MoneyNeverSleeps: Working in Web3 | Tokenization in Finance and Beyond

Alejandro Gutierrez, CEO of npayme Labs, joins me as we recap our recent panel at Dogpatch Labs on ‘Finding Web3 Talent’ and working in web3, touching on market sentiment, the cyclical nature of crypto investments, and strategies for early-stage and later-stage startups.

Beyond working in web3, we delve into real-world asset tokenization, highlighting key initiatives by firms like Provenance, PayPal, Circle and Centrifuge. The conversation also covers the evolving landscape for content creators in web3, emphasizing the use of tokenization for new revenue streams and the role of AI in content creation.

STORIES WE COVERED:

Recap of ‘Finding Talent in Web3’ last week at Dogpatch Labs (Owen Healy on LinkedIn, 15-Sep-24)

Friday Fund Tokenization Update (Eoin Motherway on Linkedin, 13-Sep-24)

Provenance Blockchain Labs launches Fund Issuance platform, to tokenize, list, & lend RWA funds on Figure Markets (Marketwatch, 20-Aug-24)

PayPal’s stablecoin hits $1B market cap (Cointelegraph, 26-Aug-24)

MakerDAO, rebranded as SKY to roll out new stablecoin USDS (The Block, 27-Aug-24)

Circle’s USDC in Brazil and Mexico Now Available to Businesses Via Banking System (CoinDesk, 17-Sep-24)

Stablecoins: The Emerging Market Story (Nic Carter @ Castle Island Ventures, 12-Sep-24)

Centrifuge launches a RWA lending market leveraging tokenized U.S. Treasury bills (CoinDesk, 27-Aug-24)

AAVE (Avara) onboards BUIDL Shares as Collateral for GHO stablecoin (The Defiant, 29-Aug-24)

Natixis launch €100M Digital Bond, secured by mortgage loan pools & operated by SC Ventures, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale & LBBW (Ledger Insights, 28-Aug-24)

Siemens issues €300M digital bond, as the largest bond issued under Germany’s eWpG. (Ledger Insights, 4-Sep-24)

Creators’ content is a real-world asset (Alejandro Gutierrez on X, 17-Sep-24)

TIMESTAMPS:

01:40 Insights from the Web3 Talent Panel and Working in Web3
04:11 Market Sentiment and Investment Strategies
07:02 The Role of Tokenization in Web3
14:31 Real-World Asset Tokenization
28:24 Content Creation in the Web3 Era
34:01 Closing Thoughts and Farewell

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