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Please enjoy my latest Journey Man episode with Mike Cagney 🇺🇸 00:00 Introduction 02:14 Interview with Mike Cagney Begins – A Pioneer in Tokenization 02:46 Mike's Background in Finance and Transition to Blockchain 04:20 The Evolution from Hedge Funds to Fintech and Blockchain 05:23 Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Displacing Trust with Truth 06:27 How Blockchain Can Reshape Capital Markets 07:58 The Role of Blockchain in Lending and Prime Brokerage 09:27 The Impact of Blockchain on Financial Intermediaries 12:00 Extracting Cost Savings Through On-Chain Transactions 14:36 Traditional Financial Institutions Adopting Blockchain 16:44 Creating a Permanent Capital Guarantor for Private Credit 18:22 Real-Time Remittance Tracking and Its Impact on Hedge Funds 19:52 The Struggle to Get Banks and Regulators on Board 21:27 Public Blockchain Adoption: Resistance and Opportunities 23:39 Developing a Blockchain-Native Security for Fiat Rails 25:14 The Future of On-Chain Securities and Banking Infrastructure 27:26 Building a Decentralized Exchange for Blockchain Assets 30:07 The Vision of a Fully Cross-Collateralized Financial System 32:49 The Expansion into Public Equities and Disrupting Prime Brokerage 34:29 How Traditional Financial Institutions View Blockchain 36:48 Challenges of Tokenizing Traditional Financial Systems 39:04 Why Financial Institutions Are Hesitant to Embrace Blockchain 41:07 The Future of Blockchain in Global Finance 42:49 Scaling Challenges for Blockchain in Financial Markets 44:44 Ethereum vs. Other Chains: The Institutional Perspective 48:02 The Potential of JP Morgan Launching a Stablecoin on Ethereum 50:39 Figure’s Plans for Public Listings and Market Expansion 53:44 Expected Regulatory Changes and Market Structure Updates 57:29 Key Takeaways: The Future of Blockchain in Finance 58:36 Raoul's Final Thoughts and Reflections on the Interview 1:00:00 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Raoul Pal

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The White Papers EP4: The $15 Trillion Industry XDC Is Targeting 🎯 "This is one of the few use cases that actually work." XDC Network Head of Institutional Travis John explains how XDC is using blockchain infrastructure to modernize the trade finance industry by bringing it onchain. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Understanding Trade Finance 01:25 - Why Blockchain Fits 02:35 - Why Trade Is Still Paper-Based 04:50 - Fraud in TradFi 06:28 - Tokenized Payments 07:34 - Trucking and SMEs 09:29 - Banks Join XDC 12:36 - Stablecoins Unlock Trade 15:17 - The Onchain Future 20:37 - What’s Next for XDC

The Block

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Avery Ching: Crypto being the infrastructure is the future. Aptos Labs co-founder and CEO avery.apt 🇺🇸, joins Gareth Jenkinson at #Consensus2026 → Miami to discuss why the industry is shifting from token speculation toward infrastructure, adoption, and enterprise-grade blockchain products. "The focus has to be on adoption now." OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:39 - Confidential Aptos 01:44 - Building Privacy Infrastructure 02:44 - Zcash vs Aptos 03:53 - Institutional Adoption 05:40 - AI Trading Future 07:19 - RWA Infrastructure 09:06 - Quantum Resistance 10:42 - Facebook to Crypto 11:41 - Crypto Market Outlook

The Block

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Georg Harer: Our real goal is not fighting for the 10%... it’s getting the 90%. Co-CEO of the Bybit EU, sits down with Gareth Jenkinson at Paris Blockchain Week to discuss the company’s expansion strategy across Europe under MiCA, including why they chose a stricter regulatory path to gain long-term advantage. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:21 - Georg Harer Background 01:29 - Bybit EU MiCA Strategy 03:41 - Europe Market Opportunity 04:03 - Regulatory Challenges 05:18 - Why Austria 06:07 - Retail Growth Trends 07:40 - Stablecoin Issues 10:06 - The 90 Percent Opportunity

The Block

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After appearing in recent episodes, Ava Labs 🔺 President John Wu 🔺 joins Layer One as an official co-host. 🥳 In Episode 12, he joins Kelvin Sparks alongside Andre Frank, COO of Tassat Group, and Jerald David, CEO of Lynq, to discuss how Tassat and Lynq are rebuilding financial infrastructure with real-time settlement and yield-bearing assets powered by Avalanche🔺. The group also touched on: • Always-on blockchain rails • Capital efficiency • Demand for compliant solutions OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Tassat Background 03:37 - What Lynq Is 05:55 - Episode Overview 06:42 - Avalanche Migration 08:48 - Why Avalanche 10:57 - Institutional Adoption 17:15 - Regulation and Compliance 25:23 - Yield in Transit 36:59 - Real-World Use Cases

The Block Media

18,319 views • 3 months ago

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🚨NEW EPISODE: Inside Canton: The Private Blockchain Powering Institutions🚨 Today we're joined by Ben | 0443.eth, co-founder and CEO of Noves, to explore the Canton Network. We discuss: - What is the Canton Network? - How privacy works on Canton - Why blockchain data breaks on private networks - How Noves indexes Canton data - Validators, synchronizers & network architecture - Network performance, TPS & scalability - Institutional adoption & real-world assets - Privacy vs transparency trade-offs - What activity is happening on Canton today? - The future of institutional blockchain infrastructure - Live walkthrough of Canton analytics dashboards - And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (04:28) How Canton works (10:04) Collecting private data (12:29) Validators explained (17:37) Network performance (18:04) Peer-to-peer architecture (25:57) What Noves can see (27:27) Privacy vs transparency (28:18) Institutional adoption (35:27) Activity on Canton (38:24) Canton dashboard demo (43:57) Blockchain meets TradFi (44:44) What's next for Noves (46:04) Outro

Indexed Podcast

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LIVE NOW -- Aerodrome’s Vision: Scaling Onchain Markets | Alex Cutler In this episode of Bankless TV, we chat with alexander from Aerodrome about the innovative decentralized exchange model on the Base blockchain. He explains how Aerodrome, a meta-DEX evolving from Velodrome, merges the best features of platforms like Curve and Uniswap. We discuss its dominance on Base, plans for future integration with Ethereum, and the upcoming collaboration with Coinbase 🛡️ to expand token access. [TIMESTAMPS] 0:11 Introduction to Aerodrome 4:17 DEX Dominance and Market Strategy 6:47 Building on Base 14:00 Token Integration with Coinbase 17:38 Future Assets and Market Dynamics

Bankless

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The real power of tokenization isn't just the asset itself. But also what people build on top of it. 🔧 In our latest Apyx Alpha, xStocks Global Head Val joins us to discuss why tokenized assets like $STRCx could become the foundation for an entirely new generation of financial products. From tokenized equities and digital credit to onchain yield strategies, vaults, and portfolio management, we explore what becomes possible when traditional assets become programmable. Timestamps: • 02:04 Why tokenization failed the first time • 05:50 RWAs as programmable financial Lego pieces • 06:19 How protocols can build yield engines using STRCx • 08:00 Why liquidity, not tokenization, is the real unlock • 10:43 New products emerging from tokenized assets • 11:12 Why yield is becoming the dominant RWA use case • 13:01 The rise of a global market for yield • 17:09 The future of onchain portfolio managers • 19:23 Tokenized ETFs vs building funds directly onchain • 20:17 Why crypto can innovate faster than TradFi If $STRC is digital credit, $STRCx may be what makes digital credit composable. Watch the full episode. 👇

Apyx

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Ed Felten: “We’re at an inflection point. DeFi and TradFi are starting to merge.” Ed Felten, Co-Founder of Offchain Labs, the company behind Arbitrum, sat down with Gareth Jenkinson at EthCC - Ethereum Community Conference to discuss the evolution of Ethereum and the growing debate around L1 vs L2. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - White House Experience 03:09 - Discovering Bitcoin and Ethereum 04:35 - Why Ethereum Won 06:59 - Arbitrum Origins 08:33 - Rollups and ZK Shift 12:16 - Rollup Misconceptions 14:44 - L2 vs L1 Debate 22:06 - Institutions and L2 Adoption 33:39 - Market Outlook and Future

The Block

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DROPS E29: Ivo Grigorov, CEO at Real - The Trust Layer That Traditional Finance Has Been Waiting For From managing $1.2B in traditional finance to building an institutional-grade L1, Ivo is on a mission to bring real-world assets on-chain and rebuild trust between banks and crypto. We talk about: - Why trust is the missing link in tokenized real-world assets - How Real Finance is designing an L1 for banks and institutions - Turning a $100M guarantee scheme into smart contracts - Why crypto misunderstands sustainability and compounding - Bridging TradFi and Web3 with transparency, validators & on-chain metadata - Raising $29M and onboarding banks before mainnet launch And much more... Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:35 - Founder Life 2:37 - The Mission & Sacrifices 4:10 - Building globally before launch 5:00 - Background & Qualifications 6:23 - Childhood Experiences 09:58 - Co-founders & Partnership 12:55 - Credibility 15:16 - What Crypto misunderstood about TradFi? 19:39 - What TradFi misunderstood about Crypto? 24:26 - The Real Turning Point 26:46 - Credefi to Real Finance 32:00 - What’s RWA? 34:40 - What’s broken with RWAs? 36:58 - Real Finance in simple terms 38:09 - Institutional interest in Real Finance 41:28 - Success & Failures 41:58 - How Global Finance could change 43:02 - Crypto isn’t a slow process 45:35 - Conclusion

MR SHIFT 🦁

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🎥SPOTLIGHT: Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov says Bitcoin could reach $1M if global capital allocates just 5% to crypto including central banks adding reserves.SPOTLIGHT: 00:36 Is Sergey Nazarov Satoshi? 02:22 The Role of Oracles in Blockchain 06:14 Early Days of Chainlink 06:48 Understanding Smart Contracts 17:34 The Evolution of DeFi 18:39 Sergey's Entry into Crypto 27:13 The Financialization of Blockchain 31:45 Tokenization: The Future of Finance 32:21 Understanding DeFi vs TradFi 33:24 The Boom of Real World Assets 34:59 The Role of Stablecoins 42:14 The Future of Cryptocurrencies 47:29 Regulatory Shifts and Their Impact 57:05 Global Financial Competition 01:01:30 Sergey's Vision and Legacy …and more on his vision for the future of global capital.👇

CoinDesk

209,706 views • 1 year ago

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The Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson thinks blockchain is the most disruptive tech in asset management We sat down with Nick Cherney to discuss why financial services are moving onchain, what Janus Henderson is already building, and what's still in the way Timestamps 👇 0:00 Intro 0:38 Meet Nick Cherney, Head of Innovation at Janus Henderson 1:43 From ETFs to tokenization 3:05 Why blockchain is more disruptive than AI 4:05 Tokenization explained simply 4:51 What Janus Henderson does onchain 7:03 Why the choice of blockchain matters 9:05 The real friction points for institutions 10:05 Why he says no blockchain has ever been hacked 11:20 Blockchain is not crypto 13:08 The settlement gap holding tokenization back 15:20 What institutions need from a high-performance chain 16:54 The next inflection point for RWAs 18:19 Closing thoughts

Monad

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Blockchain is simply a better ledger. Yet finance still relies on outdated infrastructure and layers of middlemen. At Summit, Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, will show how moving finance onchain is changing markets for the better. Tickets: Carlos Domingo co-founded Securitize to modernize how securities are issued, managed, and traded through compliant tokenization infrastructure. The company has worked with BlackRock, Apollo, KKR, and Hamilton Lane to bring traditional assets onchain and improve how money and ownership move through the financial system. Come to Summit to hear from someone who helped build the foundation for tokenized finance, and learn how atomic settlement, fewer intermediaries, and more efficient infrastructure can free capital and improve the way financial assets transact. Sept 16–17 | Chelsea Industrial, NYC

Avalanche🔺

34,327 views • 18 days ago

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🚨 Ep. 76 of Tokenized Podcast: How Do Tokenized Equities Work? Ft. BlackRock’s Head of Digital Assets Pet is joined by: 👉 Rob Hadick ＞|＜, GP, Dragonfly ＞|＜ 👉 Robbie Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets, BlackRock 👉 Noah Levine, Partner, a16z To discuss: 🗝️ Tokenization as an access story for investors 📊 Three categories of tokenized equity structures 💸 Transferability limits of whitelisted tokenized assets 🤝 NYSE and Securitize partner for 24/7 trading 🌐 Stablecoins evolving into new financial infrastructure 🏦 US regional banks build tokenized deposit network 🥊 Stablecoins vs tokenized deposits serve different users 📈 Privacy demand grows for capital markets onchain 🔮 Future market structure with fewer intermediaries * 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 * 👉𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 '𝘛𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵' 𝘖𝘯 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘦. 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘗𝘰𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳! 👈

Tokenized Podcast

12,328 views • 4 months ago

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World Liberty Financial Responds to Justin Sun Allegations "Everything was publicly documented online and more importantly, documented onchain" WLFI co-founder Zak Folkman sits down with Gareth Jenkinson at Consensus 2026 to discuss the company’s lawsuit involving H.E. Justin Sun 👨‍🚀 🌞 and the public scrutiny surrounding the project. OUTLINE 00:00 - Introduction 01:23 - Lawsuit Overview 02:20 - Media and Politics 03:14 - Smart Contract Claims 05:25 - Fighting Back 06:55 - DeFi Lending Markets 08:48 - Trump and Scrutiny 10:54 - Consumer App Vision 12:43 - Stablecoin Growth 14:56 - Building Through Pressure

The Block

77,283 views • 3 months ago

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There’s NO Chance Trillions Move Onchain Until We Solve This | Rand from Zama 00:00 Why Crypto Needs Privacy 01:24 The Biggest Problem with Public Blockchains 02:34 HTTPS for Crypto 05:38 How Zama Brings Privacy to Ethereum & Solana 06:34 Why Privacy Is Making a Comeback 08:18 Building One Privacy Layer for Every Blockchain 10:11 How Confidential Transactions Work for Users 12:17 Will Privacy Become the Default? 13:00 Confidential USDC and Private DeFi Yields 14:07 Why Institutions Can't Adopt Blockchains Yet 16:11 Zama's Story: From AI Privacy to Blockchain 19:22 The Apex/T-Rex Partnership 21:13 How Shielded Assets Actually Work 23:07 Compliance, KYC, and Preventing Illicit Activity 26:53 Zama's Goal: Encrypt 95% of On-Chain Finance 28:20 Why This Is a Winner-Takes-All Market 29:00 Zama vs. Canton Explained 30:06 Final Thoughts

The Wolf Of All Streets

186,891 views • 1 month ago

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LIVE NOW - The Largest Securities Exchange in the World is Coming Onchain NYSE and Securitize are laying the rails to bring real, issuer-backed securities onchain. Michael Blaugrund of NYSE 🏛 and Carlos Domingo of Securitize break down how blockchain-native equities could work in practice: - transfer agents, - tokenized issuance, - interoperable trading infrastructure, - 24/7 markets, - and what it will take for public stocks to move from legacy rails to crypto rails. Enjoy! -------------- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:52 NYSE x Securitize Partnership 4:57 Digital Transfer Agent 8:39 Blockchain Infrastructure 11:07 NYSE Alternative Trading System 17:01 Every NYSE Asset? 22:30 Portability & KYC 33:38 RWA Decentralization Debate 38:47 New NYSE Paradigm 44:46 24/7 365 Markets 48:03 Clarity Act 52:21 Issuer Choice 57:08 Tokenized Securities vs Perpetuals 1:00:24 Securitize Going Public 1:03:20 When Launch 1:04:04 Closing & Disclaimers

Bankless

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