Vivek Raman on Why Ethereum Wins the Institutional Race
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Vivek Raman on Why Ethereum Wins the Institutional Race

Wall Street is choosing Ethereum, and Vivek Raman explains why the institutional flood is already underway, from tokenized assets and stablecoins to DeFi's coming renaissance and ETH repricing as a reserve asset.

About Vivek Raman: Co-founder of Etherealize, bridging Wall Street and Ethereum.

The Rollup is the convergence of legacy finance and DeFi, bringing you face-to-face with the leaders of neo finance. Live from the Empire State Building every week.


Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:07 Why Stablecoins Are the First Killer App for Blockchains

02:30 Blackrock, Tokenization & the Internet Moment for Finance

05:52 The Real ETH Value Thesis

13:37 The Blockchains as Cities Analogy

16:18 What Institutions Actually Want From Ethereum

18:20 Top 3 Bank Processes Ethereum Replaces

20:08 DeFi Valuations & the TAM Explosion

23:45 Can DeFi Tokens Outpace L1s?

26:24 MicroStrategy for ETH? Tom Lee & the ETH DATs

30:18 What Vivek Is Most Excited About in 2025

32:30 Stablecoin Genius Act & DC Strategy


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