Tokenized

On Ep. 10 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Pritpal Shokar, Head of Product, Digital Assets @ Thunes to discuss Thunes stablecoin pre-funding and global payout capabilities, rising stablecoin demand across emerging markets and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

3:34 Real-time settlement versus traditional financial messaging infrastructure

5:22 Stablecoins shifting from speculation toward real-world payment utility

10:25 Thunes stablecoin pre-funding and global payout capabilities

14:04 Rising stablecoin demand across emerging markets and crypto-native customers

16:44 Stablecoin value comes from liquidity, speed and reach

19:47 Compliance challenges bridging traditional finance and crypto infrastructure

26:26 Tokenized assets, agentic payments and continued fiat demand

31:36 Onchain FX and stablecoin liquidity optimization across corridors

33:16 Stablecoins, tokenized money and future machine-to-machine payments

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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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. 96 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Luca Prosperi, Co-Founder & CEO @ M0 and Ryan Bozarth, Co-founder & CEO @ Dakota to discuss Rain acquiring Ansa to put branded wallets on stablecoin rails, stablecoin linked cards, onchain credit and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

1:10 Rain acquires Ansa to put branded wallets on stablecoin rails

2:44 Tokenized loyalty points become liquid, interoperable and convertible with stablecoins

6:55 Stablecoin linked cards become table stakes for neobanks

11:20 Global co-brand cards could combine loyalty with onchain credit

14:45 Brazil imposes 24-hour holds on large stablecoin transfers

18:45 Brazil rules may push stablecoin flows toward self-custodial wallets

25:37 Deel expands stablecoin payroll and earn products across 80 markets

30:54 Vault products raise questions around collateral, risk and scalability

45:04 Nasdaq acquires Level Markets to advance 24/7 capital markets

48:50 Stablecoins connect capital markets, payments and corporate treasury management

Tokenized is sponsored 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 presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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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. 11 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Ilan Zerbib, Founder & CEO @ Sapiom to discuss Sapiom’s vision for agent infrastructure, agent identity, delegated authority, Sapiom’s agent studio and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

4:12 Sapiom’s vision for agent infrastructure

6:43 Agent identity, delegated authority, reputation and agent credit scores

8:59 Why stablecoins could power the machine-to-machine economy

13:41 Sapiom’s agent studio, runtime, governance and intelligent model routing

15:30 Reducing inference costs with open-weight models and dedicated GPUs

21:22 Real-world agent use cases across coding, marketing and advertising

23:47 When agentic commerce and the machine economy will accelerate

24:56 Why consumer reluctance limits autonomous AI shopping adoption

32:12 Why agent interfaces may shift from websites to APIs

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh makes it possible for anyone — or any agent — to pay or get paid instantly, from any wallet, on any chain, anywhere in the world. Learn more at meshpay.com

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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. 95 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Natalya Thakur, Founder & CEO @ Knova and TuongVy Le, General Counsel @ Veda to discuss Western Union and Rain launching Stablecard, stablecoins as opportunity not threat for banks, BlackRock tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

2:04 Western Union and Rain launch stablecard in 37 markets

3:46 Idle stablecoin balances and yield earning potential

5:44 Self custodial model attractiveness for internationalization

6:23 Western Union business model shift with wallet plus card

10:00 Stablecoins as opportunity not threat for banks

15:06 Wells Fargo tokenized deposits for corporate clients

19:54 Interoperability risks of bank permissioned blockchain networks

26:41 Safety and soundness concerns with 24/7 programmable deposits

33:57 Cloudflare programmable wallets for AI agent payments

44:02 BlackRock tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves

Tokenized is sponsored 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 presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

Tokenized is supported by Modern Treasury

Modern Treasury offers one API for fiat and stablecoins, helping teams launch payment products in days, enter new markets, and serve more customers. Trusted by companies like Procore, Navan, and Morse, and backed by over $600 billion in payments, learn how to adapt to changing payment rails and scale with confidence at moderntreasury.com

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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. 9 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Ryan Rugg, Global Head of Digital Assets @ Citi Token Services to discuss Citi Token Services liquidity management as first use case, programmable smart contracts, the need for multi bank interoperability and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

5:26 Lessons on client pain points from IBM blockchain practice

8:25 Citi Token Services liquidity management as first use case

14:33 Programmable smart contracts for shipping canal payments

18:39 Need for multi bank interoperability and industry owned networks

26:02 Tokenized deposits projected to exceed stablecoin transaction volume

28:28 Compliance challenges with stablecoin transaction history auditing

30:38 Tokenized cash as foundation for atomic settlement of assets

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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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