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Tokenized

Fintech Brainfood & Dux Media

This show is for the builders, who see stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets as the next step in the finance industry. The tokenization of all assets. This show will come to your feed every week featuring the latest news, with views from the operators, to the builders, and the people in markets and in Crypto who see tokenization as the credible future of finance. Join Simon Taylor and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa for weekly nerd outs on all things stablecoins and the tokenization of

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00:47:28

Everyone Needs a Stablecoin Acquisition Strategy Ft....

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2025/11/03

On Ep. 55 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Dan Mottice, CEO & Co-Founder @ Beam, Itai Turbahn, Co-founder & CEO @ Dynamic, Matt Marcus, CEO & Co-Founder @ Modern Treasury and Michael Shaulov, Co-Founder & CEO @ Fireblocks to discuss Modern Treasury's acquisition of Beam for payment infrastructure, Fireblocks acquires Dynamic for embedded wallet infrastructure and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:10 Modern Treasury's acquisition of Beam for payment infrastructure04:39

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00:53:51

With Onchain Lending - Who Needs Banks? Ft. Diogo...

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2025/10/27

On Ep. 54 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Diogo Monica, GP @ Haun Ventures and Michelle O'Connor, Founder @ The Digital Future to discuss Tempo's $500M funding round, the rise of vertically integrated payment blockchains and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:02 Tempo's $500M funding round and strategic acquisitions05:23 The rise of vertically integrated payment blockchains07:33 Evolution of stable coins and multi-chain

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00:38:33

How Circle Became a Public Stablecoin Success Ft....

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2025/10/23

On Ep. 1 of Stablecoin Stories, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa and Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Kash Razzaghi, Chief Commercial Officer @ Circle to discuss Circle's multi-chain approach and the Arc blockchain, the difference between using and issuing stablecoins and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:34 Kash's journey from tech to Circle and USDC09:02 Early USDC growth and DeFi partnership strategy13:35 The SVB banking crisis and USDC depeg event18:06 Problem-solving

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00:45:19

The $300 Trillion Dollar Whoopsie Ft. Morgan...

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2025/10/20

On Ep. 53 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Morgan Krupetsky, VP of Business Development for Onchain Finance @ Ava Labs and Raagulan Pathy, Founder & CEO @ KAST to discuss the flash crash, market liquidations, $300 trillion PYUSD accidentally minted and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:23 The flash crash and market liquidations07:41 Market structure and synthetic stablecoin risks13:14 Institutional perspective on crypto market maturity18:19 Coinbase and Mastercard potential

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00:32:28

PayPal's PYUSD Stablecoin Adds $1.3bn in Supply Ft....

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2025/10/16

On Ep. 5 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis are joined by David Weber, Head of PYUSD Ecosystem @ PayPal to discuss PayPal's strategy for PYUSD and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:35 PayPal's strategy for PYUSD and global expansion04:53 Stablecoin supply growth crossing $300 billion milestone09:24 PYUSD's rapid growth and incentive strategies13:57 Stablecoin adoption in emerging markets like Latin America16:22 Venmo integration

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00:53:01

Fintech at the Front, Onchain at the Back Ft. Eric...

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2025/10/12

On Ep. 52 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Queathem, Co-Founder @ Velocity and Marieke Flament, 2x CEO, Angel Investor, Advisor, Co-Author of Euro Stable Watch to discuss challenges of Euro stablecoin adoption, banks' concerns with on-chain yield products and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:14 ECB digital euro project and vendor selection for 202905:10 Challenges and market response to Euro stablecoin adoption11:51 Alipay's

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00:47:52

Banks Do DeFi Now Ft. Nassim Eddequiouaq

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2025/10/06

On Ep. 51 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nassim Eddequiouaq, CEO @ Bastion to discuss Visa Direct for stablecoin cross-border payments, Stripe Open Issuance for custom stablecoin creation and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:30 Visa Direct pilot for stablecoin cross-border payments01:19 Stripe Open Issuance for custom stablecoin creation04:44 Business demand and rationale for proprietary stablecoins07:44 Stablecoin market

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00:49:29

zerohash Raise $104 Million Ft. Edward Woodford &...

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2025/09/29

On Ep. 50 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Edward Woodford, CEO & Founder @ zerohash and Keith Grose, Senior Country Director of the UK @ Coinbase to discuss zerohash raising $104 million and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:29 zerohash raises $104 million from Morgan Stanley and others02:49 Morgan Stanley to launch crypto product in Q1 next year04:08 Stablecoins blurring lines between investments and payments10:27 Banks focusing on

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00:47:44

BlackRock Want to Tokenize Everything Ft. Stani Kulechov

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2025/09/22

On Ep. 49 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Stani Kulechov, Founder & CEO @ Aave Labs to discuss BlackRock's intention to tokenize all of its ETFs over time, and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:19 Bank of England plan to limit stablecoin holdings in the UK06:04 Implications of not having GBP stablecoins for the UK economy11:00 The Genius Act providing new regulatory clarity for stablecoins18:17 BlackRock's intention to tokenize all

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00:35:37

DeFi's Institutional Evolution Ft. Rob Hadick, Stani...

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2025/09/18

In this episode taken from Tokenized Live in London, Rob Hadick, General Partner @ Dragonfly, Stani Kulechov, Founder & CEO @ Aave Labs and Guy Young, Founder @ Ethena Labs to discuss how DeFi goes mainstream and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:10 Aave protocol overview and tokenized assets on Horizon02:18 Ethena's synthetic dollar and yield-generating stablecoins05:18 Institutional adoption and role of stablecoins in DeFi08:14 Challenges and opportunities in DeFi for traditional finance12:13

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00:51:19

How Stablecoins and Deposit Tokens Will Coexist Ft....

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2025/09/15

On Ep. 48 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Garrett Harper, Head of Partnerships & Comms, Squads, Ran Goldi, VP Payments, Fireblocks and Basak Toprak, EMEA Head, Kinexys Digital Payments, Kinexys by J.P. Morgan to discuss how stablecoins and deposit tokens will coexist and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:28 Hyperliquid decentralized derivatives market and stable coin bidding war09:18 Public blockchain adoption as a payment rail beyond crypto12:53

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00:24:03

Ethereum’s Stablecoin Dominance: Will It Last?...

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2025/09/11

On Ep. 4 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss Ethereum's $15bn stablecoin supply growth and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction02:15 Tether and PIX payment adoption in Brazil03:32 Ethereum's $15bn stablecoin supply growth06:31 Binance as a major stablecoin holder and distributor08:22 PYUSD usage for small-value payments and transfers11:36 USDe growth driven by DeFi lending strategies14:08 USDG adoption by institutions for

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01:21:58

Payments Blockchain Tempo & Tokenized Stocks Surge...

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2025/09/08

On Ep. 47 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, GTM @ Tempo is joined by Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK and Eric Piscini, CEO @ Hashgraph to discuss payments blockchain Tempo, Hedera's launch of Frontier stable token, tokenizing US stocks and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction05:37 Why payments need their own dedicated blockchain08:38 Success of crypto projects without native tokens10:00 Tension between distribution and neutrality in stablecoins22:43 Social media discourse on Tempo's L1 vs L2 decision27:50

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00:52:19

Every Bank Should Tokenize Deposits Ft. Andrew Huang...

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2025/09/01

On Ep. 46 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Andrew Huang, Founder @ Conduit and Bhaji Illuminati, CEO @ Centrifuge to discuss tokenized deposits vs stablecoins in banking, regulatory considerations for tokenized deposits and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:38 Centrifuge's role in tokenizing real world assets since 201704:43 Debate on tokenized deposits vs stablecoins in banking09:41 Privacy and compliance

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00:49:50

The Stablecoin Playbook for TradFi Ft. Sam Broner

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2025/08/25

On Ep. 45 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sam Broner, Partner @ a16z crypto to discuss Fintech companies building their own blockchains for stablecoins, decentralization in corporate blockchain strategies and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction03:02 A New Playbook for TradFi: Multi-chain vs own chain09:43 Merchant role in payments ecosystem and fee pressures14:53 Metamask MUSD as a store of value product17:51

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00:45:24

Stablecoin Chains - The Future of Payments? Ft....

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2025/08/18

On Ep. 44 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergey Nazarov, CEO @ Chainlink to discuss Chainlink's role as an Oracle platform for smart contracts, Circle launching their own L1 blockchain and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:37 Chainlink's role as an Oracle platform for smart contracts03:45 Programmable money and the advantages of smart contracts08:25 Fraud reduction and automation in financial systems09:56

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00:44:28

Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner: Tokenized Interviews

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2025/08/14

Simon Taylor & Cuy Sheffield have the honour of being joined by Commissioner Peirce to discuss SEC Project Crypto and making America crypto-friendly, self-custody as a fundamental American value and more!Timestamps:01:11 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's views on crypto regulation05:15 Financial privacy and disintermediating technologies06:00 Crypto asset categorization and tokenized securities09:56 Self-custody as a fundamental American value16:18 Stablecoins and digital privacy challenges20:50

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00:48:22

B2B Payments: Why Ripple Acquired Rail for $200M Ft....

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2025/08/11

On Ep. 43 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kevin Chan, Co-Founder @ Grove Labs to discuss the Grove Labs and Avalanche partnership for on-chain credit, impact of regulatory clarity on financial institutions and more!Timestamps:01:40 Grove Labs and Avalanche partnership for on-chain credit06:40 SEC Project Crypto and regulatory clarity for tokens10:11 Impact of regulatory clarity on financial institutions19:14

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00:30:15

Yield Bearing Stablecoins Surge in a Post-GENIUS...

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2025/08/07

On Ep. 3 of Stablecoin Stats, Anthony Yim, Co-Founder @ Artemis and Andrew Van Aken, Data Scientist @ Artemis discuss the impact of the Genius Bill on stablecoin regulation, surge in yield-bearing stablecoins and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:01 Impact of the Genius Bill on stablecoin regulation03:17 Surge in yield-bearing stablecoins post-Genius Bill05:56 How synthetic stablecoins work and their yield mechanisms10:11 Role of community banks in stablecoin adoption13:54 Growth of crypto-backed

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00:47:44

13,000 Banks Get Stablecoin Access Ft. Tony...

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2025/08/04

On Ep. 42 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Tony McLaughlin, Founder @ Ubyx and Andrew MacKenzie, Founder & CEO @ Agant to discuss the role of banks in stablecoin off-ramping, stablecoins as digital cash for corporate treasuries and more!Timestamps:00:00 Introduction00:40 Visa's expansion into multi-stablecoin and multi-chain support02:08 FIS partnering with Circle to offer USDC to banks05:34 The role of banks in

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