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<v Speaker 1>Hey everyone, welcome into the Thinking Crypto podcast. You're home

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<v Speaker 1>for your cryptocurrency news and interviews. I'm your host, Tony Edward.

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<v Speaker 1>things are starting to get bloody out there. Bitcoin back

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<v Speaker 1>down again, currently at sixty six, six hundred and eight

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<v Speaker 1>dollars at the time of recording, so we're seeing a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a fake out from their move. We saw

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<v Speaker 1>up above seventy one thousand dollars, which you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>were looking for some sort of relief rally. Maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>was it, but you know, we're gonna have to wait

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<v Speaker 1>see because there's a lot of uncertainty in the markets

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<v Speaker 1>right now. Even the stock market is seeing some pressure

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<v Speaker 1>where we're seeing the futures are all in the negative.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's starting to get bloody out there, and this

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<v Speaker 1>week could be really bad. Maybe we see a big

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<v Speaker 1>dump for the stock market, the NAS, the SMP five hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>and much more. Some analysts are looking at the charts

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<v Speaker 1>for the SMP five hundred and the NASDAC and it

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<v Speaker 1>is looking bearer. So with the uncertainty with the Iran war,

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<v Speaker 1>oil prices surging over one hundred dollars a barrel and

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<v Speaker 1>much more, we could see the markets take a big hit.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course if the stock market's dumping, we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>see crypto pull down with it, right, because it's like

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<v Speaker 1>the gravitational pull. What's fascinating is that gold is also down,

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<v Speaker 1>So everything is just down right now. Just oil is

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<v Speaker 1>going nuts, and the VIS the volatility index is spiking,

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<v Speaker 1>So be prepared. This could be a very bloody week,

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<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't mean it's going to last forever. Remember

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<v Speaker 1>that markets are cyclical, right, and we are I think

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<v Speaker 1>near the bottom of this respective bear market because we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen a big downside already. So it presents buying opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>if you have a long term view. Now, if you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at just the one minute, one hour weekly, it's

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<v Speaker 1>going to drive you nuts and you won't have that

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<v Speaker 1>larger perspective. But again, we've seen many of these type

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<v Speaker 1>of events. Just even in the beginning of last year

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<v Speaker 1>with the tariff announcement, markets dumped significantly, right, It was

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<v Speaker 1>a significant move down. So this is where patients and

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<v Speaker 1>having some sort of dollar cost averaging strategy is important,

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<v Speaker 1>and markets will find your bottom and continue to move

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<v Speaker 1>higher because they will continue to debase the currency in print.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is where you got to play the long

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<v Speaker 1>game by holding assets. And of course crypto is one

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<v Speaker 1>of the fastest horses in the race. Now, not to

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<v Speaker 1>pour salt on the wound here, but around thirty six

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<v Speaker 1>point eight billion XRP are now underwater with unrealized losses

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<v Speaker 1>hitting fifty point eight billion dollars per glass. Note this

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<v Speaker 1>is true from many all coins, right, but I just

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<v Speaker 1>saw this data point and I think it's important to highlight.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, markets don't go in the same direction forever.

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<v Speaker 1>There's going to be a bottom and then an accumulation

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<v Speaker 1>phase and then we hit the next bull market. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is where patients it has to be exer, don't

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<v Speaker 1>look at your portfolio. I'm avoiding looking at my portfolio

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<v Speaker 1>because psychologically I know what that will do, so I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to focus on it too much, right, so

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<v Speaker 1>I want to look at the buying opportunities. So guys, again,

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<v Speaker 1>expect lots of volativity this week. Now from a macro perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>I love what Brian Armstrong's CEO Coinbase tweeted out today.

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<v Speaker 1>He said crypto will break down barriers around fundraising and

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<v Speaker 1>capital formation. Next, reducing friction around fundraising will increase the

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<v Speaker 1>number of startups in the world, accelerating progress. Every entrepreneur

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<v Speaker 1>knows how time consuming and expensive fundraising can be. So, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen the model with all coins, even meme coins

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<v Speaker 1>at NFTs right, the ability to crowdsource and raise capital.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we need to put the regulations and the guard

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<v Speaker 1>wills in place. I'm not saying you should launch a

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<v Speaker 1>meme coin to fundraise, but rather you can tokenize yourself

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<v Speaker 1>or tokenize a business and have it go through proper

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<v Speaker 1>institutions that will do the audit and the verifications, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's all transparent on the blockchain and globally distributed, and

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<v Speaker 1>you can raise capital that way. So please understand what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying. And I believe eventually the future IPOs and

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<v Speaker 1>companies going public will be on chain. It won't be

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<v Speaker 1>through stocks, you know, on the stock market. It's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be on chain in different ways. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>a paradigm shift, folks, and it does take time for

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<v Speaker 1>The United States Department of the Treasury admits crypto mixers

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<v Speaker 1>have legitimate privacy uses on public blockchains. So many of

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<v Speaker 1>you know about the story with Tornado Cash and the

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<v Speaker 1>other crypto mixers. Many governments, including the United States, have

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<v Speaker 1>come out very heavy handed against them, and instead of

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<v Speaker 1>going after the bad actors, they've gone after the people

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<v Speaker 1>who created these platforms and the software. Right, But that's

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<v Speaker 1>not the right approach. You got to go after the

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<v Speaker 1>bad actors. So great to see the Treasury is starting

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<v Speaker 1>to change its tune here, and hopefully the entire US

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<v Speaker 1>government can get behind this and they can put together

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<v Speaker 1>the legislation that's needed to regulate and monitor these platforms

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<v Speaker 1>versus you know, just having a knee jerk reaction. But

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<v Speaker 1>we need to shut it down, and only bad actors

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<v Speaker 1>are using it, right, and even like the founder Tornado Cash,

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<v Speaker 1>took the brunt of it. But you know, these type

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<v Speaker 1>of technologies are going to be very important for the

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<v Speaker 1>future adoption of crypto and speaking of the Treasury. Treasury

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary Scott Bessend tweeted out just on Friday, enjoyed meeting

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<v Speaker 1>with President Naibu Kelly today at the President of the

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<v Speaker 1>United States Shield of America's summit in Dral, Florida. I

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<v Speaker 1>was glad to hear more about President bu Kelly's pro

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<v Speaker 1>market reforms for El Salvador and his efforts to make

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<v Speaker 1>El Salvador a digital assets hub. We will continue to

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<v Speaker 1>work together to advance strategies to strengthen our hemisphere. Very interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>So notice you mentioned their digital assets hub. So Alsavadro

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<v Speaker 1>could be a key partner to the United States as

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<v Speaker 1>it relates to crypto and blockchain technology. We're going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to wait and see how that plays out, but

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<v Speaker 1>we know President Bukel they've been buying bitcoin al Savado

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<v Speaker 1>right in their reserve, and they've embraced bitcoin and crypto

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<v Speaker 1>in many different ways. So very interesting. Now here's some

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<v Speaker 1>more news from the government as it relates to crypto.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's cyber strategy vows to support the security of cryptocurrencies

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<v Speaker 1>and blockchain. So great update here. It's no secret that

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<v Speaker 1>President Trump's administration is very pro crypto so that Trump

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<v Speaker 1>Administration's new cyber strategy prioritizes the security of cryptocurrencies and

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<v Speaker 1>blockchain technology to maintain US leadership in emerging tech. This

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<v Speaker 1>place is blockchain security in the context of national technology competition,

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<v Speaker 1>alongside AI and quantum computing. The strategy aligns with the

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<v Speaker 1>administration's ongoing support for crypto, including past pledges to make

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<v Speaker 1>the US the crypto capital and create a strategic bitcoin reserve.

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<v Speaker 1>So again, all the moving parts and components, the bells

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<v Speaker 1>and whistles, are being set up here for the adoption

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<v Speaker 1>at crypto. Obviously, the many institutions want to see the

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<v Speaker 1>governments give their rubber stamp of approval in many different

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<v Speaker 1>ways so that they can use the technology to build

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<v Speaker 1>and invest and do a lot more. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>very good news. Okay. Moving ahead, tokenized assets exceed twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five billion dollars after nearly quadrupling in a year, So

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<v Speaker 1>the token economy is growing. We are seeing a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of assets go on chain, from fiat currency to gold,

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<v Speaker 1>to real estate, to money market funds and equities and

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<v Speaker 1>much more. Guys, it's really really incredible. So tokenized real

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<v Speaker 1>world assets excluding stable coins have surged more than twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five billion dollars on chain, nearly quadrupling in a year,

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<v Speaker 1>with six categories now exceeding one billion dollars each. Much

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<v Speaker 1>of the growth reflects larger, infrequent institutional allocations rather than

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<v Speaker 1>active secondary trading, as issuers prioritize capital formation and fundraising

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<v Speaker 1>efficiency over liquidity. Only about twelve percent of the roughly

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<v Speaker 1>eight point five billion dollars in RWA back stable coins

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<v Speaker 1>is deployed in D five, leaving most assets siloed behind

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<v Speaker 1>compliance barriers and raising questions about whether tokenization will integrate

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<v Speaker 1>with permission less finance. So this is just the tippity iceberg, right.

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<v Speaker 1>The billions that we're hitting here is almost next to nothing.

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<v Speaker 1>When you think about there's trillions of dollars of assets

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<v Speaker 1>around the globe. So eventually we're going to get to

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<v Speaker 1>that one trillion market. It's going to be a combination

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<v Speaker 1>of different jurisdictions and countries around the world putting large

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<v Speaker 1>assets like real estate and gold and much more on chain.

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<v Speaker 1>So the ball is rolling here, guys, and as always,

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing this on blockchain networks. So this is where

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<v Speaker 1>we want to keep monitoring and see which blockchain networks

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<v Speaker 1>are getting adoption. You know, a great website I've talked

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<v Speaker 1>about many times is RWA dot xyz where you can

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<v Speaker 1>verify or view, i should say, the data around different

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<v Speaker 1>blockchains that are getting adoption and how much of tokenized

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<v Speaker 1>assets are WA tokenized assets are on those chains. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is updated on a daily basis, and you can

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<v Speaker 1>see what's happening with the different blockchains like Ethereum, Solana,

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<v Speaker 1>Canton Network and much more. It's all there, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>You can look at the data and see what's being

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<v Speaker 1>built on which blockchains and much more so, things are

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<v Speaker 1>moving in the right direction here, guys, this is very

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<v Speaker 1>very bullish. Okay, folks, that's the news. Let me know

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