Episode 10 of Layer One, hosted by The Block's Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu was recorded with Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize.
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In Episode 10 of Layer One, The Block’s Kelvin Sparks and special co-host Ava Labs President John Wu are joined by Carlos Domingo, CEO of Securitize, to discuss the rapid rise of tokenized financial assets and what it takes to bring them into regulated markets.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - Background and Origins
01:45 - First Tokenized Securities Trade
03:30 - Early Institutional Adoption
04:36 - NYSE Tokenization Partnership
07:05 - Why Public Equities First
09:57 - From Why to What
11:10 - Why Avalanche Was Chosen
12:48 - Compliance and Settlement
17:15 - What Drove Adoption
GUEST LINKS
Carlos Domingo - https://x.com/carlosdomingo
Securitize - https://x.com/Securitize
John Wu - https://x.com/John1wu
Ava Labs - https://x.com/avalabs
HOST LINKS
Steven Gates - https://x.com/stvngts
Kelvin Sparks - https://x.com/imyoungsparks
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