Are TradFi Institutions Lying about Tokenization? | Austin Campbell

Are TradFi Institutions Lying about Tokenization? | Austin Campbell

Author: Tony Edward February 20, 2026 Duration: 59:35
Austin Campbell is the founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Consulting. We discuss the current state of the crypto market and can it recover. Recorded on January 28th
Topics:
- Crypto market outlook 
- TradFi adoption of Crypto 
- Banks vs Stablecoin Yield 
- Will the Clarity Act Pass?
- Banks and Stablecoin yield
- If Clarity does not pass will another Gary Gensler appear?
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
02:48 Crypto vs Precious Metals
05:01 What's affecting Crypto
08:47 Crypto recovery outlook 
18:08 Banks launching a bliockchain
20:41 TradFi adoption not real?
26:50 SEC & CFTC crypto regulation
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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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