2B benefits of stablecoins for corporate treasury
22:22 MoneyGram Ramps: Bridging digital assets and the physical world
25:32 Launching the digital wallet and choosing Colombia first
33:12 The convergence of AI and programmable money with stablecoins

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Banks Are All in on Tokenized Deposits

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 58 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, is joined by Sam McIngvale, Head of Product @ OP Labs and Lesley Chavkin, Ribbit Capital to discuss agentic commerce, traditional AI vs agentic AI and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:35 Defining agentic commerce and its impact on shopping
04:50 How agentic AI enables personalization at scale
06:44 Differences between traditional AI and agentic AI
09:24 The shift from reactive to proactive banking
13:46 Current adoption curve for agentic AI in finance
15:01 Promising use cases for agentic AI in commerce
17:27 Autonomous agents and redefining customer engagement
21:45 Barriers to adopting AI at scale in organizations
26:38 Building trust and managing risk in AI decisions

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Agentic Commerce: How Will It Work? Ft. Louis Amira

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 2 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Louis Amira, Co-Founder & CEO @ Circuit & Chisel to discuss the evolution of agentic commerce protocols, explosive growth of the x402 protocol and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
06:16 Evolution of agentic commerce protocols
11:57 Fragmentation in crypto and agentic payments
17:14 Different protocols for different use cases
22:07 Building agents to bootstrap protocols
30:14 Explosive growth of the x402 protocol
35:45 The need for micro-transactions between agents
39:42 Crypto wallets as universal API keys

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Music by Henry McLean

Onchain Lending in 2025 Ft. Paul Frambot

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

In this bonus episode of Tokenized recorded at Money20/20, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Paul Frambot, Co-Founder & CEO @ Morpho to discuss on-chain lending in 2025 and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:09 Stablecoins as checking accounts
02:58 The evolution of DeFi and smart contract lending
03:59 Transition from crypto collateral to real-world assets
07:24 Building trust for uncollateralized on-chain lending
09:13 Morpho's shift from application to infrastructure
11:57 Transparency benefits of on-chain lending protocols
13:27 Permissionless infrastructure with compliance capabilities
14:37 Banks integrating with on-chain lending networks
16:16 Global cross-border lending and regulatory approach

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Music by Henry McLean

Cash App Launches Stablecoins & JP Morgan Goes Onchain

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 57 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Joao Reginatto, Chief Strategy Officer @ M0, Mark Greenberg, Global Head of Consumer @ Kraken and Kevin Lehtiniitty, CEO @ Borderless to discuss M0 and MoonPay partnership for stable coin issuance, benefits of companies creating their own stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:38 M0 and MoonPay partnership for stablecoin issuance
05:16 Benefits of companies creating their own stablecoins
06:03 Consumer confusion with multiple stablecoin options
09:07 JP Morgan's deposit token on Base network
10:48 Tokenized deposits vs stablecoins debate
20:57 Cash App integrating stablecoins for users
28:57 Circle's on-chain FX engine and ARC chain
37:09 Coinbase's token offering platform and UK savings account
44:52 SoFi Bank launches in-app crypto trading

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

B2B Stablecoin Payments are Hot Right Now Ft. Rob Hadick

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 6 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly to discuss explosive growth in B2B stablecoin payment volumes, the impact of stablecoins on traditional banking and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
06:09 Explosive growth in B2B stablecoin payment volumes
10:20 Limited P2P stablecoin growth and market dynamics
14:42 Distribution of stablecoin usage in payments and lending
18:27 Stablecoin issuers are expanding services to compete with banks
23:38 On-chain card spend growth and Visa settlement integration
29:11 Early stage opportunities and challenges with agentic commerce
32:50 Reviewing the winners in the stablecoin payments landscape
35:20 The impact of stablecoins on traditional banking and Plaid

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This podcast is powered by Artemis

Music by Henry McLean

Jamie Dimon Loves Crypto Now Ft. Haonan Li & Stone Atwine

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 56 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Haonan Li, CEO & Co-Founder @ Codex and Stone Atwine, CEO @ Co-Founder @ Eversend to discuss Jamie Dimon on stablecoins, financial institutions shifting from strategy to execution on stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:10 Ripple's acquisition strategy and expansion into custody services
06:26 Evolution of custody services and embedded wallet solutions
11:27 Ripple's equity valuation versus XRP token dynamics
13:44 Jamie Dimon and Larry Fink on tokenization and stablecoins
17:54 Interplay between tokenized assets and stable coins as collateral
20:30 Streaming money versus net settlement in payment systems
25:23 Stablecoins for unidirectional cross-border payment collections
29:28 Securitize going public as a tokenization-focused company
34:44 Financial institutions shifting from strategy to execution on stablecoins

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Agentic Commerce: The ACP Protocol With Stripe Ft. Jeff Weinstein & Steve Kaliski

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 6 Nov 2025 16:48:03 +0000

On Ep. 1 of Agentic Commerce, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Jeff Weinstein, Product Lead @ Stripe and Steve Kaliski, Principal Software Engineer @ Stripe to discuss the role of AI agents in the future economy and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:32 The role of AI agents in the future economy
05:00 Moving from search-based discovery to AI-assisted execution
10:00 Stablecoins as a global, borderless payment method for agents
15:00 Managing payment failure modes in agentic commerce flows
20:00 How agents will change consumer shopping behavior
25:00 New business models and fraud patterns with AI agents
30:00 Token-based billing and usage for AI services
35:00 Open standards and competition in agentic payments

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Music by Henry McLean

Everyone Needs a Stablecoin Acquisition Strategy Ft. Dan Mottice, Itai Turbahn, Matt Marcus & Michael Shaulov

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 55 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Dan Mottice, CEO & Co-Founder @ Beam, Itai Turbahn, Co-founder & CEO @ Dynamic, Matt Marcus, CEO & Co-Founder @ Modern Treasury and Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder & CEO @ Fireblocks to discuss Modern Treasury's acquisition of Beam for payment infrastructure, Fireblocks acquires Dynamic for embedded wallet infrastructure and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:10 Modern Treasury's acquisition of Beam for payment infrastructure
04:39 Challenges and solutions in implementing stablecoin technology
07:06 Fintech and crypto rails merging into unified financial rails
09:37 Benefits of stablecoin backed accounts for businesses
12:20 The importance of ledgering systems in stablecoin operations
16:23 Mastercard's potential acquisition of zerohash for crypto services
24:28 Stablecoin volume growth decoupling from crypto price action
28:18 IBM partners with DFNS for mainframe digital asset custody
31:05 Fireblocks acquires Dynamic for embedded wallet infrastructure

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

With Onchain Lending - Who Needs Banks? Ft. Diogo Monica & Michelle O'Connor

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 54 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Diogo Monica, GP @ Haun Ventures and Michelle O'Connor, Founder @ The Digital Future to discuss Tempo's $500M funding round, the rise of vertically integrated payment blockchains and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:02 Tempo's $500M funding round and strategic acquisitions
05:23 The rise of vertically integrated payment blockchains
07:33 Evolution of stable coins and multi-chain competition
13:12 The spectrum of blockchain decentralization and requirements
20:03 Ripple's acquisition of G Treasury for corporate treasury
23:56 Ripple's M&A strategy and RLUSD stable coin integration
30:11 Regulatory and global challenges for corporate treasury
35:42 Fed's proposed payments account and master account access
40:49 Stable coins and the future of narrow banking

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

How Circle Became a Public Stablecoin Success Ft. Kash Razzaghi

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 1 of Stablecoin Stories, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa and Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Kash Razzaghi, Chief Commercial Officer @ Circle to discuss Circle's multi-chain approach and the Arc blockchain, the difference between using and issuing stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:34 Kash's journey from tech to Circle and USDC
09:02 Early USDC growth and DeFi partnership strategy
13:35 The SVB banking crisis and USDC depeg event
18:06 Problem-solving during the banking crisis weekend
19:13 Evolution of USDC in the payments ecosystem
21:35 Regulatory compliance and infrastructure for global adoption
24:01 Circle's multi-chain approach and the Arc blockchain
30:51 Circle's evolution into an internet finance platform
31:21 The difference between using and issuing stablecoins

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

The $300 Trillion Dollar Whoopsie Ft. Morgan Krupetsky & Raagulan Pathy

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 53 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Morgan Krupetsky, VP of Business Development for Onchain Finance @ Ava Labs and Raagulan Pathy, Founder & CEO @ KAST to discuss the flash crash, market liquidations, $300 trillion PYUSD accidentally minted and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:23 The flash crash and market liquidations
07:41 Market structure and synthetic stablecoin risks
13:14 Institutional perspective on crypto market maturity
18:19 Coinbase and Mastercard potential acquisition of BVNK
24:54 Corporate treasury as a growing stablecoin use case
30:26 Major banks exploring G7 currency stablecoins
32:36 Debate on bank-issued stablecoins vs. tokenized deposits
39:10 Inefficiencies in traditional cross-border dollar settlement
40:31 $300 trillion PYUSD accidentally minted

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

PayPal's PYUSD Stablecoin Adds $1.3bn in Supply Ft. David Weber

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 5 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by David Weber, Head of PYUSD Ecosystem @ PayPal to discuss PayPal's strategy for PYUSD and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:35 PayPal's strategy for PYUSD and global expansion
04:53 Stablecoin supply growth crossing $300 billion milestone
09:24 PYUSD's rapid growth and incentive strategies
13:57 Stablecoin adoption in emerging markets like Latin America
16:22 Venmo integration with PYUSD and rewards program
22:39 Mini Pay transforming payments in Africa
24:42 Crypto-powered credit cards and emerging market adoption
26:57 AI-based stablecoins and tokenized private credit opportunities

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Music by Henry McLean

Fintech at the Front, Onchain at the Back Ft. Eric Queathem & Marieke Flament

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 52 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Queathem, Co-Founder @ Velocity and Marieke Flament, 2x CEO, Angel Investor, Advisor, Co-Author of Euro Stable Watch to discuss challenges of Euro stablecoin adoption, banks' concerns with on-chain yield products and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:14 ECB digital euro project and vendor selection for 2029
05:10 Challenges and market response to Euro stablecoin adoption
11:51 Alipay's role in next-generation corporate treasury management
17:37 Rise of high-yield products and DeFi yield opportunities
23:38 Banks' concerns and opportunities with on-chain yield products
28:35 Geopolitical implications of currency competition through stablecoins
31:24 BNY Mellon testing tokenized deposits for blockchain payments
34:01 UK's regulated liability network and tokenized deposit approach
43:07 Tether's tokenized gold strategy and global expansion plans

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Banks Do DeFi Now Ft. Nassim Eddequiouaq

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 6 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 51 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nassim Eddequiouaq, CEO @ Bastion to discuss Visa Direct for stablecoin cross-border payments, Stripe Open Issuance for custom stablecoin creation and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:30 Visa Direct pilot for stablecoin cross-border payments
01:19 Stripe Open Issuance for custom stablecoin creation
04:44 Business demand and rationale for proprietary stablecoins
07:44 Stablecoin market evolution and white-label models
09:30 Interoperability challenges between different stablecoins
13:40 Smart contract control and stablecoin functionality
17:22 Stablecoins as platforms for business expansion
19:51 Self-custodial wallets launching branded stablecoins
24:00 Brex enables stablecoin payments for corporate cards
31:30 SG Forge deploys stablecoins on DeFi protocols
41:52 SWIFT blockchain project for cross-border payments

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

zerohash Raise $104 Million Ft. Edward Woodford & Keith Grose

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 50 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Edward Woodford, CEO & Founder @ zerohash and Keith Grose, Senior Country Director of the UK @ Coinbase to discuss zerohash raising $104 million and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:29 zerohash raises $104 million from Morgan Stanley and others
02:49 Morgan Stanley to launch crypto product in Q1 next year
04:08 Stablecoins blurring lines between investments and payments
10:27 Banks focusing on tokenization over stablecoin issuance
13:19 Banks have no incentive to hold consumer stablecoins
19:14 Tether seeking funding at $500 billion valuation
26:48 UK and US form task force for capital markets
35:00 Cloudflare and Coinbase partner on X402 protocol for agentic payments
44:10 HSBC expands tokenized deposits to four countries

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

BlackRock Want to Tokenize Everything Ft. Stani Kulechov

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 49 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder & CEO @ Aave Labs to discuss BlackRock's intention to tokenize all of its ETFs over time, and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:19 Bank of England plan to limit stablecoin holdings in the UK
06:04 Implications of not having GBP stablecoins for the UK economy
11:00 The Genius Act providing new regulatory clarity for stablecoins
18:17 BlackRock's intention to tokenize all of its ETFs over time
23:41 Using smart contracts to create novel programmable financial products
27:59 Tether launching a new US-based stablecoin called USAT
35:50 MoneyGram launching instant cross-border stablecoin remittance services
40:24 Remittance companies expanding into neobank capabilities using stablecoins
44:24 Nubank and LATAM neobanks testing stablecoin-linked cards and yield

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

DeFi's Institutional Evolution Ft. Rob Hadick, Stani Kulechov & Guy Young

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In this episode taken from Tokenized Live in London, Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly, Stani Kulechov, Founder & CEO @ Aave Labs and Guy Young, Founder @ Ethena Labs to discuss how DeFi goes mainstream and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:10 Aave protocol overview and tokenized assets on Horizon
02:18 Ethena's synthetic dollar and yield-generating stablecoins
05:18 Institutional adoption and role of stablecoins in DeFi
08:14 Challenges and opportunities in DeFi for traditional finance
12:13 Comparing tokenized traditional assets vs. crypto-native products
15:57 Packaging DeFi products for institutional understanding
20:08 Corporate chains vs. Ethereum and liquidity challenges
26:46 Permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains in institutional DeFi
31:41 Future of corporate chains and Ethereum's role
35:02 Perpetual swaps as the future for equities onchain

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Music by Henry McLean

How Stablecoins and Deposit Tokens Will Coexist Ft. Garrett Harper, Ran Goldi & Basak Toprak

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 48 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Garrett Harper, Head of Partnerships & Comms, Squads, Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks and Basak Toprak, EMEA Head, Kinexys Digital Payments, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to discuss how stablecoins and deposit tokens will coexist and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:28 Hyperliquid decentralized derivatives market and stable coin bidding war
09:18 Public blockchain adoption as a payment rail beyond crypto
12:53 Growth of stable coin volume and new durable business models
19:11 On-chain FX settlement with Kinexys by JP Morgan
24:11 Interoperability between crypto natives and tokenized bank deposits
32:52 Programmable payments use cases and operational benefits
41:25 Tokenization of securities and the role of regulated exchanges
48:16 The future of tokenized assets and institutional adoption pathways

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Centrifuge

Music by Henry McLean

Ethereum’s Stablecoin Dominance: Will It Last? Stablecoin Stats September 2025

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 4 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss Ethereum's $15bn stablecoin supply growth and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:15 Tether and PIX payment adoption in Brazil
03:32 Ethereum's $15bn stablecoin supply growth
06:31 Binance as a major stablecoin holder and distributor
08:22 PYUSD usage for small-value payments and transfers
11:36 USDe growth driven by DeFi lending strategies
14:08 USDG adoption by institutions for settlement
17:14 Debate on Ethereum dominance vs multi-chain future
20:00 Venture capital raises in stablecoin infrastructure
21:15 USD1's rapid growth and branding strategy

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Music by Henry McLean

Payments Blockchain Tempo & Tokenized Stocks Surge Ft. Chris Harmse & Eric Piscini

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 8 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 47 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK and Eric Piscini, CEO @ Hashgraph to discuss payments blockchain Tempo, Hedera's launch of Frontier stable token, tokenizing US stocks and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
05:37 Why payments need their own dedicated blockchain
08:38 Success of crypto projects without native tokens
10:00 Tension between distribution and neutrality in stablecoins
22:43 Social media discourse on Tempo's L1 vs L2 decision
27:50 Importance of sub-second finality for payment reliability
35:00 Libra's legacy and timing in the stablecoin landscape
45:00 Fragmentation in stablecoin networks and Fireblocks launch
53:46 APAC's growing role in stablecoin adoption and regulation

Tokenized is sponsored by Visa

Tokenized is presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Every Bank Should Tokenize Deposits Ft. Andrew Huang & Bhaji Illuminati

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 1 Sep 2025 15:45:00 +0000

On Ep. 46 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Andrew Huang, Founder @ Conduit and Bhaji Illuminati, CEO @ Centrifuge to discuss tokenized deposits vs stablecoins in banking, regulatory considerations for tokenized deposits and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:38 Centrifuge's role in tokenizing real world assets since 2017
04:43 Debate on tokenized deposits vs stablecoins in banking
09:41 Privacy and compliance challenges for on-chain bank deposits
13:44 Regulatory considerations for tokenized deposits and systemic risk
23:34 Aave's RWA Market Horizon for on-chain collateralized lending
27:20 Institutional adoption of tokenized real world assets in DeFi
34:09 New solutions for verifying stablecoin issuers and preventing fraud
41:56 Growth of stablecoin-linked cards and global payment infrastructure
45:07 White-label stablecoin issuance and interoperability between chains

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Music by Henry McLean

The Stablecoin Playbook for TradFi Ft. Sam Broner

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 45 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sam Broner, Partner @ a16z crypto to discuss Fintech companies building their own blockchains for stablecoins, decentralization in corporate blockchain strategies and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:02 A New Playbook for TradFi: Multi-chain vs own chain
09:43 Merchant role in payments ecosystem and fee pressures
14:53 Metamask MUSD as a store of value product
17:51 Timeline for stablecoin and chain abstraction interoperability
21:52 China's potential Yuan-backed stablecoin response to US dominance
27:57 Market reaction to the Genesis Bill and Tether
32:12 Privacy solutions and their role in stablecoin adoption
38:59 Challenges for large financial institutions adopting stablecoins
46:06 Bullish IPO's watershed moment for stablecoin treasury use

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Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

Music by Henry McLean

Stablecoin Chains - The Future of Payments? Ft. Chainlink CEO Sergey Nazarov

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 44 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergey Nazarov, CEO @ Chainlink to discuss Chainlink's role as an Oracle platform for smart contracts, Circle launching their own L1 blockchain and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:37 Chainlink's role as an Oracle platform for smart contracts
03:45 Programmable money and the advantages of smart contracts
08:25 Fraud reduction and automation in financial systems
09:56 Recent policy developments and institutional adoption of crypto
14:21 Cross-chain interoperability and the role of CCIP
20:44 Institutional data providers bringing forex and metals on-chain
26:52 Circle and other companies launching their own L1 blockchains
34:31 Layer 2 thesis and interoperability with Ethereum
40:00 Future of blockchains and hyper-connected financial systems

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With Avalanche’s purpose-built Layer 1s, institutions can tailor digital asset strategies to their exact needs—while still tapping into the power of public blockchain innovation, developer communities, and seamless interoperability. Learn more at avax.network

Music by Henry McLean

Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner: Tokenized Interviews

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Simon Taylor & Cuy Sheffield have the honour of being joined by Commissioner Peirce to discuss SEC Project Crypto and making America crypto-friendly, self-custody as a fundamental American value and more!

Timestamps:

01:11 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's views on crypto regulation
05:15 Financial privacy and disintermediating technologies
06:00 Crypto asset categorization and tokenized securities
09:56 Self-custody as a fundamental American value
16:18 Stablecoins and digital privacy challenges
20:50 Responsibility of software developers in DeFi
23:28 Traditional financial institutions interacting with DeFi
31:01 Smart contract risks and regulatory standards
36:11 Advice for regulators approaching new technologies
39:19 Future of disclosures and consumer protection

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Music by Henry McLean

B2B Payments: Why Ripple Acquired Rail for $200M Ft. Kevin Chan

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 43 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kevin Chan, Co-Founder @ Grove Labs to discuss the Grove Labs and Avalanche partnership for on-chain credit, impact of regulatory clarity on financial institutions and more!

Timestamps:

01:40 Grove Labs and Avalanche partnership for on-chain credit
06:40 SEC Project Crypto and regulatory clarity for tokens
10:11 Impact of regulatory clarity on financial institutions
19:14 Super App licenses and modular on-chain finance
24:56 Remitly using stablecoins for cross-border payments
28:26 Stablecoins as cash equivalents for global finance
35:25 Ripple acquiring Rail Pay for B2B stablecoin payments
38:35 Stablecoin orchestration and multi-chain liquidity solutions
44:17 On-chain FX and solving stablecoin liquidity gaps

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Yield Bearing Stablecoins Surge in a Post-GENIUS World: Stablecoin Stats July 2025

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 7 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 3 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss the impact of the Genius Bill on stablecoin regulation, surge in yield-bearing stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:01 Impact of the Genius Bill on stablecoin regulation
03:17 Surge in yield-bearing stablecoins post-Genius Bill
05:56 How synthetic stablecoins work and their yield mechanisms
10:11 Role of community banks in stablecoin adoption
13:54 Growth of crypto-backed stablecoins vs. fiat-backed stablecoins
17:35 Tokenized treasuries and the yield cannoli analogy
20:01 PayPal’s global Venmo and stablecoin integration
23:21 Hybrid solutions for stablecoin transactions and user experience
27:35 Stablecoin mentions in Q2 earnings calls and industry trends

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Music by Henry McLean

13,000 Banks Get Stablecoin Access Ft. Tony McLaughlin & Andrew MacKenzie

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 4 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 42 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Tony McLaughlin, Founder @ Ubyx and Andrew MacKenzie, Founder & CEO @ Agant to discuss the role of banks in stablecoin off-ramping, stablecoins as digital cash for corporate treasuries and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:40 Visa's expansion into multi-stablecoin and multi-chain support
02:08 FIS partnering with Circle to offer USDC to banks
05:34 The role of banks in stablecoin off-ramping
09:49 Stablecoins as digital cash for corporate treasuries
12:46 PayPal's "Pay with Crypto" feature and merchant adoption
19:15 Stablecoin-native payments at the point of sale
22:40 The value of Visa's network effects in payments
26:10 ECB's concerns about dollar stablecoins in Europe
35:19 Bank of England's stance on stablecoins and digital bonds

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Music by Henry McLean

GENIUS Passes - What Happens Now? Ft. Kean Gilbert & Atikh Bana

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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On Ep. 41 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kean Gilbert, Head of Institutional Relations @ Lido and Atikh Bana, Co-Founder & CEO @ Acctual to discuss regulatory clarity, its impact on stablecoin innovation and more!

Timestamps:

03:37 Regulatory clarity and its impact on stablecoin innovation
05:18 Use of stablecoins in cross-border payments and remittance
13:34 PNC partnering with Coinbase for crypto trading services
20:39 Western Union integrating stablecoins for instant settlements
26:29 Coinbase launching perpetual futures trading in the US
33:05 Ethereum's resurgence and its role in stablecoin adoption
41:28 Liquid staking and its benefits for institutional investors

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Every Bank Announced Its Stablecoin Strategy Ft. Ethan Chan & Noah Levine

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 40 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, is joined by Ethan Chan, Co-Founder and CEO @ Allium and Noah Levine, Data and Strategy @ Visa to discuss Visa's approach to on-chain data and analytics, the future of crypto applications built on self-custodial wallets and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:12 Visa's approach to on-chain data and analytics
04:53 Retail payment analysis using stablecoins under $250
09:21 Differences between USDT and USDC usage in retail payments
13:06 Coinbase Wallet evolution into the Base App with social features
17:25 Future of crypto applications built on self-custodial wallets
21:30 Content coins vs. NFTs and their role in social engagement
25:22 Citi's focus on tokenized deposits and fiat services for stablecoins
30:06 Privacy and interoperability challenges with tokenized deposits
32:48 Public vs. permissioned blockchains for tokenized deposits

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Music by Henry McLean

Will Gaybrick, President, Product and Business at Stripe: Tokenized Interviews

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Stripe broke the internet when they spent $1.1bn for Bridge.

But this was a small part of a bigger master plan.

In this Exclusive Tokenized Interview, President of Stripe Will Gaybrick takes us behind the scenes... 🧵

Timestamps:

02:28 Problems with traditional fiat payment systems and inefficiencies
04:36 Stablecoins as programmable dollars in an open ecosystem
07:24 Stripe's acquisition of Bridge
09:39 Stablecoin financial accounts expanding to over 100 countries
11:15 Visa cards for spending stablecoin balances in 12 markets
16:20 Role of non-custodial wallets in stablecoin adoption
18:56 Companies like Walmart and Amazon issuing their own stablecoins
21:37 Programmability of stablecoins and future of on-chain disputes
26:47 Risk management and compliance in stablecoin adoption

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Why Banks Are Launching Crypto Products Ft. Oli Harris, Haonan Li & Raj Parekh

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 39 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, is joined by Oli Harris, Founder & CEO @ Arda Global, Haonan Li, Co-Founder & CEO @ Codex and Raj Parekh, Head of Stablecoins/Payments @ Monad Foundation & Co-Founder @ Portal to discuss Monad Foundation acquiring Portal for stablecoin payments, BBVA launching Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail and more!

Timestamps:

02:12 Monad Foundation acquires Portal for stablecoin payments
04:25 Competition among blockchains in stablecoin adoption
06:35 Vertical integration in blockchain foundations
11:26 Concentration of stablecoin supply on Ethereum, Tron, Solana
14:47 Embedded wallets and orchestration in crypto
17:40 BBVA launches Bitcoin and Ether trading for retail
22:02 Crypto-backed lending market and bank involvement
28:23 Bank of England considers stablecoins for wholesale payments
31:26 Future of non-dollar backed stablecoins and on-chain FX

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This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Stablecoin Stats: Are Onchain Stocks the Next Stablecoin Adoption Driver? - June 2025

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 2 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss OTC desk experience with Tether on Tron in Hong Kong, regional differences in stablecoin usage and more!

Timestamps:

02:09 Circle's IPO and its rapid trading price surge
06:16 USDC supply growth and its all-time high record
07:53 Binance partnership driving USDC adoption
10:34 Centralized exchanges dominate USDC holdings over DeFi
14:13 Tether's dominance in payments vs USDC in DeFi
19:16 Tron and Ethereum leading stablecoin supply
25:32 B2B stablecoin payments volume up 400% year-over-year

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This podcast is powered by Artemis

Music by Henry McLean

Did Robinhood Tokenize OpenAI Stock? Ft. Itai Turbahn & Joao Reginatto

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 7 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 38 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Itai Turbahn, CEO & Co-Founder @ Dynamic and Joao Reginatto, CSO @ M0 to discuss Robinhood launching stocks tokens in the EU, their layer 2 blockchain based on Arbitrum, and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:38 Robinhood launching stocks tokens in the EU
03:15 Robinhood's layer two blockchain based on Arbitrum
08:23 Superstate tokenizing stock certificates natively on-chain
17:51 Fragmentation risks in tokenized assets and liquidity
23:01 Competition between Arbitrum and OP Stack for L2 standards
28:35 Circle applying for a US trust banking license
32:20 Democratization of fintech and global neo-bank growth
39:37 Regulatory clarity and federal oversight for stablecoins
45:37 Kraken launch Krak, global money app

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Music by Henry McLean

Fiserv Stablecoin & Digital Asset Raise $135M Ft. Alonso de Gortari & Eric Saraniecki

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 37 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Alonso de Gortari, Director of Product & Chief Economist @ Mysten Labs and Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder & Head of Network Strategy @ Digital Asset to discuss Digital Asset raising $135M for Canton, Fiserv announcing a stablecoin and more!

Timestamps:

3:43 Digital Asset raises $135M for privacy-focused blockchain Canton
5:19 Institutional demand for privacy in tokenized assets and stablecoins
12:36 Bitcoin as high-quality liquid assets in capital markets
21:35 Fiserv announces stablecoin FIUSD with Paxos, Circle, and PayPal
25:58 Core ledgers vs. blockchains for banking infrastructure
33:51 Trade-offs between blockchain cores and traditional banking systems
40:24 Visa expands stablecoin settlement in EMEA with Yellow Card
46:22 Challenges of stablecoin adoption in cross-border remittances

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

dLocal and BVNK Partner to Deliver Stablecoin Payouts Ft. Chris Harmse and John O'Brien

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and John O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer @ dLocal, to discuss the BVNK and dLocal partnership for global payouts, real-world stablecoin use cases and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
01:01 BVNK and dLocal partnership for global payouts
03:09 Scaling stablecoin payouts use cases
04:34 Economics of stablecoin sandwich vs traditional routes
06:48 Handling crypto complexity in payments infrastructure
07:43 Future corridor expansion and production scale
08:22 dLocal's focus on real-world stablecoin use cases
09:04 BVNK's enterprise-ready stablecoin infrastructure

This episode is brought to you by Visa

This podcast is also presented by BVNK

Music by Henry McLean

Shopify Launches Stablecoin Payments & JP Morgan Launch JPMD Ft. Chris Harmse and John O'Brien

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 36 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and John O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer @ dLocal to discuss Shopify enabling stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe, Walmart and Amazon exploring issuing their own stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:58 Shopify enables stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe
05:08 Stablecoin demand in global south e-commerce markets
09:03 Programmable payments and escrow in Shopify's protocol
11:01 Walmart and Amazon explore issuing their own stablecoins
17:10 Mercado Libre's stablecoin for rewards and emerging markets
18:40 Corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins in B2B
26:02 JP Morgan pilots USD deposit token on Coinbase's blockchain
32:21 Draining pre-funded accounts with stablecoins in emerging markets
35:32 Compliance frameworks for stablecoins and blockchain payments

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Music by Henry McLean

Why Are Stablecoins So Hot Right Now? Live from Avalanche Summit 2025

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

In this episode, Simon Taylor, Co-host of Tokenized, is joined by an array of guests from the 2025 Avalanche Summit, to discuss various topics such as Stablecoins, RWAs and Tokenized Equities.

Timestamps:

01:26 Haseeb Qureshi, GP @ Dragonfly
14:46 David Sutter, Co-Founder @ OpenTrade
23:43 Anna Wroblewska, CBO @ Dinari
31:10 Wyatt Lonergan, General Partner @ VanEck Ventures
40:19 Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain
54:09 Jerald David, CEO @ Lynq Network
1:00:52 Nikhil Sharma, Executive Director, Head of Growth @ Kinexys Digital Assets
1:15:51 Maredith Hannon, Head Of Business Development, Digital Assets @ WisdomTree

This episode is brought to you by Visa

Music by Henry McLean

Stripe Acquire Privy & Circle IPO Frenzy Ft. Davis Hart & Daniel Mottice

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 35 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, is joined by Davis Hart, General Manager @ Solana Labs and Daniel Mottice, Founder @ Beam to discuss Stripe's acquisition of Privy, the future of embedded and self-custodial wallets and more!

Timestamps:

04:08 Stripe's acquisition of crypto wallet provider Privy
06:32 Differences between Stripe's Bridge and Privy acquisitions
08:10 The future of embedded and self-custodial wallets
21:22 Circle's IPO and its impact on stablecoin adoption
27:10 Airwallex CEO's critique of stablecoins in FX markets
35:28 Big tech firms exploring stablecoin integration (Apple, X, Airbnb)
41:29 Potential use cases for stablecoins in P2P payments and marketplaces

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Stablecoin Stats: The Onchain Data Behind Circle's IPO - May 2025

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 1 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss the onchain data behind Circle’s giga IPO, tron’s stablecoin impact and more!

Timestamps:

02:09 Circle's IPO and its rapid trading price surge
06:16 USDC supply growth and its all-time high record
07:53 Binance partnership driving USDC adoption
10:34 Centralized exchanges dominate USDC holdings over DeFi
14:13 Tether's dominance in payments vs USDC in DeFi
19:16 Tron and Ethereum leading stablecoin supply
25:32 B2B stablecoin payments volume up 400% year-over-year

This episode is brought to you by Visa

This podcast is powered by Artemis

Music by Henry McLean

Banks Have Stablecoin Whiplash & Conduit Raise $36M Ft. Farooq Malik, Gwera Kiwana and Kirill Gertman

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 9 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 34 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain, Gwera Kiwana, Global Expansion @ Sling Money and Kirill Gertman, CEO @ Conduit to discuss Conduit raising $36 million in Series A funding, banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments and more!

Timestamps:

02:26 Conduit raises $36 million in Series A funding
04:01 Businesses using stablecoins for cross-border transactions
06:06 Stablecoins replacing SWIFT for global payments
08:48 Stablecoins as a hedge against currency devaluation
13:22 On-chain lending and programmable credit rails
17:49 Santander explores stablecoin and crypto services
22:51 Banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments
29:49 SEC clarifies staking services are not securities
34:39 Yield optimization for businesses using stablecoins

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Music by Henry McLean

B2B Payments - The Killer App for Stablecoins Ft. Artemis Co-Founder Anthony Yim

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 2 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 33 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined live by Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis to discuss the Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up, agentic payments in programmable finance and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:29 Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up
07:03 B2B payments growth and $70B annualized volume
14:05 USDT dominance in both developed and emerging markets
17:28 Regulatory clarity and its impact on stablecoin liquidity
21:36 Big banks exploring joint stablecoin initiatives
30:48 Worldpay enabling global stablecoin payouts in 146 markets
37:34 Stablecoin-linked cards and their role in commerce
40:00 Agentic payments and AI in programmable finance

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This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Worldpay Brings Stablecoins to $2.3T Commerce Network With BVNK Ft. Chris Harmse AND Nabil Manji

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Worldpay partnering with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants, the technical breakdown and more!

Timestamps:

01:45 Worldpay partners with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants
03:12 The benefits of stablecoins for merchant payouts explained
04:24 A technical breakdown: How the integration operates
05:22 Where is the demand from Worldpay's client base?
06:50 The future evolution of stablecoin payouts for merchants
08:15 Will stablecoins remain a long-term solution?

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.

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The Agentic Stablecoin Bank Ft. Elise Soucie Watts and Stepan Simkin

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 26 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 32 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance and Stepan Simkin, CEO @ Squads to discuss Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses, AI agents and compliance in financial services and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:46 Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses
05:08 Grid as the open API layer for stablecoin Fintech
06:22 Regulatory framework and compliance for stablecoin products
11:32 Self-custody vs. FBO accounts in stablecoin finance
14:43 AI agents and compliance in financial services
18:07 Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan enabling crypto purchases
28:39 Senate passing preliminary vote on the GENIUS Act
38:16 Catena Labs building AI-native financial institutions with stablecoins

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Music by Henry McLean

Why Does Meta Want a Stablecoin? Ft. Brandon Arvanaghi and Anurag Arjun

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 19 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 31 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Brandon Arvanaghi, CEO @ Meow and Anurag Arjun, Founder @ Avail to discuss Robinhood's global expansion in Fintech and crypto, Meow's integration of USDC for business payments and why Meta wants a stablecoin.

Timestamps:

00:00 Robinhood's global expansion in Fintech and crypto
01:16 Meow's integration of USDC for business payments
02:29 Blockchain scalability and interoperability challenges
04:38 Meta's renewed interest in stablecoins for payouts
11:59 Practical use cases for stablecoins in cross-border payments
16:46 Robinhood's acquisition of crypto trading platforms
22:25 Demand for cross-border treasury management solutions
28:07 JP Morgan's blockchain for tokenized asset settlement
38:10 Ant Financial's partnership with AAVE for RWA market
42:38 Transition from DeFi to on-chain finance with RWAs

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This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Should Banks Fear Stripe Stablecoin Accounts? Ft. Inversion Capital CEO Santiago Santos

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 30 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Santiago Santos, CEO @ Inversion Capital to discuss Stablecoins transforming traditional businesses, Inversion Capital's private equity approach and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Stablecoins transforming traditional businesses
00:42 Institutional adoption of real world assets
02:02 Inversion Capital's private equity approach
09:25 Telco companies becoming Fintech banks
15:18 Visa's investment in BVNK
18:07 Stripe's stablecoin accounts launch
24:54 Stablecoins as a Swift alternative
33:05 Coinbase's acquisition of Derbet and x402 protocol

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Music by Henry McLean

Visa & Bridge Stablecoin Linked Cards Ft. Privy CEO Henri Stern & Noble CEO Jelena Djuric

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 5 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 29 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Henri Stern, CEO @ Privy and Jelena Djuric, CEO @ Noble to discuss Visa's stablecoin linked cards announcement and a new era of Fintech innovation with stablecoins.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:20 Visa's stablecoin linked cards announcement
05:00 Global expansion of stablecoin payment infrastructure
10:00 New era of FinTech innovation with stablecoins
15:00 Demand for stablecoins in Asia and Latin America
20:00 Projected growth of stablecoin market by 2030
30:00 Worldcoin's Visa card for spending WLD rewards
40:00 Ripple's rejected bid to acquire Circle
45:00 Korean banks launching a joint stablecoin venture

This episode is brought to you by Visa

This podcast is also presented by BVNK.

The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Can Circle’s CPN Beat SWIFT? Ft. Elise Soucie Watts & Rob Hadick

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 28 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance and Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly to discuss Circle Payments Network launch, regulatory challenges and yield-bearing stablecoins vs. payment stablecoins.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
03:19 Circle Payments Network (CPN) launch and its ambitious goals
05:24 Regulatory challenges for hybrid financial institutions like Circle
07:40 CPN’s focus on reinventing cross-border payments for SMBs
10:48 Compliance and travel rule as value-add for payment networks
19:05 PayPal’s 3.7% yield on PYUSD and regulatory implications
24:39 Yield-bearing stablecoins vs. payment stablecoins: Legal and tax complexities
29:02 Crypto firms applying for bank charters: Trends and motivations
40:33 State vs. federal regulation for stablecoins and global reciprocity

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Music by Henry McLean

The $2 Trillion Stablecoin Opportunity Ft. Ran Goldi

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 27 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ran Goldi, SVP of Payments and Network @ Fireblocks to discuss Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption, the impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth and Standard Chartered predicting $2T stablecoin market.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:33 Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption
05:00 Impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth
10:40 Standard Chartered predicts $2T stablecoin market
15:00 Current stablecoin supply and transaction volume
20:00 Domestic vs cross-border stablecoin use cases
24:06 Merchant adoption challenges for stablecoin payments
30:00 Standard Chartered's mirrored collateral with OKX
35:00 Banks leading in crypto infrastructure development
40:00 JPMorgan's Connexus blockchain for GBP payments
44:16 JPMorgan's long-term commitment to blockchain technology

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Music by Henry McLean

Why Ripple spent $1.2bn on Hidden Road Ft. Noelle Acheson & Fernando Martinez

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 26 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Noelle Acheson, Author @ Crypto is Macro Now and Fernando Martinez, CEO @ Nonco to discuss crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics, Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road and Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche.

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:51 Stablecoins and institutional adoption of real-world assets
02:15 Crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics
05:49 Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road prime brokerage
12:16 Liquidity challenges with stablecoins like RLUSD
17:24 Tokenization and its role in financial markets
20:07 Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche
27:55 Operational efficiencies of blockchain for FX settlements
33:39 Tether's potential new US-based institutional stablecoin
39:58 CoDEX's stablecoin-only blockchain and liquidity oracle
43:25 Market preference for Tron in stablecoin transactions

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Music by Henry McLean

Onchain Finance Means 24/7 Liquidity, Risk & Collateral Ft. Georg Schneider, Melvin Deng & Chris Zuehlke

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Wed, 9 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Georg Schneider, Managing Director @ Digital Asset, Melvin Deng, CEO @ QCP & Chris Zuehlke, Global Co-Head @ Cumberland to discuss onchain finance, liquidity, risk and collateral.

Timestamps:

00:27 Digital Asset's role in capital markets
01:15 QCP's institutional digital asset services
04:02 Blockchain for real-time risk management
07:05 Digital collateral benefits for QCP
13:34 Stablecoins and privacy on Canton Network
17:27 QCP's future plans with Canton
19:43 Canton enabling TradFi and DeFi convergence
24:58 Cumberland's use of stablecoins in trading
32:08 Privacy and anonymity in capital markets
39:50 24/7 markets and risk management tools

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Music by Henry McLean

Circle's IPO Filing - The Best Stablecoin Data Drop Ever Ft. Sergio Mello & Arnold Lee

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 7 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 25 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergio Mello, Head of Stablecoins at Anchorage Digital and Arnold Lee, Co-Founder of Sphere Labs to discuss Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation, stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi and regulatory clarity for stablecoins.

Timestamps:

00:00 Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation
00:52 Stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi
03:58 Distribution vs issuance in stablecoin monetization strategies
06:20 Regulatory clarity for stablecoins and crypto adoption
10:29 Impact of interest rates on stablecoin reserve income
19:05 Stablecoin use cases in emerging markets like Argentina
24:19 Tokenization of real world assets by BlackRock
35:10 Institutional adoption of public blockchains for tokenization
37:22 DTCC's platform for tokenized real time collateral management
38:58 FDIC removes no action letter requirement for crypto activities

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Music by Henry McLean

Welcome to the Stablecoin Alphabet Soup Ft. Chris Harmse & Nabil Manji

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 24 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Wyoming launching a stablecoin, the impact of the OCC’s new guidance, the future of stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 The state of stablecoins and why Wyoming is launching its own
05:12 Fidelity’s growing involvement in crypto and what it means for institutions
14:30 The battle between USDC, USDT, and new entrants like RLUSD
19:20 The impact of the OCC’s new guidance on banks and stablecoins
24:55 Tokenization of real-world assets – which industries are moving first
30:18 How stablecoins are reshaping global remittances and payments
36:42 The rise of sovereign-backed stablecoins and what comes next
42:10 Why institutions are slow to adopt DeFi despite the opportunities
48:25 The future of stablecoins – predictions for the next five years

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Music by Henry McLean

Mesh Raise $82m to Bring Stablecoins Everywhere Ft. CEO Bam Azizi

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 23 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bam Azizi, CEO @ Mesh to discuss stablecoins for subscriptions, the OCC’s new guidance and building the future of crypto payments.

Timestamps:

00:00 Mesh on building the future of crypto payments
04:01 Why stablecoins are the killer app for crypto
06:29 How Mesh pivoted from on-ramps to payments
08:14 The rise of stablecoin payments in LATAM
13:04 Why crypto payments need better UX to scale
16:13 Stablecoins for subscriptions
26:30 The stablecoin wars
32:26 OCC’s new guidance and what it means for banks
45:55 BBVA launches retail crypto services in Spain

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Music by Henry McLean

Interoperable Onchain Finance Ft. LayerZero CEO Bryan Pellegrino

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 22 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bryan Pellegrino, CEO @ LayerZero to discuss multi-chain stablecoins, interoperability, compliance changes and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Brian Pellegrino on LayerZero and interoperability
02:57 How blockchain bridging compares to TCP/IP
07:28 The challenge of issuing assets across multiple blockchains
13:23 Why seamless cross-chain transactions are the future
17:28 How asset issuers can control their own security
22:26 The rise of multi-chain stablecoins like USDT Zero
28:50 Why being first on new blockchains is critical
33:14 Compliance challenges for financial institutions in crypto
37:00 How LayerZero makes money and its business model
43:20 AI and crypto – where the two industries intersect

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Music by Henry McLean

8 Ways Banks will make money from Stablecoins Ft. Nick Philpott

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 21 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nick Philpott, Co-Founder @ Zodia Markets to discuss Trump's crypto reserve announcement, Stablecoins in commodity trading and global trade, and more!

Timestamps:

03:50 Trump's crypto reserve announcement
09:30 SEC drop several cases
13:30 De-banking issues in crypto and correspondent banking
17:20 Bank of America potentially launching a stablecoin
23:15 Eight ways banks can make money with stablecoins
29:30 Singapore's regulatory ecosystem for crypto
33:50 The GENIUS Bill and payment stablecoin issuer framework
41:05 Stablecoins in commodity trading and global trade
47:46 Avalanche Visa credit card launch

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Ripple USD, Stablecoins & Custody Ft. Ripple President Monica Long

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 3 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 20 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Monica Long, President @ Ripple to discuss Ripple USD, stablecoins, custody and more!

Timestamps:

02:15 Ripple’s dual focus: enterprise software & XRP Ledger
05:00 How Ripple powers cross-border payments with stablecoins
08:48 Ripple’s custody play: Metaco & major bank partnerships
13:16 Why Ripple launched its own stablecoin, RLUSD
16:53 U.S. crypto regulations shift—what it means for adoption
22:29 Tokenized assets & stablecoins are reshaping finance
27:00 XRP ETFs: why more approvals could be coming
33:28 Ripple’s next moves: expansion, execution, and M&A
39:34 The future of XRP Ledger & institutional finance

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A Very Stable Conference

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ayo Omojola, CPO @ Carbon Health to discuss the inaugural ‘A Very Stable Conference’ and the state of the stablecoin industry.

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Why Robinhood Uses Stablecoins

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 19 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anna Yuan, Founder @ Perena and Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss why Robinhood uses stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

04:09 Milei Memecoin Madness
15:34 Coinbase & revenue diversification
20:30 Robinhood & stablecoins
28:09 Digital asset custody
31:38 Crypto native institutions in the custody space
37:19 Hong Kong Dollar backed stablecoin
41:10 Will there be many types of stablecoins in the future?
45:32 Automated Market Makers

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The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.

Crypto Venture Investing in 2025 Ft. Kyle Samani, Mulitcoin Capital

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 18 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kyle Samani, Managing Partner @ Mulitcoin capital to discuss crypto venture investing in 2025.

Timestamps:

02:30 What is a blockchain?
03:35 Solana
09:27 Pathway to adoption
12:08 DePIN
18:18 Stablecoin use cases on Solana
21:55 Where do you get started with stablecoins?
31:04 Trends for 2025
32:04 Demand for tokenized treasuries
35:03 GPU marketplaces

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BVNK is the leading provider of stablecoin payments infrastructure—helping businesses move money faster, settle globally, and even launch their own stablecoin products. Head to BVNK.com to learn more!

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Stablecoin Regulation: What the GENIUS Bill Means for Payments

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 17 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by John Nahas, Chief Business Officer @ Ava Labs to discuss stablecoin regulation and what the GENIUS bill means for payments.

Timestamps:

01:33 Avalanche & institutions
04:03 GENIUS stablecoin bill
13:09 Where should institutions get started in stablecoins?
22:23 Biggest opportunities for FI's in the RWA space
26:15 Who are the customers now for RWA?
32:26 Coinbase acquire on-chain advertising platform Spindl
40:21 Regulatory clarity in Europe

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Digital Asset is excited to launch the Canton Network, a proven, trusted, and scaleable service that provides interoperability between institutional-grade tokenization platforms. The Global Synchronizer is now live, managed by Linux and institutions are actively using Canton Coin to manage the governance. No, the banks haven’t launched a token in the classic sense, this is much more interesting. They’ve done it to make all token networks interoperable. Find out more at canton.network

What does $TRUMP and memecoins Mean for Finance?

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 16 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sinclair Toffa, Founder & CEO @ Mural Pay to discuss what $TRUMP and memecoins means for the future of finance.

Timestamps:

01:15 Donald Trump launches memecoin
17:55 Financial industry & crypto payments adoption
29:04 Circle expands $USDC rewards program with Nubank
35:12 Circle acquires Hashnote & brings $USDC to the Canton Network
40:31 Could we see global neobanks in the B2B space built on the stablecoin rail?

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Crypto's Agentic Revolution

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 15 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anthony Woolley, CEO @ Ownera and Daniel Lynch, Metamask Card Strategy @ Consensys to discuss the agentic revolution that's happening in crypto.

Timestamps:

01:31 ai16z AI research partnership with Stanford
08:52 AI agents
13:28 Private market space
19:14 Stablecoins vs yield unlock
29:36 Institution vs consumer products
35:14 BVNK raised $50M in series B round
39:15 Payments
41:38 Stablecoins solutions & adoption

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2025 Predictions: Stablecoins, RWAs and Bank Blockchains

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 14 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Yuval Rooz, CEO @ Digital Asset to discuss their top predictions for 2025.

Timestamps:

01:43 Yuval Rooz prediction 1: Regulation
04:39 Yuval Rooz prediction 2: Collateral mobility
10:53 Yuval Rooz prediction 3: Use case growth
22:32 Digital Asset agenda for 2025
25:33 Cuy Sheffield prediction 1: Stablecoin linked cards
29:34 Cuy Sheffield prediction 2: Bank issued & non-dollar denominated stablecoins
34:47 Cuy Sheffield prediction 3: Intersection of crypto & AI

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The Stablecoin Wars. Who Wins?

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 13 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Austin Campbell, MD @ Zero Knowledge Consulting and Ed Woodford, CEO @ Zero Hash to discuss Circle partnering with Binance for USDC, credibility optics, market narrative shifts and thoughts on PSPs.

Timestamps:

01:27 Circle partner with Binance for USDC
07:04 Credibility optics
16:48 Ripple secure NYDFS approval for stablecoin RLUSD
24:28 Have Ripple made a comeback?
34:42 Market narrative shifts
43:42 Nuvei launch comprehensive blockchain payment solution
48:40 Thoughts on PSPs

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Visa’s Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) uses smart contracts and cryptography to help banks bring fiat currencies onchain. VTAP allows financial institutions to issue fiat-backed tokens, improving financial efficiency and enabling programmable finance. Express interest in VTAP at globalclient.visa.com/vtap

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Big Tech Goes Stablecoin: Amazon, Alipay and Grab Unveil Plans

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 2 Dec 2024 16:00:00 +0000

What impact will Tether's asset tokenization platform have on stablecoins and the RWA market?

On Ep. 12 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ollie Harris, former MD and Head of Digital Assets for the Americas @ Goldman Sachs and Maria Orszag, VP of product @ Xapo to discuss Amazon simulating tokenized seller receivables with stablecoins, StraitsX partnering with Alipay+ & Grab for cross-border settlement and Tether unveiling their new platform Hadron.

Timestamps:

02:30 Amazon simulates tokenized seller receivables with stablecoins
09:54 StraitsX partner with Alipay+ & Grab for cross-border settlement
18:50 Tether unveil new platform Hadron
22:48 Trade finance & use cases
27:10 Xapo Bank launch crypto fiat product in the UK
34:18 Crypto adoption and impact on institutions
38:33 The next 12-18 months at Xapo Bank

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Every Company Needs a Stablecoin Strategy

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Does every company need a stablecoin strategy?

On Ep. 11 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder and Head of Network @ Digital Asset to discuss USDG stablecoin, Polymarket & betting markets and how policies post-election will affect the space.

Timestamps:

01:54 USDG stablecoin
09:31 PSPs
14:10 Polymarket & betting markets
21:20 How will policies post-election affect the space?
25:31 Lazard to create tokenized funds
28:39 Demand, infrastructure & products
37:07 Interest bearing stablecoins vs money market funds & tokenized securities
42:17 Swift, UBS & Chainlink announce successful tokenized asset pilot

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Stripe’s $1.1BN Stablecoin Acquisition Ft. BVNK Co-Founder & CSO of Circle

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 4 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Is this a coming of age for stablecoins?

On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins and CBDCs have shifted the narrative about crypto and the future of the stablecoin space.

Timestamps:

02:03 Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1 billion
07:21 How have stablecoins and CBDCs shifted the narrative about crypto?
10:22 Why should you use a stablecoin?
16:10 Increasing target addressable market through stablecoins
22:03 UK introducing stablecoin legislation
25:52 Lessons learned from MiCA & policy solutions
33:58 a16z Crypto 2024 report
45:31 The stablecoin space over the next 12 months

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The Institutionalization of Solana

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 9 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Guillaume Chatain, Chief Revenue Officer @ Société Générale - FORGE and Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth @ The Solana Foundation to discuss the state of Solana in 2024, Société Générale - FORGE, EURCV & Solana and the future of stablecoins.

Timestamps:

01:30 The state of Solana in 2024
05:25 Société Générale - FORGE
08:07 EURCV & Solana
10:41 Société Générale journey
14:44 Public vs permissioned blockchains
23:01 The future of stablecoins
27:11 PayPal, Ernst & Young and Google Cloud use Coinbase for B2B payments
36:42 Uniswap launch L2 network Unichain
43:13 Interoperability
46:20 Overcoming institutional challenges

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Building Onchain Global Venmo Ft. Sling Money CEO Mike Hudack

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 7 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 8 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Mike Hudack, Co-Founder @ Sling Money. Mike talks to Tokenized about how his time at Monzo, Meta and Deliveroo influenced Sling Money's rise into one of the best crypto experiences on the planet.

Timestamps:

01:53 What is Sling Money?
05:16 Creating a useable experience sending stablecoins
07:20 Compliance infrastructure & technology
12:58 Multi-currency experience
16:02 Why is the user experience in crypto so poor?
18:00 Gas abstraction
21:56 Who should be thinking about this space?
26:09 SG Forge rollout Euro CoinVertible on Solana
30:03 Why Solana?
30:52 MiCA & regulation
31:34 On-chain FX
37:12 Stablecoin native exchange TrueX
40:33 What's the vision for Sling Money?

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Diving Into the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Thu, 3 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 7 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC and Tokenized Assets @ Visa and Francisco Maroto, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets @ BBVA to discuss the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), BBVA's tokenization journey and the momentum of tokenization.

Timestamps:

01:50 Introducing the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP)
07:02 BBVA's tokenization journey
18:45 What are the possibilities of VTAP?
21:55 Why is VTAP compelling from BBVA's perspective?
26:14 Payments, financing & cross border money movement
33:34 New Swift tokenized asset & deposit capabilities
40:01 The momentum of tokenization
43:38 Smart contracts & innovation

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Composable Capital Markets

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 9 Sep 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 6 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Noelle Acheson, author of Crypto is Macro Now to discuss Paypal's PYUSD hitting $1bn market cap, Certifuge's lending market, Sony launching a L2 blockchain backed by Samsung, and Hong Kong launching 'Project Ensemble'.

Timestamps:

01:54 PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin hits $1B market cap
12:33 Stablecoin regulation
14:44 Centrifuge unveils lending market with Morpho, Coinbase
24:29 The rise of Base
28:11 Sony launches blockchain Soneium
39:05 Hong Kong launches project Ensemble

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State of Play in 2024: Stablecoin Payments Ft. CEO of Bridge

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 5 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Zach Abrams, Co-Founder of Bridge to discuss the competitive and innovative landscape of Stablecoins.

Timestamps:

02:27 The current state of stablecoin payments
04:43 The evolution of stablecoin payments
08:15 The role of wallets in stablecoin payments
17:18 Cross border payments with stablecoins
29:16 Stablecoin sandwich
30:53 How are consumers and businesses benefiting from stablecoins?
33:51 Regulation and Compliance
46:00 The future of stablecoins

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Are Stablecoins Better Than Deposit Tokens?

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 4 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss the competitive landscape of stablecoins, Hamilton Lane launching fund on Solana, Project Pyxtrial and much more!

Timestamps:

01:44 Hamilton Lane launches fund on Solana
06:44 Blockchain selection for large institutions
10:22 Competitive landscape of stablecoins
13:49 Project Pyxtrial: Monitoring the backing of stablecoins
21:01 Stablecoins & CBDC
29:12 California DMV tokenizes 48 million vehicle titles using Avalanche
33:41 Ledgers, ownership & consumer experience
39:41 Morgan Stanley offering Bitcoin ETFs to wealthy clients
48:42 SEC $125m lawsuit against Ripple Labs

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Institutionalization of ETH and Future of On-Chain Treasuries

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 3 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Robert Leshner, CEO @ Superstate to discuss the Ethereum ETF, tokenized money market funds, MakerDAO's $1 billion tokenized treasury investment plan and much more!

Timestamps:

01:34 What is Superstate?
05:17 Ethereum ETF
13:48 Tokenized money market funds & collateral use cases
18:31 Who is buying on-chain treasury products?
22:30 Stablecoin & treasury interplay
25:37 Key drivers of the tokenization of financial products?
31:57 MakerDAO's $1 billion tokenized treasury investment plan
40:58 What does "good" look like for protocols vs pension funds?
42:57 Superstate launch crypto basis Fund USCC

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Unpacking Implications of MiCA on the Tokenized Fiat Ecosystem in Europe

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 15:00:00 +0000

On Ep. 2 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Brummer, Founder @ Bluprynt to discuss compliance in crypto, regulation, disclosures, MiCA and much more!

Timestamps:

02:01 What is Bluprynt?
06:18 Effective regulation
08:50 Where are the EU & US markets on their regulatory journey?
13:15 How does MiCA impact stablecoins?
19:28 MiCA nuances and will the rest of the world follow?
24:52 Circle becoming compliant with MiCA
27:19 What are macro impacts of stablecoins and on global currencies?
33:43 Société Générale stablecoin, and stablecoin use cases
39:12 Tangem Visa payment card/hardware wallet - how does it work?

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Canton Network: DeFi for Institutions

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Mon, 1 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0000

On the first episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset to discuss the launch of Canton Network, how crypto bridges to mainstream use cases and regulatory developments in the broader ecosystem.

Timestamps:

02:38 What is the Canton Network?
04:58 How far has tokenization come? What's the importance of the Canton Network?
09:26 How does the global synchroniser in Canton make assets make networks interoperable?
14:36 What is Canton coin? And how is the network being governed?
22:55 Fidelity International going live on TCN: Money market funds and other use cases
27:28 Tokenizing and transferring collateral vs connecting collateral to smart contracts
30:28 How will this change in collateral mobility impact the average person?
34:45 What are other use cases being built on the Canton Network?
37:22 SEC closes Ethereum 2.0 investigation: What does this mean for Ethereum and FIs exploring it?

This episode is brought to you by Visa

This podcast is also supported by Digital Asset.

Introducing Tokenized

fintechbrainfood@gmail.com (Fintech Brainfood) — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:31:34 +0000

Welcome to Tokenized. A new podcast concept in partnership with Visa. And supported by Digital Asset.

This show will come to your feed every two weeks featuring the latest news, with views from the operators, to the builders, and the people in markets and in Crypto who see tokenization as the credible future of finance.

Join me, Simon Taylor, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, when the first episode launches on the 1st of July by hitting subscribe now.