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 Hidden Road prime brokerage
12:16 Liquidity challenges with stablecoins like RLUSD
17:24 Tokenization and its role in financial markets
20:07 Nonco bringing FX on-chain via Avalanche
27:55 Operational efficiencies of blockchain for FX settlements
33:39 Tether's potential new US-based institutional stablecoin
39:58 CoDEX's stablecoin-only blockchain and liquidity oracle
43:25 Market preference for Tron in stablecoin transactions

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Music by Henry McLean

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Why Ripple spent $1.2bn on Hidden Road Ft. Noelle Acheson & Fernando Martinez