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Today's Talking Tokenization pod is with Euler Labs CEO Jonathan Han We discuss Euler's plans to build a credit layer for the internet, DeFi unlocking more retail exploration and opportunity, its recent Securitize DS integration and more. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Intro 01:19 – From Bridgewater Associates to crypto 04:04...

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Tokenization is no longer a back-office experiment. It’s the front office. Sandy Kaul from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets and Ian De Bode from Ondo Finance join our Stateful podcast, hosted by Franklin Bi. In this episode, they discuss how capital markets are coming onchain: - 100% of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset AUM comes from net new crypto-native customers - Ondo’s tokenized ETFs: permissionless, 24/7, usable as DeFi collateral like stablecoins for stocks - AI agents will need blockchain rails to execute 183 trillion in machine-to-machine transactions - A crypto whale bought $50M of Google stock in a single trade. Education incoming. - The headline for mission accomplished: net new inflows to tokenized products exceed off-chain launches 01:57 Franklin Templeton Tokenizing in 2019 03:37 Proving Blockchain Efficiency to the SEC 04:30 The Transfer Agent Advantage 05:55 How Ondo Tokenizes Stocks and ETFs 08:15 How Ondo’s Tokenization Relate 09:05 Why Permissionless Wrappers Unlock Global Capital Markets 10:48 The Real Reason Crypto Wants 24/7 Trading Access 12:02 Stablecoins vs Web2 Fintech: Why Blockchain Wins 13:05 Real-Time Settlement: The Death of T+2 14:22 Smart Contracts That Program Investor Protections 16:29 24/7 Markets Create More Demand 17:02 Why AI Agents Need Tokenization 18:04 $183 Trillion in AI Agent Transactions by 2030 19:01 Legacy Systems Can't Handle Machine-to-Machine Commerce 20:17 Tokenization: The Bridge to Institutional Crypto Allocations 21:04 Why TradFi Needs Crypto's Innovation Stack 22:02 Permissionless Wrappers: Why KYC Doesn't Scale for Agents 23:37 The Moment Franklin Templeton Decided to Partner with Ondo 25:14 Why Permissionless Tokens Scare Traditional Firms 27:29 100% of Franklin's Digital Assets Come From Crypto Natives 30:01 Opening Net New Distribution Channels, Not Just Products 33:20 Success Metrics: Assets, Thought Partnership, and Experimentation 35:07 Educating Crypto Natives on Diversification and ETFs 36:53 When $200M Bitcoin Holders Discover Traditional Assets 38:14 The Generational Shift: Crypto Natives Meet TradFi
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Tokenization is no longer a back-office experiment. It’s the front office. Sandy Kaul from Franklin Templeton Digital Assets and Ian De Bode from Ondo Finance join our Stateful podcast, hosted by Franklin Bi. In this episode, they discuss how capital markets are coming onchain: - 100% of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset AUM comes from net new crypto-native customers - Ondo’s tokenized ETFs: permissionless, 24/7, usable as DeFi collateral like stablecoins for stocks - AI agents will need blockchain rails to execute 183 trillion in machine-to-machine transactions - A crypto whale bought $50M of Google stock in a single trade. Education incoming. - The headline for mission accomplished: net new inflows to tokenized products exceed off-chain launches 01:57 Franklin Templeton Tokenizing in 2019 03:37 Proving Blockchain Efficiency to the SEC 04:30 The Transfer Agent Advantage 05:55 How Ondo Tokenizes Stocks and ETFs 08:15 How Ondo’s Tokenization Relate 09:05 Why Permissionless Wrappers Unlock Global Capital Markets 10:48 The Real Reason Crypto Wants 24/7 Trading Access 12:02 Stablecoins vs Web2 Fintech: Why Blockchain Wins 13:05 Real-Time Settlement: The Death of T+2 14:22 Smart Contracts That Program Investor Protections 16:29 24/7 Markets Create More Demand 17:02 Why AI Agents Need Tokenization 18:04 $183 Trillion in AI Agent Transactions by 2030 19:01 Legacy Systems Can't Handle Machine-to-Machine Commerce 20:17 Tokenization: The Bridge to Institutional Crypto Allocations 21:04 Why TradFi Needs Crypto's Innovation Stack 22:02 Permissionless Wrappers: Why KYC Doesn't Scale for Agents 23:37 The Moment Franklin Templeton Decided to Partner with Ondo 25:14 Why Permissionless Tokens Scare Traditional Firms 27:29 100% of Franklin's Digital Assets Come From Crypto Natives 30:01 Opening Net New Distribution Channels, Not Just Products 33:20 Success Metrics: Assets, Thought Partnership, and Experimentation 35:07 Educating Crypto Natives on Diversification and ETFs 36:53 When $200M Bitcoin Holders Discover Traditional Assets 38:14 The Generational Shift: Crypto Natives Meet TradFi

Pantera Capital

27,104 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад

AI Agents Will Disrupt Crypto & Finance, Here Is How With Rune, the co-founder of Sky Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:46 Rune’s Bitcoin Journey 3:26 The Evolution of MakerDAO 5:09 Launch of USDS 7:16 Centralized vs. Decentralized Stablecoins 9:28 Generating Sustainable Yields 11:55 Defi Adoption Challenges 14:54 Spark and Scaling Governance 17:10 Institutional Involvement in DeFi 20:23 Asia’s Role in DeFi Growth 22:31 AI and Defi: A Perfect Pair 25:16 Regulation’s Role in Trust 29:29 Lessons from Past Collapses 33:07 Transitioning to Blockchain Finance 36:43 AI’s Role in Mainstream Adoption 40:59 Sky Protocol’s Vision 45:14 Building a Decentralized Future 50:57 The Impact of AI on DeFi
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AI Agents Will Disrupt Crypto & Finance, Here Is How With Rune, the co-founder of Sky Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:46 Rune’s Bitcoin Journey 3:26 The Evolution of MakerDAO 5:09 Launch of USDS 7:16 Centralized vs. Decentralized Stablecoins 9:28 Generating Sustainable Yields 11:55 Defi Adoption Challenges 14:54 Spark and Scaling Governance 17:10 Institutional Involvement in DeFi 20:23 Asia’s Role in DeFi Growth 22:31 AI and Defi: A Perfect Pair 25:16 Regulation’s Role in Trust 29:29 Lessons from Past Collapses 33:07 Transitioning to Blockchain Finance 36:43 AI’s Role in Mainstream Adoption 40:59 Sky Protocol’s Vision 45:14 Building a Decentralized Future 50:57 The Impact of AI on DeFi

The Wolf Of All Streets

58,861 просмотров • 1 год назад

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
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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

187,995 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

There’s no such thing as a free +10% DeFi yield Risk curators have been at the center of the storm. Steakhouse Financial’s SebVentures breaks down what most DeFi users misunderstand about yield, vault safety, and the coming stablecoin wave on Bits + Bips Plus: the liquidity problem with tokenized onchain credit funds & the role of new stablechains like Tempo and Plasma 👇 Timestamps: 🥩 0:27 Understanding Steakhouse Financial and its growth rate 🧠 2:27 What “risk curation” actually means and why Steakhouse focuses on institutions 💵 5:20 How Steakhouse Financial vaults generate stablecoin yields ⚙️ 8:07 What risk curators can—and can’t—control in a decentralized environment ⚠️ 12:56 What recent volatility revealed about #DeFi vaults and the collapse of Stream Finance 📉 17:01 Whether “safe” high yield is even possible 🧱 19:06 The liquidity problem with tokenized credit funds onchain 🌊 27:16 How Steakhouse is positioning for the stablecoin boom ⛓️ 28:52 How stablechains like #Tempo and #Plasma could change the game 🏦 30:15 Why Steakhouse plans to integrate tokenized deposits 🌍 32:23 Steakhouse’s 2026 bet on non-USD #stablecoins
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There’s no such thing as a free +10% DeFi yield Risk curators have been at the center of the storm. Steakhouse Financial’s SebVentures breaks down what most DeFi users misunderstand about yield, vault safety, and the coming stablecoin wave on Bits + Bips Plus: the liquidity problem with tokenized onchain credit funds & the role of new stablechains like Tempo and Plasma 👇 Timestamps: 🥩 0:27 Understanding Steakhouse Financial and its growth rate 🧠 2:27 What “risk curation” actually means and why Steakhouse focuses on institutions 💵 5:20 How Steakhouse Financial vaults generate stablecoin yields ⚙️ 8:07 What risk curators can—and can’t—control in a decentralized environment ⚠️ 12:56 What recent volatility revealed about #DeFi vaults and the collapse of Stream Finance 📉 17:01 Whether “safe” high yield is even possible 🧱 19:06 The liquidity problem with tokenized credit funds onchain 🌊 27:16 How Steakhouse is positioning for the stablecoin boom ⛓️ 28:52 How stablechains like #Tempo and #Plasma could change the game 🏦 30:15 Why Steakhouse plans to integrate tokenized deposits 🌍 32:23 Steakhouse’s 2026 bet on non-USD #stablecoins

Laura Shin

21,964 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

At fintech's peak, 25% of venture dollars went into the category. In the second half of 2022, that number dropped to almost zero. And now, fintech is building momentum again as AI makes new software solutions possible. Plaid CEO Zach Perret joined a16z's David Haber and Erik Torenberg to cover the wild story of fintech's ups and downs and where the industry is headed, including: - How fintech startups went mainstream - Why AI has caused a significant increase in financial fraud, and how companies like Plaid are building safeguards - How fintech has solved the "access problem," so that many more people can use excellent financial services products - How Plaid uses big data to deliver financial freedom for consumers 00:00 Introduction 01:10 A recent history of fintech 04:43 VC surge and fintech summer 08:25 Solving the access problem 10:41 Is crypto fintech? 13:51 Plaid's evolution and industry impact 17:26 Consumer behavior and adoption 21:48 Global fintech expansion 27:43 2026 predictions: AI and fraud 40:26 Emerging trends in fintech 43:34 Plaid's anti-fraud and credit innovations Zachary Perret David Haber Erik Torenberg Plaid
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At fintech's peak, 25% of venture dollars went into the category. In the second half of 2022, that number dropped to almost zero. And now, fintech is building momentum again as AI makes new software solutions possible. Plaid CEO Zach Perret joined a16z's David Haber and Erik Torenberg to cover the wild story of fintech's ups and downs and where the industry is headed, including: - How fintech startups went mainstream - Why AI has caused a significant increase in financial fraud, and how companies like Plaid are building safeguards - How fintech has solved the "access problem," so that many more people can use excellent financial services products - How Plaid uses big data to deliver financial freedom for consumers 00:00 Introduction 01:10 A recent history of fintech 04:43 VC surge and fintech summer 08:25 Solving the access problem 10:41 Is crypto fintech? 13:51 Plaid's evolution and industry impact 17:26 Consumer behavior and adoption 21:48 Global fintech expansion 27:43 2026 predictions: AI and fraud 40:26 Emerging trends in fintech 43:34 Plaid's anti-fraud and credit innovations Zachary Perret David Haber Erik Torenberg Plaid

a16z

44,987 просмотров • 9 месяцев назад

Digital credit is only a year old, which makes clear explanations & institutional risk framing essential. Nate Geraci asked the tough questions on digital credit, $SATA, $ASST, the $BTC drawdown & more. My full conversation on Crypto Prime. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro: Matt Cole on Strive and SATA 01:09 Strive’s shift into structured finance 02:44 ASST vs. SATA: amplified Bitcoin exposure vs. digital credit 07:28 What SATA is and how the preferred equity works 10:12 Why Strive calls SATA “digital credit” 13:32 Credit risk, Bitcoin drawdowns, and Strive’s reserves 17:46 Bitcoin return scenarios and SATA dividend sustainability 20:25 Bitcoin as collateral vs. cash-flowing assets 25:08 Does a 13% dividend mean higher risk? 29:47 How digital credit should be marketed 34:30 SATA vs. Strategy’s Stretch 36:25 Strategy, Michael Saylor, and Bitcoin’s market narrative 41:04 Why Bitcoin has drawn down 43:02 AI, IPOs, and capital flowing away from Bitcoin 43:44 OG Bitcoin holder selling pressure 47:20 What could bring Bitcoin momentum back 50:43 Closing thoughts
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Digital credit is only a year old, which makes clear explanations & institutional risk framing essential. Nate Geraci asked the tough questions on digital credit, $SATA, $ASST, the $BTC drawdown & more. My full conversation on Crypto Prime. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro: Matt Cole on Strive and SATA 01:09 Strive’s shift into structured finance 02:44 ASST vs. SATA: amplified Bitcoin exposure vs. digital credit 07:28 What SATA is and how the preferred equity works 10:12 Why Strive calls SATA “digital credit” 13:32 Credit risk, Bitcoin drawdowns, and Strive’s reserves 17:46 Bitcoin return scenarios and SATA dividend sustainability 20:25 Bitcoin as collateral vs. cash-flowing assets 25:08 Does a 13% dividend mean higher risk? 29:47 How digital credit should be marketed 34:30 SATA vs. Strategy’s Stretch 36:25 Strategy, Michael Saylor, and Bitcoin’s market narrative 41:04 Why Bitcoin has drawn down 43:02 AI, IPOs, and capital flowing away from Bitcoin 43:44 OG Bitcoin holder selling pressure 47:20 What could bring Bitcoin momentum back 50:43 Closing thoughts

Matt Cole

19,386 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад