Tokenized

On Ep. 10 of Agentic Commerce, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, and Bam Azizi, CEO & Founder @ Mesh are joined by Noah Levine, Partner @ a16z Crypto to discuss a new class of merchants and buyers emerging, stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps, Jevons paradox and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

2:20 Agentic commerce is still very early in development

4:14 New class of merchants and buyers emerging

6:17 Stablecoin and blockchain for AI payment needs

7:37 Stablecoins won't kill cards but fill gaps

11:50 Card networks offer trust and brand value

13:23 Value accrues above payment protocols not in them

16:45 Wallet aggregation and headless merchants are key

21:51 Compute orchestration and real time payment opportunities

29:20 Jevons paradox and streaming payments in finance

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Mesh
As the first global crypto payments network, Mesh makes it possible for anyone — or any agent — to pay or get paid instantly, from any wallet, on any chain, anywhere in the world. Learn more at meshpay.com

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Music by Henry McLean

On Ep. 93 of Tokenized, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa, are joined by Luke Tuttle, CPTO @ MoneyGram, Charles Yoo-Naut, Co-Founder & CTO @ Rain and Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Digital Markets Infrastructure @ London Stock Exchange Group to discuss LSE nighttime trading venue launching 2027, Tokenized UK government debt instrument DIGIT and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

3:50 London Stock Exchange nighttime trading venue launching 2027

5:09 Tokenized UK government debt instrument called DIGIT explained

8:09 Regulatory recognition of digital assets versus physical assets

13:29 Marqeta partners with zerohash for stablecoin card programs

16:52 Rain full stack issuer versus Marqeta processor agnostic approach

27:57 Ramp launches stablecoin accounts and payments for businesses

35:29 B2B stablecoin adoption for small businesses outside United States

40:25 Augustus raises $180M to build global dollar bank

Tokenized is sponsored 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 presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is also presented by Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

Tokenized is supported by Modern Treasury

Modern Treasury offers one API for fiat and stablecoins, helping teams launch payment products in days, enter new markets, and serve more customers. Trusted by companies like Procore, Navan, and Morse, and backed by over $600 billion in payments, learn how to adapt to changing payment rails and scale with confidence at moderntreasury.com

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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

On Ep. 8 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by Alex Bazhenov, Senior Staff Software Engineer @ Ramp and Andrew Chapello, Product Lead @ Ramp to discuss customer demand for faster, cheaper global business payments driving stablecoin adoption strategy, integrating blockchain payments with legacy fiat ledger infrastructure and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

5:00 Customer demand for faster, cheaper global business payments drives stablecoin adoption strategy

10:09 How Ramp’s spend management, bill pay, banking, and stablecoin products connect

15:10 Customer adoption, product feedback, and making stablecoin accounts invisible to users

17:36 Engineering challenges integrating blockchain payments with legacy fiat ledger infrastructure

23:25 Ramp’s long-term monetization strategy and eliminating on-ramp, off-ramp, and gas fees

33:17 How AI agents automate finance operations and increase productivity across Ramp teams

47:37 Why Ramp believes stablecoins will become bigger than Swift for global payments

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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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

On Ep. 92 of Tokenized, Cuy Sheffield, Head of Crypto @ Visa is joined by Noah Levine, Partner @ a16z Crypto, Didier Lavallee, Founder & CEO @ Tetra Digital Group and Eric Queathem, Founder & CEO @ Velocity to discuss velocity raising $30 million Series A for stablecoin payments, Canadian dollar stablecoin use cases and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

1:41 Velocity raises $30 million Series A for stablecoin payments

4:02 Velocity as regulated payment institution not just orchestration

5:11 Stablecoin use cases for corporate treasury internal movements

8:18 Canadian dollar stablecoin use cases for cross border trade

11:29 Visa stablecoin platform and OUSD settlement for acquirers

14:37 Acquirer stablecoin settlement evolution from exchanges to enterprises

23:21 Onchain FX liquidity challenges and bank involvement potential

27:16 DTCC live tokenized stock and treasury trades with major banks

33:41 Stablecoin supply needed for payment utility versus resting capital

39:45 Agentic payments and x402 volume analysis with Artemis report

46:03 Autonomous agent commerce vs human directed agent assistants

Tokenized is sponsored 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 presented by Bridge, a Stripe company.

Just like the internet made information global, stablecoins are making money global. And Bridge, a Stripe company, is the infrastructure powering that shift. Built for speed, scale, and simplicity, Bridge helps businesses send, store, convert, and spend stablecoins instantly, all without borders or having to navigate the complexities of crypto. Learn more at bridge.xyz

Tokenized is presented by M0

Stablecoins are becoming global financial infrastructure. It's time for that infrastructure to mature. If you're a brand, you should have your own stablecoin set to the behavior of financial flows moving through your product. If you're an issuer, you want to be the stablecoin partner for the most valuable brands. M0 is the only platform where issuers and brands get together to build digital money products for the world. Learn more at m0.org

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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

On Ep. 7 of Stablecoin Stories, Simon Taylor, Head of Market Development @ Tempo and Ran Goldi, SVP Payments, Fireblocks are joined by John Egan, Chief Product Officer @ Polygon to discuss the utility theory that blockchain should be used for money, only 30% of PSPs own stablecoin infrastructure and more!

Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction

5:51 Institutional users demand data proof of value

7:58 Utility theory that blockchain should be used for money

11:33 MiCA license sparked stablecoin adoption in payments

16:30 Only 30% of PSPs own stablecoin infrastructure

22:33 Open Money Stack integrates multiple stablecoin vendors into API

27:35 Polygon is the leading chain for stablecoin payments

35:15 Stablecoins create new use cases, not replacing Swift

43:36 Stablecoins become invisible and are just called money

Tokenized is sponsored 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 Fireblocks

With over $100 billion in monthly stablecoin volume, Fireblocks powers stablecoin strategies at scale with infrastructure that enables PSPs, fintechs, remitters and banks to issue, move, hold, and manage stablecoins. And it’s all done securely, at scale, and with built-in compliance. Learn more at fireblocks.com

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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