Crypto Built the Casino — Can It Build Infrastructure Too? | Fully Diluted with Messari Research

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Apr 30, 2025

Pranav Kanade and Wyatt Lonergan from VanEck Digital Assets join the discussion on how cryptocurrency can transition from mere speculation to real-world applications. They explore the pivotal role of stablecoins in global payments and the promising future of tokenized assets. The guests delve into the innovative strategies for decentralized infrastructure, emphasizing the need for effective market structures. Their insights reveal that the industry's future hinges not on gambling with tokens, but on fostering genuine, productive innovation.

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INSIGHT

Stablecoins' Multifaceted Growth

Stablecoins serve multiple use cases that will grow together, including payments, collateral, and store of value.
B2B payments, especially, represent a huge untapped market for stablecoins with vast potential to disrupt traditional systems.

INSIGHT

Merchant-Led Stablecoin Adoption

Merchant adoption will likely drive stablecoin payments rather than direct consumer demand.
Cost savings primarily benefit merchants, incentivizing them to adopt stablecoins and influence consumer usage indirectly.

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Tokenized Assets Future

Tokenized assets will likely expand beyond stablecoins to include equities and private credit.
Blockchain as the primary record of ownership could revolutionize asset management and ownership transparency.

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In this episode of Fully Diluted, Pranav Kanade and Wyatt Lonergan from VanEck Digital Assets are joined by Kinji Steimetz and Dylan Bane from Messari to explore the evolution of crypto beyond speculation.

They dive deep into tokenization, stablecoins, the rise of real-world assets (RWA), and how stablecoin-powered infrastructure could reshape global payments and financial access.

The conversation spans market structure reforms, the future of tokenized equities, the critical path for Deepin networks, and the competitive dynamics among base layers like Solana and MegaETH.

Learn why the industry's future success depends not on better casinos—but on rewarding real, productive innovation.

0:46 Introductions

5:41 Stablecoin Use

15:53 Tokenized Assets

23:33 On-Chain Limits

28:15 DePIN Infrastructure

44:53 Base Layers

51:24 Conclusion

Hosted by Kinji Steimetz and Dylan Bane of Messari

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