On Ep. 26 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Noelle Acheson, Author @ Crypto is Macro Now and Fernando Martinez, CEO @ Nonco to discuss crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics, Ripple's acquisition of Hidden Road and Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:51 Stablecoins and institutional adoption of real-world assets 02:15 Crypto's impact on macroeconomics and geopolitics 05:49 Ripple's acquisition of H...
Apr 14, 2025•45 min•Ep. 26
On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, is joined by Georg Schneider, Managing Director @ Digital Asset, Melvin Deng, CEO @ QCP & Chris Zuehlke, Global Co-Head @ Cumberland to discuss onchain finance, liquidity, risk and collateral. Timestamps: 00:27 Digital Asset's role in capital markets 01:15 QCP's institutional digital asset services 04:02 Blockchain for real-time risk management 07:05 Digital collateral benefits for QCP 13:34 Stablecoi...
Apr 09, 2025•43 min
On Ep. 25 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sergio Mello, Head of Stablecoins at Anchorage Digital and Arnold Lee, Co-Founder of Sphere Labs to discuss Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation, stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi and regulatory clarity for stablecoins. Timestamps: 00:00 Circle's IPO filing and $4 billion valuation 00:52 Stablecoins as the intersection of TradFi and DeFi...
Apr 07, 2025•45 min•Ep. 25
On Ep. 24 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Harmse, Chief Business Officer and Co-Founder @ BVNK and Nabil Manji, SVP, Head of Fintech Growth and Financial Partnerships @ Worldpay to discuss Wyoming launching a stablecoin, the impact of the OCC’s new guidance, the future of stablecoins and more! Timestamps: 00:00 The state of stablecoins and why Wyoming is launching its own 05:12 Fidelity’s growing ...
Mar 31, 2025•50 min•Ep. 24
On Ep. 23 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bam Azizi, CEO @ Mesh to discuss stablecoins for subscriptions, the OCC’s new guidance and building the future of crypto payments. Timestamps: 00:00 Mesh on building the future of crypto payments 04:01 Why stablecoins are the killer app for crypto 06:29 How Mesh pivoted from on-ramps to payments 08:14 The rise of stablecoin payments in LATAM 13:04 Why crypto pay...
Mar 24, 2025•53 min•Ep. 23
On Ep. 22 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Bryan Pellegrino, CEO @ LayerZero to discuss multi-chain stablecoins, interoperability, compliance changes and more! Timestamps: 00:00 Brian Pellegrino on LayerZero and interoperability 02:57 How blockchain bridging compares to TCP/IP 07:28 The challenge of issuing assets across multiple blockchains 13:23 Why seamless cross-chain transactions are the future 17:2...
Mar 17, 2025•48 min•Ep. 22
On Ep. 21 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Nick Philpott, Co-Founder @ Zodia Markets to discuss Trump's crypto reserve announcement, Stablecoins in commodity trading and global trade, and more! Timestamps: 03:50 Trump's crypto reserve announcement 09:30 SEC drop several cases 13:30 De-banking issues in crypto and correspondent banking 17:20 Bank of America potentially launching a stablecoin 23:15 Eight w...
Mar 10, 2025•53 min•Ep. 21
On Ep. 20 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine is joined by Monica Long, President @ Ripple to discuss Ripple USD, stablecoins, custody and more! Timestamps: 02:15 Ripple’s dual focus: enterprise software & XRP Ledger 05:00 How Ripple powers cross-border payments with stablecoins 08:48 Ripple’s custody play: Metaco & major bank partnerships 13:16 Why Ripple launched its own stablecoin, RLUSD 16:53 U.S. crypto regulations shift—what it means for adoption 22...
Mar 03, 2025•41 min•Ep. 20
On this bonus episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ayo Omojola, CPO @ Carbon Health to discuss the inaugural ‘A Very Stable Conference’ and the state of the stablecoin industry. 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 navi...
Feb 27, 2025•37 min
On Ep. 19 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anna Yuan, Founder @ Perena and Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss why Robinhood uses stablecoins and more! Timestamps: 04:09 Milei Memecoin Madness 15:34 Coinbase & revenue diversification 20:30 Robinhood & stablecoins 28:09 Digital asset custody 31:38 Crypto native institutions in the custody space 37:19 Hong Kong Doll...
Feb 24, 2025•51 min•Ep. 19
On Ep. 18 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Kyle Samani, Managing Partner @ Mulitcoin capital to discuss crypto venture investing in 2025. Timestamps: 02:30 What is a blockchain? 03:35 Solana 09:27 Pathway to adoption 12:08 DePIN 18:18 Stablecoin use cases on Solana 21:55 Where do you get started with stablecoins? 31:04 Trends for 2025 32:04 Demand for tokenized treasuries 35:03 GPU marketplaces This epis...
Feb 17, 2025•40 min•Ep. 18
On Ep. 17 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by John Nahas, Chief Business Officer @ Ava Labs to discuss stablecoin regulation and what the GENIUS bill means for payments. Timestamps: 01:33 Avalanche & institutions 04:03 GENIUS stablecoin bill 13:09 Where should institutions get started in stablecoins? 22:23 Biggest opportunities for FI's in the RWA space 26:15 Who are the customers now for RWA? 32:26 Coi...
Feb 10, 2025•49 min•Ep. 17
On Ep. 16 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Sinclair Toffa, Founder & CEO @ Mural Pay to discuss what $TRUMP and memecoins means for the future of finance. Timestamps: 01:15 Donald Trump launches memecoin 17:55 Financial industry & crypto payments adoption 29:04 Circle expands $USDC rewards program with Nubank 35:12 Circle acquires Hashnote & brings $USDC to the Canton Network 40:31 Could we...
Jan 27, 2025•45 min•Ep. 16
On Ep. 15 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Anthony Woolley, CEO @ Ownera and Daniel Lynch, Metamask Card Strategy @ Consensys to discuss the agentic revolution that's happening in crypto. Timestamps: 01:31 ai16z AI research partnership with Stanford 08:52 AI agents 13:28 Private market space 19:14 Stablecoins vs yield unlock 29:36 Institution vs consumer products 35:14 BVNK raised $50M in series B round ...
Jan 13, 2025•52 min•Ep. 15
On Ep. 14 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Yuval Rooz, CEO @ Digital Asset to discuss their top predictions for 2025. Timestamps: 01:43 Yuval Rooz prediction 1: Regulation 04:39 Yuval Rooz prediction 2: Collateral mobility 10:53 Yuval Rooz prediction 3: Use case growth 22:32 Digital Asset agenda for 2025 25:33 Cuy Sheffield prediction 1: Stablecoin linked cards 29:34 Cuy Sheffield prediction 2: Bank issu...
Dec 30, 2024•41 min•Ep. 14
On Ep. 13 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Austin Campbell, MD @ Zero Knowledge Consulting and Ed Woodford, CEO @ Zero Hash to discuss Circle partnering with Binance for USDC, credibility optics, market narrative shifts and thoughts on PSPs. Timestamps: 01:27 Circle partner with Binance for USDC 07:04 Credibility optics 16:48 Ripple secure NYDFS approval for stablecoin RLUSD 24:28 Have Ripple made a come...
Dec 16, 2024•54 min•Ep. 13
What impact will Tether's asset tokenization platform have on stablecoins and the RWA market? On Ep. 12 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Ollie Harris, former MD and Head of Digital Assets for the Americas @ Goldman Sachs and Maria Orszag, VP of product @ Xapo to discuss Amazon simulating tokenized seller receivables with stablecoins, StraitsX partnering with Alipay+ & Grab for cross-border settlement...
Dec 02, 2024•42 min•Ep. 12
Does every company need a stablecoin strategy? On Ep. 11 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Eric Saraniecki, Co-Founder and Head of Network @ Digital Asset to discuss USDG stablecoin, Polymarket & betting markets and how policies post-election will affect the space. Timestamps: 01:54 USDG stablecoin 09:31 PSPs 14:10 Polymarket & betting markets 21:20 How will policies post-election affect the space...
Nov 18, 2024•52 min•Ep. 11
Is this a coming of age for stablecoins? On Ep. 10 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Global Policy @ Circle and Chris Harmse, Co-Founder @ BVNK to discuss Stripe acquiring Bridge for $1.1 billion, if stablecoins and CBDCs have shifted the narrative about crypto and the future of the stablecoin space. Timestamps: 02:03 Stripe acquires Bridge for $1.1 bil...
Nov 04, 2024•51 min•Ep. 10
On Ep. 9 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Guillaume Chatain, Chief Revenue Officer @ Société Générale - FORGE and Nick Ducoff, Head of Institutional Growth @ The Solana Foundation to discuss the state of Solana in 2024, Société Générale - FORGE, EURCV & Solana and the future of stablecoins. Timestamps: 01:30 The state of Solana in 2024 05:25 Société Générale - FORGE 08:07 EURCV & Solana 10:41 Soc...
Oct 21, 2024•51 min•Ep. 9
On Ep. 8 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Mike Hudack, Co-Founder @ Sling Money. Mike talks to Tokenized about how his time at Monzo, Meta and Deliveroo influenced Sling Money's rise into one of the best crypto experiences on the planet. Timestamps: 01:53 What is Sling Money? 05:16 Creating a useable experience sending stablecoins 07:20 Compliance infrastructure & technology 12:58 Multi-currency expe...
Oct 07, 2024•48 min•Ep. 8
On Ep. 7 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Catherine Gu, Head of CBDC and Tokenized Assets @ Visa and Francisco Maroto, Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets @ BBVA to discuss the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), BBVA's tokenization journey and the momentum of tokenization. Timestamps: 01:50 Introducing the Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP) 07:02 BBVA's tokenization journey 18:45 What are the poss...
Oct 03, 2024•51 min•Ep. 7
On Ep. 6 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Noelle Acheson, author of Crypto is Macro Now to discuss Paypal's PYUSD hitting $1bn market cap, Certifuge's lending market, Sony launching a L2 blockchain backed by Samsung, and Hong Kong launching 'Project Ensemble'. Timestamps: 01:54 PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin hits $1B market cap 12:33 Stablecoin regulation 14:44 Centrifuge unveils lending market with Morpho, C...
Sep 09, 2024•49 min•Ep. 6
On Ep. 5 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Zach Abrams, Co-Founder of Bridge to discuss the competitive and innovative landscape of Stablecoins. Timestamps: 02:27 The current state of stablecoin payments 04:43 The evolution of stablecoin payments 08:15 The role of wallets in stablecoin payments 17:18 Cross border payments with stablecoins 29:16 Stablecoin sandwich 30:53 How are consumers and businesses be...
Aug 26, 2024•51 min•Ep. 5
On Ep. 4 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Elise Soucie, Executive Director @ Global Digital Finance to discuss the competitive landscape of stablecoins, Hamilton Lane launching fund on Solana, Project Pyxtrial and much more! Timestamps: 01:44 Hamilton Lane launches fund on Solana 06:44 Blockchain selection for large institutions 10:22 Competitive landscape of stablecoins 13:49 Project Pyxtrial: Monitorin...
Aug 12, 2024•51 min•Ep. 4
On Ep. 3 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Robert Leshner, CEO @ Superstate to discuss the Ethereum ETF, tokenized money market funds, MakerDAO's $1 billion tokenized treasury investment plan and much more! Timestamps: 01:34 What is Superstate? 05:17 Ethereum ETF 13:48 Tokenized money market funds & collateral use cases 18:31 Who is buying on-chain treasury products? 22:30 Stablecoin & treasury in...
Jul 29, 2024•53 min•Ep. 3
On Ep. 2 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Chris Brummer, Founder @ Bluprynt to discuss compliance in crypto, regulation, disclosures, MiCA and much more! Timestamps: 02:01 What is Bluprynt? 06:18 Effective regulation 08:50 Where are the EU & US markets on their regulatory journey? 13:15 How does MiCA impact stablecoins? 19:28 MiCA nuances and will the rest of the world follow? 24:52 Circle becoming c...
Jul 15, 2024•45 min•Ep. 2
On the first episode of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Content & Strategy @ Sardine, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset to discuss the launch of Canton Network, how crypto bridges to mainstream use cases and regulatory developments in the broader ecosystem. Timestamps: 02:38 What is the Canton Network? 04:58 How far has tokenization come? What's the importance of the Canton Network? 09:26 How does the global synchroniser in Canton make ...
Jul 01, 2024•43 min•Ep. 1
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. Join me, Simon Taylor, and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto at Visa, when the first episode launches on the 1st of July by hitting subscribe now.
Jun 11, 2024•2 min
