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Synthetic vs. Direct Tokenized Stocks: Who Wins After The SEC Exemption?

Synthetic vs. Direct Tokenized Stocks: Who Wins After The SEC Exemption?

The SEC's exemption for tokenized equities has reopened the question every issuer has been working around: should a tokenized stock be a synthetic instrument that tracks the price, or a direct claim on the underlying share? Camila Russo sits down with the lawyers and builders shaping that answer. Rodrigo Seira, partner at Cooley, breaks down what the exemption allows and where the legal lines still sit. Gabriel Otte, co-founder of Dinari, and Peter Curley, head of global regulatory affairs at Ondo Finance, lay out how each model handles custody, investor rights, compliance, and access for non-U.S. users, and which structure is better placed to scale now that the rules have changed. 🗓 Live Wednesday, Sept 23, 11:30am ET Guests: Rodrigo Seira, Partner, Cooley Gabriel Otte, Co-founder, Dinari Peter Curley, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Ondo Finance Host: Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant Like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don't miss our next streams.

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Synthetic vs. Direct Tokenized Stocks: Who Wins After The SEC Exemption?

Synthetic vs. Direct Tokenized Stocks: Who Wins After The SEC Exemption?

The SEC's exemption for tokenized equities has reopened the question every issuer has been working around: should a tokenized stock be a synthetic instrument that tracks the price, or a direct claim on the underlying share? Camila Russo sits down with the lawyers and builders shaping that answer. Rodrigo Seira, partner at Cooley, breaks down what the exemption allows and where the legal lines still sit. Gabriel Otte, co-founder of Dinari, and Peter Curley, head of global regulatory affairs at Ondo Finance, lay out how each model handles custody, investor rights, compliance, and access for non-U.S. users, and which structure is better placed to scale now that the rules have changed. 🗓 Live Wednesday, Sept 23, 11:30am ET Guests: Rodrigo Seira, Partner, Cooley Gabriel Otte, Co-founder, Dinari Peter Curley, Head of Global Regulatory Affairs, Ondo Finance Host: Camila Russo, founder of The Defiant Like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don't miss our next streams.
 Solana's Historic Governance Vote — While Robinhood Invades Its Meme Coin Turf

Solana's Historic Governance Vote — While Robinhood Invades Its Meme Coin Turf

Solana just took the most historic step in its governance history: its first real on-chain vote, where any SOL holder — not just validators — could weigh in on the network's constitution, inflation and fees. Camila Russo sits down with Nick Almond, Head of Governance at the Jito Foundation, right as that shift collides with a new threat: Robinhood's own chain moving in on meme coins, the one corner of crypto that was always Solana's. Nick breaks down how the vote actually played out — including the disinflation proposal that was decided with eight seconds left after Kraken flipped its vote — how JitoSOL swung its entire stake pool with a 13% quorum trigger, and why he still thinks Solana's shot at attracting new apps, from tokenized stocks to meme coins, is stronger than people give it credit for. Presented by Oasis — a self-custody wallet built on a 2/3 multisig. You hold two keys, Oasis holds a recovery key, and never has unilateral access. Oasis is giving away a CryptoPunk to the first 500 new or upgraded plans through October 31: https://www.oasisvault.io/cryptopunk
Will crypto get clarity? Senate votes today

Will crypto get clarity? Senate votes today

The Senate is set to vote on a procedural motion to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the major crypto market structure bill, on Tuesday, September 15 — a critical step toward a full floor vote, requiring at least seven non-Republican votes to clear the 60-vote threshold. Camila Russo talks with Summer Mersinger (Blockchain Association) and Kevin Wysocki (Anchorage Digital) live as the vote unfolds, breaking down what's in the bill, what's still being negotiated, and what it would mean for the industry if it passes.
Tokenized Stocks and Memecoins: Revolutionary Primitive or Retail Wipeout?

Tokenized Stocks and Memecoins: Revolutionary Primitive or Retail Wipeout?

Join host Camila Russo live today at 12:30 PM as she sits down with Brian Huang (@BrianInCrypto) and Binji (@binji_x) to dig into one of the biggest debates in crypto right now: are tokenized stocks and memecoins a revolutionary new financial primitive, or are they setting retail traders up for the next big wipeout? We'll break down the mechanics behind tokenized equities, the risks hiding beneath the hype, and what separates real innovation from the next speculative bubble. Like, subscribe, and hit the bell so you don't miss it, and drop your questions in the comments before and during the live.
Can RobinHood Chain Take This Boom? w/ ARB's Steven Goldfeder

Can RobinHood Chain Take This Boom? w/ ARB's Steven Goldfeder

Robinhood is surging on Arbitrum's stack, and today we're joined by ARB co-founder Steven Goldfeder to break down the boom.
How Maple Finance Became the #2 Crypto Lender Behind Tether — Sid Powell Explains

How Maple Finance Became the #2 Crypto Lender Behind Tether — Sid Powell Explains

Sid Powell, CEO and co-founder of Maple Finance, joins Chris Storaker on the Converge Podcast
 Robinhood's Head of Product Reveals How Robinhood Chain Hit 200M Transactions in 30 Days

Robinhood's Head of Product Reveals How Robinhood Chain Hit 200M Transactions in 30 Days

Robinhood just launched its own blockchain — and the numbers are wild. Seong Lee, Head of Product for Robinhood Crypto, joins Chris Storaker to explain how Robinhood Chain went from zero to 200 million transactions in a month, why permissionless stock tokens can now be redeemed even if Robinhood disappears, and how everyday users are earning yield through a fully insured DeFi lending product. A must-watch conversation on the future of tokenized finance, meme coins, and real-world assets on chain.
The Ethereum EIP-8363 Debate

The Ethereum EIP-8363 Debate

The EIP-8363 Debate: ETH Researchers Want to Kill Staking Rewards After 50% of ETH is Staked
The $114 Trillion Question: How DTCC Is Tokenizing the Entire U.S. Market

The $114 Trillion Question: How DTCC Is Tokenizing the Entire U.S. Market

DTCC holds $114 trillion in assets. On July 15th, it showed the world how those assets can be converted into digital tokens, traded in real production conditions, and converted back — without disrupting anything.
Memecoins Eat Everything: Robinhood's Accidental Casino & Base's Identity Crisis

Memecoins Eat Everything: Robinhood's Accidental Casino & Base's Identity Crisis

Memecoins Eat Everything: Robinhood's Accidental Casino & Base's Identity Crisis Robinhood Chain launched for tokenized stocks — memecoins took over. Base is facing its own memecoin backlash. Joining to break it down: Austin Campbell @CampbellJAustin (@ZKZeroKnowledge) Michael F. Lee @MLeeJr (@lienfiapp) Jason Yanowitz @JasonYanowitz (@Blockworks_) HOST Camila Russo — Founder & CEO, The Defiant