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Tokenize is a podcast that explores the real-world applications of digital assets, with a focus on institutional use cases.
If you are in the camp - "Blockchain and cryptos are all hype, and no real use" - you have arrived at the right place.
Over the last few years, institutions have explored use cases and services like digital assets custody, on-chain analytics and tokenization. If you're interested in learning about the potential of decentralized technology, this podcast is for you.
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Who issued the first crypto ETF ever? Read on.. When it comes to the crypto asset class, one part of the world often blindsides the entire world in the way it embraces cryptos - Latin America. Brazil being the largest economy in the region, has had several successful milestones achieved in the crypto space, because of retail demand, institutional adoption and innovation friendly policies. In this episode of Tokenize, I speak to Pedro Lapenta, Head of Research at Hashdex - the f...
Coco sold from Nigeria - is that something that could benefit from going onchain? What are the benefits? Why do we need a blockchain? And why Solana? These were the questions I had for Henry Duckworth, Co-Founder of Agridex. Agridex are taking a refreshing approach to address the inefficiencies in the food supply chain. So what is the secret sauce? They are starting with facilitating quick payments for farmers. They are not trying to get everyone on the incumbent supply chain onto their pla...
This is an age old question, Ethereum or Solana - which chain is better, who's got their product and ecosystem strategy right? Back in 2021, the Ethereum DeFi summer was on, and Solana was hailed as one of the contenders for the Ethereum killer narrative - not sure why one chain needs to get killed for another to shine, but hey, this is crypto. In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I sit down with Christin Kim, VP of Research at Galaxy Digital, to discuss the topic of Ethereum vs Solana ...
To many, Crypto and Blockchain are still solutions looking for a problem. The number of Traditional Finance (TradFi) leaders moving into DeFi, however, indicates that there are global financial services challenges that Blockchain can solve. Welcome to season 2 of the Tokenize podcast, sponsored by Marinade. In this episode of Tokenize, I am joined by Hadley Stern, my co-host and the Chief Commercial Officer at Marinade. Together, we talk to Mark Richardson from Zodia Markets. Mark is the CEO...
We live in a world of tech jargons. AI has captured the imagination of all tech geeks and futurists since the rise of ChatGPT, generative AI, LLMs, you name it. I now use ChatGPT and Bard more than Google. In this episode of Tokenize, I had the opportunity to talk to a very likeminded Digital assets guru - Nitin Gaur, the former head of digital assets at State Street. Nitin is a published author and a very modest AI expert as well. We explore the world of digital assets, tokeni...
How do you stay grounded in a space filled with degens, KOLs and hype? Stablecoins is the answer. Stablecoin has been easily the most useful, yet vastly underrated innovation within the digital assets space. And in this episode of Tokenize, I am delighted to discuss the Stablecoin ecosystem with Caroline Hill, Senior Director of Global Policy and Regulatory Strategy at Circle. Circle are pioneers in the stablecoin industry and are backed by none other than Blackrock as investors. In this e...
This time we get lucky to hear from a hands-on CBDC expert Conrad Kraft. Conrad is a Strategic Advisor at the Digital Euro Association, and is able to talk about Central Bank Digital Currencies from both an emerging markets and a developed world perspective. Conrad is based out of South Africa and is close to several CBDC initiatives in Africa, and by virtue of his involvement in Digital Euro and Digital Pound initiatives, can also talk about the developed part of the world. In this ...
In this episode of Tokenize, I speak to one of my favourite teams in the land of tokenized real world assets. Kellan Grenier and Trevor Bacon formerly part of the hedge fund industry in New York, talk about their journey with Parcl, their startup. I am perhaps misleading you when I say Parcl are 'Tokenizing' real estate. Technically they are not. They have spent the last two years to gather real estate data sources to fuel the Parcl real estate trading platform. Users can now long Lond...
In this episode of Tokenize, I am joined by Nick Ducoff, the Head of Institutional growth at the Solana foundation. If you have been following the crypto/web3 market you would know that Solana was one of the hardest hit ecosystems by the FTX collapse. Yet, the blockchain was built on sound architectural principles, had a strong culture and a rallying community. Therefore, the Solana ecosystem recovered from the abyss in some style. But, what does that have to do with institutions? Solana ha...
In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I had the opportunity to talk to Oi Yee Choo, the CEO of Addx. Oi Yee is a former banker, and has been pioneering efforts at Addx in tokenizing private equity and other capital market instruments. In this episode Oi Yee talks about how the process of tokenizing asset classes like private equity can drive financial inclusion, better pricing and more liquidity. We also discuss what mainstream banks and the regulators are focusing on within this space.
In this episode of Tokenize, I talk to Ari Redbord, the Global head of Policy at TRM labs. TRM labs are an Onchain analytics firm funded by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Visa, Citi, PayPal, Block, Initialized Capital, Tiger Global, Bessemer, and Y Combinator. Previous to joining TRM labs, Ari was a prosecutor. In this episode, he shares his legal expertise with us in relevance to the digital assets space. We do a quick tour of the regulatory landscape across the world and particularly in th...
In this (first) episode of the Tokenize podcast, I speak to my dear friend Richard Turrin, whom I have followed and learnt from over the years. Richard has been an authority in Fintech, particularly within emerging markets and has seen the rise of China's cashless revolution by virtue of living and providing live coverage of the leapfrog moment. He has published two books, 'Cashless' and 'Innovation Lab Excellence'. In this episode of Tokenize, Richard simplifies Central Bank Digital Curren...
Private credit has seen a resurgence in the past few years. Bring that together with digital assets and tokenization, we have a multi-trillion dollar market. In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I speak with David Vatchev, head of tokenization at Fasanara Capital. We discuss David's journey into digital assets, the significance of private credit as an asset class, the tokenization process, and the evolving landscape of public and private blockchains. The conversation also touc...
The digital assets world is entering an era where the largest economy in the world is looking to embrace this innovation. Yet, when Washington DC leads the narrative for the paradigm of a generation, it is critical that teams engage. Legal and compliance experts are no longer back office. In this episode of Tokenize, I had a fan-boy moment - with Rebecca Rettig from the Jito Foundation joining me. I have been following Rebecca's journey from a distance for years, through the Polygon/Eth...
Mainstream adoption and institutional engagement of digital assets can only happen if these assets have certain standards that they follow on-chain. Privacy, KYC, AML and other institutional asks need to be built in at the token level to ensure issuers, investors and on-chain users can collaborate at scale. This is precisely where bodies such as the ERC 3643 Association come in. In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I host Dennis O'Connell from the ERC 3643 Association. We discuss token st...
Yes, the world is going from B2B (Business to Business) to A2A (Agent to Agent). And this was envisioned 10 years ago by Jamie Burke - the founder and Chairman of Outlier Ventures. Jamie has been a visionary within crypto and AI for several years and has led a team to create Outlier ventures, the most versatile crypto investors around. Jamie has launched a series of research efforts focused on the convergence of AI and Blockchain. The series that began in 2016 as Convergence, evolved into Con...
Can onchain lending scale? that too when it is institution focused? With $6 Billion in total borrowing and over $700 Million in TVL (Transaction Value Locked), Maple Finance have shown it is possible to scale lending to institutions onchain. And they have managed to do it with 5% of the workforce that a credit fund of a similar size would typically need. In this episode of Tokenize, I discuss Maple's journey with Ryan O'Shea, COO at Maple Finance. We discuss everything from how Maple's journe...
Real estate is the largest asset class that would benefit from tokenization. This market onchain is expected to get to $3 Trillion by 2030. In this episode of the Tokenize podcast, I talk to Dhivyan Kandaiah, Director @ Kodelab, building an FCA regulated real estate tokenization marketplace. In this episode we discuss how the RWA market has gained momentum over the last couple of years. Dhivyan gets into the details of how a property can be packaged as an NFT - yes you read it right - a...
What does it take to be one of the top 5 Crypto ETF issuers across the world? Bitwise have managed to do that for years. In a market often dominated by the likes of Blackrock and Fidelity, Bitwise have created a niche for themselves. In this episode of Tokenize podcast, Hadley Stern and I speak to Chanchal Samaddar - Head of Products and Capital Markets at Bitwise Europe. From the history of ETFs, Gold ETFs, Bitcoin ETFs and more, Chan walks us through the ups and downs of the industry and wh...
📢 Tokenization is no longer theoretical—it’s here, and it’s transforming finance! In the latest #Tokenize Podcast, Hadley Stern and I spoke with Maredith Hannon, Head of Business Development for Digital Assets at WisdomTree. 🧠 We discussed about how tokenization unlocks liquidity, transparency, and accessibility for real-world assets like money market funds. 🧠 Maredith shared how WisdomTree is bridging TradFi and DeFi through innovation. With products like WisdomTree Prime (a retail app...
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