# Talking Tokens by StrataMedia

> Talking Tokens delivers two episodes per week to a rapidly growing global audience of crypto-native and traditional finance professionals.

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## Posts
- [Steakhouse Co-Founder: DeFi works best when it does the least](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/steakhouse-co-founder-defi-works-best-when-it-does-the-least): This onchain credit-focused firm that powers yield for Coinbase and Robinhood is thinking two generations ahead
- [What Wall Street actually thinks about tokenization, according to Coinbase & Jito leads](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/what-wall-street-actually-thinks-about-tokenization-according-to-coinbase-jito-leads): Coinbase Institutional Head of Strategy and Jito Labs COO & CLO break down the latest insights on tokenization, exchanges, AI, perps and more
- [Why Tokenization Alone Won’t Change Finance](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-tokenization-alone-won-t-change-finance): Symbiotic COO goes in on stablecoins, RWAs & DeFi and what institutions actually want
- [Nine years in, Binance is focused on something new beyond being an exchange](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/nine-years-in-binance-is-focused-on-something-new-beyond-being-an-exchange): Binance's VP of payments says the gap between crypto and bank accounts is closing faster than you think
- [AI pulled talent away from crypto, and that may be what the industry needed](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/ai-pulled-talent-away-from-crypto-and-that-may-be-what-the-industry-needed):  These two cofounders weigh-in on what the multi-year talent drain from crypto really meant
- [Why Tokenized Equities Need Its Own BlackRock BUIDL Catalyst](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-tokenized-equities-need-its-own-blackrock-buidl-catalyst): Securitize’s deputy COO says onchain equities and retail adoption will be crypto’s next watershed moment
- [Anchorage CEO says tokenized deposits are the most underestimated area in crypto today](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/anchorage-ceo-says-tokenized-deposits-are-the-most-underestimated-area-in-crypto-today): Clarity Act can clear the way for more capital to move into stablecoins, Anchorage's head of policy added
- [Why Ethereum’s Institutional Supercycle Is Already Here](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-ethereum-s-institutional-supercycle-is-already-here): Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom shares what he's hearing from conversations he's having behind closed doors
- [Binance’s co-founder CZ says digital payments will be AI's biggest unlock](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/binance-s-co-founder-cz-says-digital-payments-will-be-ai-s-biggest-unlock): How AI affects and develops cybersecurity is another dimension CZ is watching closely
- [Why Franklin Templeton Has Been Eyeing Tokenization for a Decade](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-franklin-templeton-has-been-eyeing-tokenization-for-a-decade): After 35 years, Franklin Templeton's head of digital assets sees tokenization is the biggest catalyst for change
- [Why Baillie Gifford thinks tokenization has ‘crossed the credibility threshold’ ](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-baillie-gifford-thinks-tokenization-has-crossed-the-credibility-threshold): Their digital assets simple motto for tokenization is same as today, but better
- [Why DeFi's $600M+ loss to exploits this year helps the stablecoin chain thesis](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-defi-s-600m-loss-to-exploits-this-year-helps-the-stablecoin-chain-thesis): Diving into how a much-needed DeFi reset, the launch of OpenUSD, and Plasma all go together
- [Evernorth has 473 million XRP and an argument to why idle capital should not exist](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/evernorth-has-473-million-xrp-and-an-argument-to-why-idle-capital-should-not-exist): Its CEO Asheesh Birla is focused on whether people are doing anything with their digital assets beyond just holding them
- [Why Aave V4's structure is built like a central bank, but for DeFi](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-aave-v4-s-structure-is-built-like-a-central-bank-but-for-defi): Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov explains its new model from $1 trillion in deposits to financing AI infra buildouts
- [Why MoneyGram built its own stablecoin instead of using someone else's](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-moneygram-built-its-own-stablecoin-instead-of-using-someone-else-s): MoneyGram CEO thinks the real winners in this space might be the ones who make stablecoins disappear into the background
- [What 450 Questions and a WisdomTree ETP Has To Do With Lido](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/what-450-questions-and-a-wisdomtree-etp-has-to-do-with-lido): Head of Institutional Relations at the Lido Ecosystem Foundation makes an argument for why every institution should be staking ETH
- [From the Federal Reserve to Circle: What Most People Are Getting Wrong About Onchain Finance](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/from-the-federal-reserve-to-circle-what-most-people-are-getting-wrong-about-onchain-finance): Circle's Chief Economist Breaks Down Quantum Computing, $21 Trillion in USDC Volume, and Arc Building the OS for AI Agents
- [Collector Crypt’s revenue hit $100M in May. Here's their marketing advice.](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/collector-crypt-s-revenue-hit-100m-in-may-here-s-their-marketing-advice): Diving into how Collector Crypt leans on nostalgia to breathe new life into the digital collectibles market
- [Why Institutional FOMO Is Now the Biggest Force in Crypto](https://talkingtokens.beehiiv.com/p/why-institutional-fomo-is-now-the-biggest-force-in-crypto): Ava Labs VP of Onchain Finance breaks down where institutional adoption of blockchain actually stands right now