Why Does Meta Want a Stablecoin? Ft. Brandon Arvanaghi and Anurag Arjun
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 crypto01:16 Meow's integration of USDC for business payments02:29 Blockchain scalability and interoperability challenges04:38 Meta's renewed interest in stablecoins for payouts11:59 Practical use cases for stablecoins in cross-border payments16:46 Robinhood's acquisition of crypto trading platforms22:25 Demand for cross-border treasury management solutions28:07 JP Morgan's blockchain for tokenized asset settlement38:10 Ant Financial's partnership with AAVE for RWA market42:38 Transition from DeFi to on-chain finance with RWAsThis episode is brought to you by VisaA world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.This podcast is also presented by BVNK.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!This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.***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
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Should Banks Fear Stripe Stablecoin Accounts? Ft. Inversion Capital CEO Santiago Santos
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 businesses00:42 Institutional adoption of real world assets02:02 Inversion Capital's private equity approach09:25 Telco companies becoming Fintech banks15:18 Visa's investment in BVNK18:07 Stripe's stablecoin accounts launch24:54 Stablecoins as a Swift alternative33:05 Coinbase's acquisition of Derbet and x402 protocolThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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 Avalanche.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***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
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Visa & Bridge Stablecoin Linked Cards Ft. Henri Stern & Jelena Djuric
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 Introduction02:20 Visa's stablecoin linked cards announcement05:00 Global expansion of stablecoin payment infrastructure10:00 New era of FinTech innovation with stablecoins15:00 Demand for stablecoins in Asia and Latin America20:00 Projected growth of stablecoin market by 203030:00 Worldcoin's Visa card for spending WLD rewards40:00 Ripple's rejected bid to acquire Circle45:00 Korean banks launching a joint stablecoin ventureThis episode is brought to you by VisaA world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.This podcast is also presented by BVNK.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!This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.***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
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Can Circle’s CPN Beat SWIFT? Ft. Elise Soucie Watts & Rob Hadick
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 Introduction03:19 Circle Payments Network (CPN) launch and its ambitious goals05:24 Regulatory challenges for hybrid financial institutions like Circle07:40 CPN’s focus on reinventing cross-border payments for SMBs10:48 Compliance and travel rule as value-add for payment networks19:05 PayPal’s 3.7% yield on PYUSD and regulatory implications24:39 Yield-bearing stablecoins vs. payment stablecoins: Legal and tax complexities29:02 Crypto firms applying for bank charters: Trends and motivations40:33 State vs. federal regulation for stablecoins and global reciprocityThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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 Avalanche.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***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
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The $2 Trillion Stablecoin Opportunity Ft. Ran Goldi
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 Introduction00:33 Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption05:00 Impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth10:40 Standard Chartered predicts $2T stablecoin market15:00 Current stablecoin supply and transaction volume20:00 Domestic vs cross-border stablecoin use cases24:06 Merchant adoption challenges for stablecoin payments30:00 Standard Chartered's mirrored collateral with OKX35:00 Banks leading in crypto infrastructure development40:00 JPMorgan's Connexus blockchain for GBP payments44:16 JPMorgan's long-term commitment to blockchain technologyThis episode is brought to you by VisaA world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial institutions and innovative blockchain networks, helping players in the payments ecosystem navigate the ever-evolving world of tokenized fiat currencies with confidence and ease. Learn more at visa.com/crypto.This podcast is also presented by BVNK.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!This podcast is also supported by Canton Network.The groundbreaking Layer 1 public chain where traditional finance and crypto are converging. Visit canton.network to learn more.***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
This show is for the builders, who see the Bitcoin ETF as just the first step in a much broader picture. The tokenization of all assets.
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.
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