Today’s episode with
@AndrewMcMarkets, head of institutional and market developmenat
@Chainlink, dives into:
- Why retail brokers are the key unlock for tokenization adoption
- How retail brokers that aren't offering tokenized assets by 2030 could be left behind
- What DTCC's move into tokenized securities could mean for TradFi-DeFi convergence
TIMESTAMPS:
01:56 How Andrew defines tokenization
02:32 How the meaning of tokenization has changed
03:06 What “institutional” means at Chainlink
04:11 How institutional adoption changed in 2026
05:48 How banks are changing their view of digital assets
07:19 Chainlink's evolution beyond oracles
08:37 How Chainlink positions itself with financial institutions
09:19 Institutional demand behind the scenes
10:30 How long institutional partnerships take
11:59 Which financial firms are moving fastest?
13:06 Will every retail broker offer tokenized assets?
13:32 How early is tokenization today?
14:13 Could public equities move fully onchain?
15:07 Could stocks eventually function like cash?
15:39 Rebuilding financial workflows with blockchain
17:15 Why institutions may have no choice but to follow
18:32 Which tokenized asset category breaks out next?
19:41 Why retail matters as much as institutions
22:26 Why Wall Street is increasingly interested in DeFi
24:09 What's driving institutions toward DeFi
24:54 Why putting assets onchain isn't enough
25:54 What Chainlink's institutional partnerships reveal
27:43 Do institutions trust crypto more now?
28:48 Why crypto prices matter less to institutions
29:37 How TradFi and DeFi could converge
30:07 What DTCC tokenization could unlock
31:35 Chainlink as financial infrastructure
32:31 The next catalyst for tokenization
33:29 From crypto skeptic to blockchain believer
35:23 Why collateral could be the next major unlock
36:13 Andrew's advice
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