Tokenized

On Ep. 38 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Itai Turbahn, CEO & Co-Founder @ Dynamic and Joao Reginatto, CSO @ M0 to discuss Robinhood launching stocks tokens in the EU, their layer 2 blockchain based on Arbitrum, and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 00:38 Robinhood launching stocks tokens in the EU
• 03:15 Robinhood's layer two blockchain based on Arbitrum
• 08:23 Superstate tokenizing stock certificates natively on-chain
• 17:51 Fragmentation risks in tokenized assets and liquidity
• 23:01 Competition between Arbitrum and OP Stack for L2 standards
• 28:35 Circle applying for a US trust banking license
• 32:20 Democratization of fintech and global neo-bank growth
• 39:37 Regulatory clarity and federal oversight for stablecoins
• 45:37 Kraken launch Krak, global money app

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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

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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

On Ep. 37 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Alonso de Gortari, Director of Product & Chief Economist @ Mysten Labs and Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder & Head of Network Strategy @ Digital Asset to discuss Digital Asset raising $135M for Canton, Fiserv announcing a stablecoin and more!

Timestamps:

• 3:43 Digital Asset raises $135M for privacy-focused blockchain Canton
• 5:19 Institutional demand for privacy in tokenized assets and stablecoins
• 12:36 Bitcoin as high-quality liquid assets in capital markets
• 21:35 Fiserv announces stablecoin FIUSD with Paxos, Circle, and PayPal
• 25:58 Core ledgers vs. blockchains for banking infrastructure
• 33:51 Trade-offs between blockchain cores and traditional banking systems
• 40:24 Visa expands stablecoin settlement in EMEA with Yellow Card
• 46:22 Challenges of stablecoin adoption in cross-border remittances

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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.

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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

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and John O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer @ dLocal, to discuss the BVNK and dLocal partnership for global payouts, real-world stablecoin use cases and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 01:01 BVNK and dLocal partnership for global payouts
• 03:09 Scaling stablecoin payouts use cases
• 04:34 Economics of stablecoin sandwich vs traditional routes
• 06:48 Handling crypto complexity in payments infrastructure
• 07:43 Future corridor expansion and production scale
• 08:22 dLocal's focus on real-world stablecoin use cases
• 09:04 BVNK's enterprise-ready stablecoin infrastructure

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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!

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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

On Ep. 36 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and John O'Brien, Chief Revenue Officer @ dLocal to discuss Shopify enabling stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe, Walmart and Amazon exploring issuing their own stablecoins and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:58 Shopify enables stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe
• 05:08 Stablecoin demand in global south e-commerce markets
• 09:03 Programmable payments and escrow in Shopify's protocol
• 11:01 Walmart and Amazon explore issuing their own stablecoins
• 17:10 Mercado Libre's stablecoin for rewards and emerging markets
• 18:40 Corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins in B2B
• 26:02 JP Morgan pilots USD deposit token on Coinbase's blockchain
• 32:21 Draining pre-funded accounts with stablecoins in emerging markets
• 35:32 Compliance frameworks for stablecoins and blockchain payments

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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

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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

In this episode, Simon Taylor, Co-host of Tokenized, is joined by an array of guests from the 2025 Avalanche Summit, to discuss various topics such as Stablecoins, RWAs and Tokenized Equities.

Timestamps:

• 01:26 Haseeb Qureshi, GP @ Dragonfly
• 14:46 David Sutter, Co-Founder @ OpenTrade
• 23:43 Anna Wroblewska, CBO @ Dinari
• 31:10 Wyatt Lonergan, General Partner @ VanEck Ventures
• 40:19 Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain
• 54:09 Jerald David, CEO @ Lynq Network
• 1:00:52 Nikhil Sharma, Executive Director, Head of Growth @ Kinexys Digital Assets
• 1:15:51 Maredith Hannon, Head Of Business Development, Digital Assets @ WisdomTree

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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.

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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

On Ep. 35 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, is joined by Davis Hart, General Manager @ Solana Labs and Daniel Mottice, Founder @ Beam to discuss Stripe's acquisition of Privy, the future of embedded and self-custodial wallets and more!

Timestamps:

• 04:08 Stripe's acquisition of crypto wallet provider Privy
• 06:32 Differences between Stripe's Bridge and Privy acquisitions
• 08:10 The future of embedded and self-custodial wallets
• 21:22 Circle's IPO and its impact on stablecoin adoption
• 27:10 Airwallex CEO's critique of stablecoins in FX markets
• 35:28 Big tech firms exploring stablecoin integration (Apple, X, Airbnb)
• 41:29 Potential use cases for stablecoins in P2P payments and marketplaces

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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.

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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

On Ep. 1 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss the onchain data behind Circle’s giga IPO, tron’s stablecoin impact and more!

Timestamps:

• 02:09 Circle's IPO and its rapid trading price surge
• 06:16 USDC supply growth and its all-time high record
• 07:53 Binance partnership driving USDC adoption
• 10:34 Centralized exchanges dominate USDC holdings over DeFi
• 14:13 Tether's dominance in payments vs USDC in DeFi
• 19:16 Tron and Ethereum leading stablecoin supply
• 25:32 B2B stablecoin payments volume up 400% year-over-year

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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 powered by Artemis

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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

On Ep. 34 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain, Gwera Kiwana, Global Expansion @ Sling Money and Kirill Gertman, CEO @ Conduit to discuss Conduit raising $36 million in Series A funding, banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments and more!

Timestamps:

• 02:26 Conduit raises $36 million in Series A funding
• 04:01 Businesses using stablecoins for cross-border transactions
• 06:06 Stablecoins replacing SWIFT for global payments
• 08:48 Stablecoins as a hedge against currency devaluation
• 13:22 On-chain lending and programmable credit rails
• 17:49 Santander explores stablecoin and crypto services
• 22:51 Banks partnering with stablecoin platforms for payments
• 29:49 SEC clarifies staking services are not securities
• 34:39 Yield optimization for businesses using stablecoins

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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

On Ep. 33 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined live by Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis to discuss the Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up, agentic payments in programmable finance and more!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Introduction
• 02:29 Artemis report: Stablecoin Payments from the Ground Up
• 07:03 B2B payments growth and $70B annualized volume
• 14:05 USDT dominance in both developed and emerging markets
• 17:28 Regulatory clarity and its impact on stablecoin liquidity
• 21:36 Big banks exploring joint stablecoin initiatives
• 30:48 Worldpay enabling global stablecoin payouts in 146 markets
• 37:34 Stablecoin-linked cards and their role in commerce
• 40:00 Agentic payments and AI in programmable finance

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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.

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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

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Worldpay partnering with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants, the technical breakdown and more!

Timestamps:

• 01:45 Worldpay partners with BVNK to enable stablecoin payouts for merchants
• 03:12 The benefits of stablecoins for merchant payouts explained
• 04:24 A technical breakdown: How the integration operates
• 05:22 Where is the demand from Worldpay's client base?
• 06:50 The future evolution of stablecoin payouts for merchants
• 08:15 Will stablecoins remain a long-term solution?

This episode is brought to you by Visa

A 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.

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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