Alt Thinking May 1, 2025
DeFi Decoded Podcast

How Tokenization Could Unlock Financial Markets for Billions of People w/ Vincent Kadar of Polymath

193 - How Tokenization Could Unlock Financial Markets for Billions of People w/ Vincent Kadar of Polymath
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  • Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Alex Tapscott, CFA
    Managing Director, Digital Asset Group, Portfolio Manager
    Mr Tapscott is an entrepreneur, business author, and seasoned capital markets professional focused on the impact of emerging technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, on business, government, and society. His latest book, Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier (Harper Collins), was published September 19th, 2023. Alex is also the Managing Director of the Digital Assets Group at Ninepoint Partners, one of Canada’s leading investment firms, with more than...
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"If you don't have trust in the network, then you don't have anything." – Vincent Khadar

Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of Web3 with special guest Vincent Kadar, CEO of Polymath. Listen in as they explore Vincent’s journey into crypto, the future of tokenized assets beyond dollars, some of the challenges of asset tokenization, a few exciting projects at Polymath, its purpose-built Polymesh blockchain for regulated assets, why some asset managers have chosen to build on public networks like Ethereum, what’s next for Polymath, and more.

TIMESTAMPS

[0:00] Introduction
[4:36] Vincent’s Journey into Crypto  
[10:03] The Next Stage of Tokenized Assets
[17:07] Challenges in Tokenizing Assets
[22:47] Exciting Polymath Projects
[25:56] Polymarket’s Polymesh Blockchain
[29:11] Asset Managers Building on Public Networks
[33:45] What’s Next for Polymath
[36:11] Learn More
[36:37] Conclusion

 

 

Part of Ninepoint’s DeFi Decoded Podcast Series. Available at Google, Apple, and Spotify Podcasts.

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