Welcome to Talking Tokenization, a new podcast series unlocking how onchain assets are transforming finance, capital markets, and the way the world trades. Award-nominated journalist Jacquelyn Melinek leads conversations with the people and projects building the real world asset ecosystem, from tokenizing treasuries and private credit to launching the next wave of onchain funds and public equities. This series is supported by Securitize, the industry’s leading platform for tokenizing investments. In the debut episode, Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize, explains what it takes to move from pilot projects to institutional mainstream, why BlackRock’s onchain fund is a true turning point, and how compliance-first infrastructure is powering the rise of a new financial industry. Dive in to hear what’s next as tokenization enters a new era of scale and impact. If you want to understand how global markets are being rebuilt for the next decade and how this movement will shape investing and access around the world, this is the conversation to follow.

Sponsored by Securitize, the proven leader in tokenized funds, equities, and private markets. Discover more at securitize.io.

This episode is sponsored by Fireblocks, the stablecoin infrastructure of choice for top global businesses, from Visa and Worldpay to Bridge and Revolut. Learn more at fireblocks.com.

⏱️ Timestamps

(00:00) - Introducing Talking Tokenization

(01:40) - Why capital markets need tokenization

(04:15) - Launching Securitize in 2017 and early challenges

(07:20) - Why tokenization failed before and why it works now

(10:05) - Stablecoins, regulation, and adoption momentum

(13:15) - The KKR partnership: first tokenized fund

(16:40) - BlackRock’s $2B tokenized treasury fund explained

(20:30) - Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin integration

(23:50) - DeFi meets tokenization: lending, collateral & Aave

(27:40) - Native tokenization vs wrappers: what investors must know

(31:20) - Tokenized stocks and the path to mainstream adoption

(35:00) - Market structure, regulation & investor protections

(38:40) - What’s next for Securitize and RWAs

(42:20) - Final thoughts from Carlos Domingo

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