On Ep. 32 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance and Stepan Simkin, CEO @ Squads to discuss Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses, AI agents and compliance in financial services and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
02:46 Squads unveiling a stablecoin account for businesses
05:08 Grid as the open API layer for stablecoin Fintech
06:22 Regulatory framework and compliance for stablecoin products
11:32 Self-custody vs. FBO accounts in stablecoin finance
14:43 AI agents and compliance in financial services
18:07 Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan enabling crypto purchases
28:39 Senate passing preliminary vote on the GENIUS Act
38:16 Catena Labs building AI-native financial institutions with 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

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Music by Henry McLean

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