Tokenized

On Ep. 27 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ran Goldi, SVP of Payments and Network @ Fireblocks to discuss Fed Chair Jerome Powell on crypto mainstream adoption, the impact of US legislation on stablecoin growth and Standard Chartered predicting $2T stablecoin market. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:33 Fed Ch...

On Ep. 26 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Noelle Acheson, Author @ Crypto is Macro Now and Fernando Martinez, CEO @ Nonco to discuss crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics, Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road and Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Stablecoins and institutional adoption of real-worl...

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Georg Schneider, Managing Director @ Digital Asset, Melvin Deng, CEO @ QCP & Chris Zuehlke, Global Co-Head @ Cumberland to discuss onchain finance, liquidity, risk and collateral. Timestamps: 00:27 Digital Asset's role in capital markets 01:15 QCP's institutional digital asset services 04:02 Blockc...

On Ep. 25 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergio Mello, Head of Stablecoins at Anchorage Digital and Arnold Lee, Co-Founder of Sphere Labs to discuss Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation, stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi and regulatory clarity for stablecoins. Timestamps: 00:00 Circl...

On Ep. 24 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are 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 Wyoming launching a stablecoin, the impact of the OCC’s new guidance, the future of stablecoins and more! Timestamp...

On Ep. 23 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bam Azizi, CEO @ Mesh to discuss stablecoins for subscriptions, the OCC’s new guidance and building the future of crypto payments. Timestamps: 00:00 Mesh on building the future of crypto payments 04:01 Why stablecoins are the killer app for crypto 06:29 How Mesh pivot...

On Ep. 22 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bryan Pellegrino, CEO @ LayerZero to discuss multi-chain stablecoins, interoperability, compliance changes and more! Timestamps: 00:00 Brian Pellegrino on LayerZero and interoperability 02:57 How blockchain bridging compares to TCP/IP 07:28 The challenge of issuing as...

On Ep. 21 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nick Philpott, Co-Founder @ Zodia Markets to discuss Trump's crypto reserve announcement, Stablecoins in commodity trading and global trade, and more! Timestamps: 03:50 Trump's crypto reserve announcement 09:30 SEC drop several cases 13:30 De-banking issues in crypto...

On Ep. 20 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Monica Long, President @ Ripple to discuss Ripple USD, stablecoins, custody and more! Timestamps: 02:15 Ripple’s dual focus: enterprise software & XRP Ledger 05:00 How Ripple powers cross-border payments with stablecoins 08:48 Ripple’s custody play: Metaco & major bank partnerships 13:16 Why Ripple launched its...

On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ayo Omojola, CPO @ Carbon Health to discuss the inaugural ‘A Very Stable Conference’ and the state of the stablecoin industry. This episode is brought to you by Visa A world leader in digital payments, Visa is bridging the gap between traditional financial...

On Ep. 19 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anna Yuan, Founder @ Perena and Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss why Robinhood uses stablecoins and more! Timestamps: 04:09 Milei Memecoin Madness 15:34 Coinbase & revenue diversification 20:30 Robinhood & stablecoins 28:09 Digital...

On Ep. 18 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kyle Samani, Managing Partner @ Mulitcoin capital to discuss crypto venture investing in 2025. Timestamps: 02:30 What is a blockchain? 03:35 Solana 09:27 Pathway to adoption 12:08 DePIN 18:18 Stablecoin use cases on Solana 21:55 Where do you get started with stablecoi...

On Ep. 17 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by John Nahas, Chief Business Officer @ Ava Labs to discuss stablecoin regulation and what the GENIUS bill means for payments. Timestamps: 01:33 Avalanche & institutions 04:03 GENIUS stablecoin bill 13:09 Where should institutions get started in stablecoins? 22:23 Bigges...

On Ep. 16 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sinclair Toffa​​, Founder & CEO @ Mural Pay to discuss what $TRUMP and memecoins means for the future of finance. Timestamps: 01:15 Donald Trump launches memecoin 17:55 Financial industry & crypto payments adoption 29:04 Circle expands $USDC rewards program with Nuban...

On Ep. 15 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anthony Woolley, CEO @ Ownera and Daniel Lynch, Metamask Card Strategy @ Consensys to discuss the agentic revolution that's happening in crypto. Timestamps: 01:31 ai16z AI research partnership with Stanford 08:52 AI agents 13:28 Private market space 19:14 Stablecoins...

On Ep. 14 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Yuval Rooz, CEO @ Digital Asset to discuss their top predictions for 2025. Timestamps: 01:43 Yuval Rooz prediction 1: Regulation 04:39 Yuval Rooz prediction 2: Collateral mobility 10:53 Yuval Rooz prediction 3: Use case growth 22:32 Digital Asset agenda for 2025 25:33...

On Ep. 13 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Austin Campbell, MD @ Zero Knowledge Consulting and Ed Woodford, CEO @ Zero Hash to discuss Circle partnering with Binance for USDC, credibility optics, market narrative shifts and thoughts on PSPs. Timestamps: 01:27 Circle partner with Binance for USDC 07:04 Credibil...

What impact will Tether's asset tokenization platform have on stablecoins and the RWA market? On Ep. 12 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ollie Harris, former MD and Head of Digital Assets for the Americas @ Goldman Sachs and Maria Orszag,  VP of product @ Xapo to discuss Amazon simulating tokenized seller rece...

Does every company need a stablecoin strategy? On Ep. 11 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder and Head of Network @ Digital Asset to discuss USDG stablecoin, Polymarket & betting markets and how policies post-election will affect the space. Timestamps: 01:54 USDG stablecoin 09:31 PSPs 1...

Is this a coming of age for stablecoins? On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins and CBDCs have shifted the narrative about crypto a...

On Ep. 9 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Guillaume Chatain, Chief Revenue Officer @ Société Générale - FORGE and Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth @ The Solana Foundation to discuss the state of Solana in 2024, Société Générale - FORGE, EURCV & Solana and the future of stablecoins. Timestamps: 01:30 T...

On Ep. 8 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Mike Hudack, Co-Founder @ Sling Money. Mike talks to Tokenized about how his time at Monzo, Meta and Deliveroo influenced Sling Money's rise into one of the best crypto experiences on the planet. Timestamps: 01:53 What is Sling Money? 05:16 Creating a useable experienc...

On Ep. 7 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC and Tokenized Assets @ Visa and Francisco Maroto, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets @ BBVA to discuss the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), BBVA's tokenization journey and the momentum of tokenization. Timestamps: 01:50 Introducing th...

On Ep. 6 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Noelle Acheson, author of Crypto is Macro Now to discuss Paypal's PYUSD hitting $1bn market cap, Certifuge's lending market, Sony launching a L2 blockchain backed by Samsung, and Hong Kong launching 'Project Ensemble'. Timestamps: 01:54 PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin hits $...

On Ep. 5 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Zach Abrams, Co-Founder of Bridge to discuss the competitive and innovative landscape of Stablecoins. Timestamps: 02:27 The current state of stablecoin payments 04:43 The evolution of stablecoin payments 08:15 The role of wallets in stablecoin payments 17:18 Cross bord...