Inside Digital Assets - Tokenization, Digital Assets and new market infrastructures

Digital assets, tokenized assets and regulated market infrastructure are becoming increasingly relevant for capital markets. In this episode of Inside Digital Assets, Host Lidia Kurt speaks with Roland Chai, President European Markets and Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq, about tokenization, DLT and the future of financial market infrastructure.

The conversation explores why the impact of tokenization may be strongest beyond trading itself: in post-trade processes, collateral management, asset servicing and the broader lifecycle of financial instruments.

Roland Chai also discusses why structured products can be a practical starting point for tokenized market infrastructure, how fragmentation in European capital markets...

Digital assets, tokenized assets and blockchain infrastructure are becoming increasingly relevant for institutional capital markets. In this episode of Inside Digital Assets, Lidia Kurt speaks with Frank Seibold (Managing Director and Global Head of Banking and Capital Markets at Chainlink).

The conversation focuses on the infrastructure needed to make tokenized assets usable beyond digital representation. Key topics include trusted data for smart contracts, the oracle problem, interoperability between blockchain networks, real-time data, smart NAV, corporate actions, settlement and the coexistence of traditional finance and on-chain systems.

Frank Seibold explains why tokenization alone is not enough. For digital assets to become...

How can digital assets scale in regulated capital markets?

In this episode of Inside Digital Assets, host Lidia Kurt speaks with Ivica Aračić (CTO of SWIAT) about the role of distributed ledger technology in the future of financial market infrastructure.

The conversation explores why shared ledgers matter, how tokenized securities can move from pilot projects to productive use, and what is needed for digital assets to become part of everyday capital markets.

Key topics include SWIAT’s approach to regulated digital asset infrastructure, the concept of Regulated Layer One, the importance of interoperability, and the role of central bank money in...

What does it take for tokenization to create real value in capital markets?

In this episode of "Inside Digital Assets", host Claudio Tognella speaks with Tom Rieder (Head of Digital Assets at ISP Group), about the practical implementation of tokenization and the role of digital assets in the future of capital market infrastructure.

Tom explains why tokenization should not be an end in itself. Before an asset is tokenized, issuers need to understand the business case, the rights being represented, the target investors and the concrete benefits for all parties involved.

The conversation covers real-world use cases such as real...