Transcript – Future of Finance

How to make the digital asset markets grow

What can governments do to encourage the growth of digital asset markets? A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ‘How to make the digital asset markets grow’, with Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant. 00:14 Dominic Hobson: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, Co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Gilbert Verdian, CEO of Quant,Continue reading “How to make the digital asset markets grow”

The clue is not in the name: AsiaNext is thinking globally not regionally

[JAN 2024] 00:14 Dominic Hobson: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, Co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Neil Thomas, chief commercial officer of AsiaNext, a digital asset exchange owned by SBI Digital Holdings from Japan and SIX Group, the Swiss stock exchange. The ambition of the Singapore-based digital asset exchange is to provide anContinue reading “The clue is not in the name: AsiaNext is thinking globally not regionally”

How R3 gets blockchain projects done

A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ‘How R3 gets blockchain projects done’, with the founders of R3, Chief Technology Officer Richard Brown and Chief Strategy Officer Todd Mcdonald 00:15 Dominic Hobson Hello, everyone. I’m Dominic Hobson, co-founder of Future of Finance. My guests today are Richard Brown, Chief Technology Officer at R3, andContinue reading “How R3 gets blockchain projects done”

What We Know and Do Not Know About CBDCs (So Far)

A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ‘What We Know and Do Not Know About CBDCs (So Far) ‘, with Chief economist at R3, Alisa DiCaprio. 00:15 Dominic Hobson: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, Co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Alisa DiCaprio, chief economist at R3, where she recently completed an extensiveContinue reading “What We Know and Do Not Know About CBDCs (So Far)”

21X: The European token exchange with a reassuringly German personality

[JAN 2024] A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ’21X: The European token exchange with a reassuringly German personality ‘, with CEO of 21X, Max Heinzle. 00:14 Dominic Hobson: Hello, I’m Dominic Hobson, co-founder of Future of Finance. My guest today is Max Heinzle, CEO of 21 X, a fintech that’s developing a blockchainContinue reading “21X: The European token exchange with a reassuringly German personality”

SDX is betting on openness to accelerate the adoption of tokenised assets

[JUL 2023] SDX, the exchange for digital assets built and operated by Swiss stock exchange SIX, is working to accelerate the tokenisation of financial assets in Switzerland, Singapore and Germany, three locations whose legal and regulatory environments are accommodating of the new method of raising capital. Interestingly, the SDX strategy is an open one thatContinue reading “SDX is betting on openness to accelerate the adoption of tokenised assets”

Can the carbon credit markets institutionalise and tokenise at the same time?

A transcript of the Future of Finance webinar ‘Can the carbon credit markets institutionalise and tokenise at the same time?’, with Jim Row of Capturiant, Deanna Reitman of DLA Piper, Sean Mullins of Northern Trust and Gbemi Oluleye of Imperial College, London. What is the current state of the voluntary carbon credit markets? 00:19 DominicContinue reading “Can the carbon credit markets institutionalise and tokenise at the same time?”

The exchange with an insatiable appetite to disrupt

A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ‘The exchange with an insatiable appetite to disrupt ‘, with CEO of Aquis Exchange, Alasdair Haynes. 00:13 Dominic Hobson: Hello I’m Dominic Hobson, co-founder of the Future of Finance. My guest today is Alasdair Haynes, the founder and CEO of Aquis Exchange, which, despite being little moreContinue reading “The exchange with an insatiable appetite to disrupt”

Stablecoins are not the destination but a stepping stone on the journey towards programmable money

[MAY 2023] It is easy to fall into the trap of treating monetary innovations such as Stablecoins in isolation, or as a final destination, when innovation is in fact constant and individual innovations are merely components of much larger secular trends driven by technology and the interaction of technology with the wants and needs ofContinue reading “Stablecoins are not the destination but a stepping stone on the journey towards programmable money”

Having built the tools for institutions to embrace tokenisation, Digital Asset is now building the network to make it happen – Transcript

A transcript of the Future of Finance interview ‘Having built the tools for institutions to embrace tokenisation, Digital Asset is now building the network to make it happen’, with Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, and Eric Saraniecki, co-founder and head of strategic initiatives at Digital Asset. 00:14 Dominic Hobson: Hello, I’m DominicContinue reading “Having built the tools for institutions to embrace tokenisation, Digital Asset is now building the network to make it happen – Transcript”