What’s holding back real institutional adoption of blockchain? Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset, joins High Stakes to reveal what institutions really need before moving serious volume on-chain. From tokenized treasuries to the privacy gap in DeFi, Yuval brings over a decade of experience bridging traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure. If you’re tracking where real-world assets are headed or building for regulated markets, this episode is a must-listen.
HOST: Alex Nwaka, Co-Founder of Validation Cloud
GUEST: Yuval Rooz, CEO of Digital Asset
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Institutional adoption hinges on native asset tokenization, not IOUs or wrappers
• Privacy is critical - institutions need selective transparency, not full public visibility
• Scalability is not the main barrier to adoption - trust and sovereignty are
• Real-world examples of $400B daily repo volumes running on-chain with Broadridge
• Why US Treasuries can now be held natively on-chain through canton
• Interoperability must have real commercial value for institutions to matter
• The importance of regulatory posture over regulatory change
• Tokenization enables new financial products that aren’t viable today
• US market remains the global center of gravity for blockchain adoption
• AI enhances blockchain by verifying data before it hits the chain
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