My interview with Sean McHugh, Head of Market Assurance at VARA. - VARA has grown from 14 to 36 licensed firms in just over a year

- Biggest applicant mistakes: unclear business plans and shifting models

- How VARA uses AI and blockchain analytics to supervise licensees

- Four regulatory priorities: customer protection, AML/KYC, financial soundness, cybersecurity

- Path toward global harmonisation and passporting of crypto regulation

- The importance of marketing rules and enforcement in Dubai's ecosystem

- Sean's personal reflections on moving from Wall Street to regulation

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• Digital banking, supply chain, and tokenised finance are converging faster than expected

• Bitcoin, stablecoins, and tokenised instruments are here to stay

• Institutional adoption needs robust, trustworthy infrastructure

• From lonely beginnings to a maturing, bank-grade digital asset ecosystem

• Partnerships, patience, and discipline are key to building lasting ventures

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The next frontier of stablecoins: My interview with Zach Witkoff, CEO and Co-Founder of World Liberty Financial

- Why World Liberty Financial believes it can rival Tether and Circle with USD1

- How a $2B transaction with Binance was settled in under two seconds, with zero fees

- The Trump family's direct involvement in the project and its focus on institutional markets

- Why real-world asset tokenisation could be their edge in the coming wave of adoption

- How compliance and governance are being positioned as core strengths

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• Crypto is still in its early days, less than 10 years since Ethereum launched
• Regulation is finally opening the door for corporates to build in crypto
• Most value creation still comes from startups, not big banks or asset managers
• Adoption is global: built in the US, used across Asia, LATAM, and beyond
• Biggest founder mistake: chasing hype instead of solving real problems
• Stablecoins set for explosive growth with new regulation under Fed oversight
• Infrastructure scaling remains critical if crypto is to reach billions of users

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• Why institutional and family office investors are driving demand in crypto asset management
• The rise of strategies beyond ETFs: altcoins, market-neutral plays, and venture capital
• How fundamental analysis and on-chain data are applied to evaluate crypto tokens
• Why venture funds still play a critical role in early-stage crypto projects
• The sectors to watch: DeFi, gaming, AI, and decentralised physical infrastructure

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• Why Ripple launched its own US dollar stablecoin amid a rapidly growing market

• Stablecoins' expanding role beyond speculative crypto trading

• How Ripple uses stablecoins to make cross-border payments faster and cheaper

• The two big challenges to global stablecoin adoption: blockchain-to-domestic system connections and liquidity

• Ripple's focus on building liquidity across key currency pairs and innovating on its core ledger

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• How Hedera's journey moved from education to enablement to funding for startups

• Why understanding DLT vs blockchain is key to adoption

• The $100M venture fund driving Hedera's startup ecosystem

• How "cross-pollination" between startups and enterprises accelerates solutions

• The biggest challenges for enterprise blockchain adoption—and how to overcome them

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• Can Bitcoin finally generate yield without compromising self-custody?
• My interview with Fisher Yu, Co-Founder of Babylon, on unlocking Bitcoin staking.
• Babylon enables BTC holders to earn staking rewards by securing other networks.
• The future of Bitcoin DeFi could unlock trillions in idle value.
• Regulation and technology must align to ensure secure, yield-generating BTC protocols. Want your kids to learn about crypto? Order my latest kids book "Decoding Crypto with Henri and Hodler" here: https://bit.ly/44Ns69T

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My Interview with Haider Rafique, CMO, OKX at #token2049

• Why the crypto industry must call out bad behaviour to move from the wild wild West to the middle mile West
• OKX's pivot from centralised exchange to Web3 wallet and why product design and self-custody matter
• The role of storytelling in rebuilding crypto's reputation after scandals like FTX
• Why brand building, trust, and user experience are now central to client acquisition in crypto
• How sports partnerships build distribution and reinforce values like perseverance and discipline
• The importance of taking risks in marketing and standing for something—even when it's controversial

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