Fiserv Stablecoin & Digital Asset Raise $135M Ft. Alonso de Gortari & Eric Saraniecki
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 Canton5:19 Institutional demand for privacy in tokenized assets and stablecoins12:36 Bitcoin as high-quality liquid assets in capital markets21:35 Fiserv announces stablecoin FIUSD with Paxos, Circle, and PayPal25:58 Core ledgers vs. blockchains for banking infrastructure33:51 Trade-offs between blockchain cores and traditional banking systems40:24 Visa expands stablecoin settlement in EMEA with Yellow Card46:22 Challenges of stablecoin adoption in cross-border remittancesThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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.***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
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dLocal and BVNK Partner to Deliver Stablecoin Payouts Ft. Chris Harmse and John O'Brien
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 Introduction01:01 BVNK and dLocal partnership for global payouts03:09 Scaling stablecoin payouts use cases04:34 Economics of stablecoin sandwich vs traditional routes06:48 Handling crypto complexity in payments infrastructure07:43 Future corridor expansion and production scale08:22 dLocal's focus on real-world stablecoin use cases09:04 BVNK's enterprise-ready stablecoin infrastructureThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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 BVNKBVNK 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!***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
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Shopify Launches Stablecoin Payments & JP Morgan Launch JPMD Ft. Chris Harmse and John O'Brien
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 Introduction02:58 Shopify enables stablecoin payments via Coinbase and Stripe05:08 Stablecoin demand in global south e-commerce markets09:03 Programmable payments and escrow in Shopify's protocol11:01 Walmart and Amazon explore issuing their own stablecoins17:10 Mercado Libre's stablecoin for rewards and emerging markets18:40 Corporate treasury use cases for stablecoins in B2B26:02 JP Morgan pilots USD deposit token on Coinbase's blockchain32:21 Draining pre-funded accounts with stablecoins in emerging markets35:32 Compliance frameworks for stablecoins and blockchain paymentsThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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
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Why Are Stablecoins So Hot Right Now? Live from Avalanche Summit 2025
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 @ Dragonfly14:46 David Sutter, Co-Founder @ OpenTrade23:43 Anna Wroblewska, CBO @ Dinari31:10 Wyatt Lonergan, General Partner @ VanEck Ventures40:19 Farooq Malik, Co-Founder @ Rain54:09 Jerald David, CEO @ Lynq Network1:00:52 Nikhil Sharma, Executive Director, Head of Growth @ Kinexys Digital Assets1:15:51 Maredith Hannon, Head Of Business Development, Digital Assets @ WisdomTreeThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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.***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
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Stripe Acquire Privy & Circle IPO Frenzy Ft. Davis Hart & Daniel Mottice
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 Privy06:32 Differences between Stripe's Bridge and Privy acquisitions08:10 The future of embedded and self-custodial wallets21:22 Circle's IPO and its impact on stablecoin adoption27:10 Airwallex CEO's critique of stablecoins in FX markets35:28 Big tech firms exploring stablecoin integration (Apple, X, Airbnb)41:29 Potential use cases for stablecoins in P2P payments and marketplacesThis episode is brought to you by VisaA 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.***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
This show is for the builders, who see the Bitcoin ETF as just the first step in a much broader picture. The tokenization of all assets.
Welcome to Tokenized. A new podcast concept in partnership with Visa. And supported by Digital Asset.
This show will come to your feed every two weeks 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.
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