Tokenized
This show is for the builders, who see stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as the next step in the finance industry. The tokenization of all assets. This show will come to your feed every week 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 Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa for weekly nerd outs on all things stablecoins and the tokenization of real world assets.
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DeFi Yield Explained
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction05:07 Comparison of Kraken and Coinbase DeFi earn products and risks07:31 Consumer redemption risk and vault liquidity management10:50 Role of curators in DeFi vaults and risk allocation decisions15:30 Distinction between staking and lending as different yield products20:20 Explanation of curator role vs traditional asset manager in DeFi24:48 CME exploring institutional tokenized collateral and 24/7 trading30:14 Regulatory...
Every Bank Will Launch a Stablecoin
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction1:53 Mesh raises $75M at $1B valuation for tokenized asset network4:24 Differentiating between infrastructure companies like Conduit and Mesh6:20 Competitive landscape and value of distribution in stablecoin infrastructure13:17 Fidelity launching its own stablecoin (FIDD)15:08 Historical parallels of multiple dollar issuers in the 1800s19:15 Economics and abstraction layers for multiple stablecoins25:26 UBS allowing select cl...
NYSE to Tokenize Stocks for 24/7 Trading
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction2:45 Institutional adoption of crypto infrastructure by traditional capital markets5:31 Differences in approaches to tokenized securities by DTCC, NYSE, and NASDAQ8:23 Stablecoins and tokenized deposits for equity trades10:24 WalletConnect Pay: stablecoin checkout solution with Ingenico POS terminals14:54 Use cases for stablecoin payments: digital nomads, high inflation regions, luxury goods18:25 QR vs NFC: Form factor c...
Visa's $1.7 Trillion Network Adds Stablecoin Infrastructure
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction00:50 Visa Direct partnership with BVNK for stablecoin payment endpoints04:10 How BVNK provides full-stack stablecoin infrastructure for Visa08:18 Targeting multi-billion dollar transaction volume for Visa Direct stablecoin launch13:23 Figure's on-chain public equity network (OPEN) for blockchain-registered equity17:37 Benefits of blockchain-native equity for self-custody and stock loan control22:21 Using blockchain for equity proxy voting transparency and...
Banks Are Waking Up to the Stablecoin Threat
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction02:43 OnePay's integration of crypto04:28 The rise of financial super apps and wallet-based ecosystems06:33 Franklin Templeton's early tokenization platform and wallet infrastructure10:19 Tokenization expanding to alternative assets like art and IP13:32 Data and operational challenges for enterprise blockchain adoption20:54 Barclays invests in stablecoin settlement firm Ubyx24:33 Banks' strategic dilemma between stablecoins and tokenized deposits33:44 Lloyds...
2026 Predictions: Stablecoins, Tokenization and RWAs
<p>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.</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction06:12 Grading previous year's predictions on stablecoin and AI narratives07:18 Skepticism on the near-term viability of AI and blockchain crossover10:16 Visa stablecoin settlement to exceed $100 billion annualized by 202618:30 Tier two banks adopting closed-loop stablecoin settlement rails22:09 Tokenizing loyalty programs versus creating merchant stablecoins32:23 $1 billion in tokenized loyalty collateral by end of 202634:29 Regulatory clarity and competition in tokenized money market...
2025 Review: Stablecoins, Onchain Cards and B2B Payments
<p>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.</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction04:44 Surge in number of stablecoins above $10 million supply in 202507:30 What qualifies as a stablecoin? Do we need new definitions?15:11 Tether and Circle's massive supply growth and PayPal stablecoin surge16:47 Blockchain scalability and the rise of low-cost chains like Solana19:41 Tron's resilience and product-market fit in emerging markets22:16 PayPal's PYUSD growth driven largely by...
DTCC Readies $100T of Stocks to Go Onchain
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction03:49 DTCC authorized to tokenize top 1000 US stocks08:01 Importance of tokenizing real legal rights vs. synthetic wrappers20:06 Visa's stablecoin settlement for US banks using USDC on Solana23:05 Domestic use case and liquidity benefits...
The Road to $30 Trillion Stablecoin Supply
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction01:45 Variant's focus on crypto investments02:51 Takeaways from Fintech NerdCon04:55 The need for fraud model retraining with agentic payments and stablecoins06:05 Growth drivers for stablecoins and the role of embedded wallets like Turnkey09:02 How embedded wallets unlock ease of use and compliance for stablecoins13:29 The importance of security and fraud prevention with Blockaid22:03 Morpho as a leading lending...
Tempo Tesnet, EVM, and the Race to Onchain Payments
<p>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!</p><p>Timestamps:</p>00:00 Introduction02:37 Tempo Testnet launch with dedicated payment lanes and stablecoin-native gas05:37 Discussion on consumer app challenges and the importance of payment rails07:34 The role of testnets in development and institutional experimentation10:18 Dedicated payment lanes and network resilience during congestion events13:46 The importance and network effects of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)18:50 Privacy, compliance...
