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Stellar Hits $4B+ in RWA's: Why Wall Street Institutions Are Choosing Stellar | Denelle Dixon

Stellar Hits $4B+ in RWA's: Why Wall Street Institutions Are Choosing Stellar | Denelle Dixon

Tokenized real-world assets on Stellar are nearing $4 billion, up about 360% this year. Camila Russo sits down with Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, to unpack what's driving it: Franklin Templeton's BENJI, Spiko's fast-growing funds, and a wave of institutions moving on-chain. They cover U.S. Bank's stablecoin pilot on Stellar (mint, cross-border transfer, redemption, clawback and freeze), MoneyGram's stablecoin card in Colombia, and DTCC's tokenization plans targeting the first half of 2027. Plus: why so few RWAs are used in DeFi, how RedStone is filling the 24/7 pricing gap, and why open public networks are beating permissioned chains. [MEDIA PARTNERSHIP]

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Stellar Hits $4B+ in RWA's: Why Wall Street Institutions Are Choosing Stellar | Denelle Dixon

Stellar Hits $4B+ in RWA's: Why Wall Street Institutions Are Choosing Stellar | Denelle Dixon

Tokenized real-world assets on Stellar are nearing $4 billion, up about 360% this year. Camila Russo sits down with Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, to unpack what's driving it: Franklin Templeton's BENJI, Spiko's fast-growing funds, and a wave of institutions moving on-chain. They cover U.S. Bank's stablecoin pilot on Stellar (mint, cross-border transfer, redemption, clawback and freeze), MoneyGram's stablecoin card in Colombia, and DTCC's tokenization plans targeting the first half of 2027. Plus: why so few RWAs are used in DeFi, how RedStone is filling the 24/7 pricing gap, and why open public networks are beating permissioned chains. [MEDIA PARTNERSHIP]
 Own and Earn From NVIDIA's Most Powerful AI Hardware | Viktoriya Hying, B3-IQ

Own and Earn From NVIDIA's Most Powerful AI Hardware | Viktoriya Hying, B3-IQ

The AI revolution runs on GPUs, and right now, demand is massively outpacing supply. Viktoriya Hying, co-founder of B3 Labs, joins Camila Russo to break down B3-IQ: an owner-operated compute network that lets investors and smaller AI labs own NVIDIA's most powerful GPUs, including the H200, for as little as 30% down, then earn passive income renting them out. From competing with AWS pricing to navigating the wild west of AI compute procurement, this episode covers why owning the hardware is the smarter long-term play over renting from hyperscalers, and how B3-IQ is building the transparency layer the industry desperately needs.
Crypto's Quiet Revolution: How Stablecoins Deliver Aid Where Banks Can't

Crypto's Quiet Revolution: How Stablecoins Deliver Aid Where Banks Can't

Blockchain's most underrated and important use case: nutrition aid for mothers in Haiti and banking the unbanked in Afghanistan. Stablecoins for aid.
 Why Wall Street's Biggest Traders Are Abandoning Crypto for Prediction Markets | Alex Momot

Why Wall Street's Biggest Traders Are Abandoning Crypto for Prediction Markets | Alex Momot

Prediction markets are entering a new phase — and the biggest market makers in the world are taking notice. Alex Momot, Co-founder of Peanut Trade, joins Camila Russo to break down the mechanics, the opportunity, and the risks behind this fast-moving space.