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Why Institutions Are Betting On Tokenization | LIVE Panel From DAS

Mar 28, 2025

In this engaging panel, James Seyffart from Bloomberg, Jeff Park of Bitwise, Ambre Soubrian from Kyco, and John Mullin of Mantra dive into the world of tokenization. They discuss its potential to revolutionize finance by bringing liquidity to traditionally illiquid assets, similar to ETFs. The panel explores the exciting opportunities in tokenized private credit and data. They also address the next wave of institutional adoption and the challenges of competing with traditional finance giants, offering a hopeful outlook on regulatory developments.

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Tokenization is revolutionizing asset management by bridging traditional finance with blockchain, providing liquidity to previously illiquid investments.

Institutional adoption of tokenized assets is contingent on improved regulatory clarity and user-friendly onboarding experiences for investors.

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The Role of Tokenization in Financial Products

Tokenization has emerged as a pivotal aspect of integrating traditional finance and the crypto world, with stablecoins leading the charge as successful examples of this new technology. Currently, tokenized treasuries are gaining traction, offering a way to place secure, interest-generating assets on-chain, akin to stablecoins. Major developments include Superstate's announcement of its tokenized T-bill fund, which aims to attract crypto-native entities for investment, highlighting that the growth trajectory of tokenized treasuries may parallel that of stablecoins. This move signifies a shift towards institutional adoption of real-world assets on the blockchain, as various projects and collaborations signal increasing confidence in this trending financial transformation.

Intro

2min

Revolutionizing Finance through Tokenization

15min

Tokenization: Bridging DeFi and TradFi

8min

Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape of Tokenization

2min

Institutional Strategies for Bitcoin Exposure: The Future of Crypto ETFs

4min

Tokenization's Impact on Private Funds

8min

In this episode, James Seyffart, Jeff Park, Robert Leshner, Ambre Soubrian, and John Mullin sit down at DAS to discuss tokenizing real world assets, how tokenization brings liquidity to assets similar to ETFs, and the opportunities around tokenized private credit, data, and more. We also delve into the next wave of institutional adoption, competing with the TradFi behemoths, and more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

02:33 Tokenizing Real World Assets

07:45 ETFs and Tokenization

14:16 Biggest Tokenization Opportunities

17:11 Tokenizing Data

20:55 Bringing the World On-Chain

24:35 Regulatory Expectations

26:47 The Next Wave of Institutional Adoption

31:59 European Market

33:16 Competing with TradFi

36:20 Institutional Adoption and Future Outlook

Disclaimer: Nothing discussed on Forward Guidance should be considered as investment advice. Please always do your own research & speak to a financial advisor before thinking about, thinking about putting your money into these crazy markets.

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Forward Guidance

Why Institutions Are Betting On Tokenization | LIVE Panel From DAS

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Role of Tokenization in Financial Products

Bridging Off-Chain and On-Chain Assets

Institutional Interest in Alternative Assets

The Future of Regulation in Crypto

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts