Our Tonic CEO Chris Watts and Head of Digital Steven Czarnota are joined by our friends at State Street, Greg Donovan (Vice President of Collateral Client Solutions) and Sam Edwards (Head of Collateral EMEA/APAC). In this episode of TonicBoom!, we explore how digital is revolutionizing financial markets. As tokenization accelerates and native digital assets gain traction, institutions are rethinking how this impacts their collateral, settlement and liquidity processes.

‍Key topics include:

• Digital Trends – The latest trends across Digital Assets and AI
• Use of Digital Assets – From tokenization of traditional assets through to the adoption of native digital assets
• Collateral as a catalyst – Why Collateral is a key use case for the market
• Industry Challenges – The move toward T+1 settlement and the need for greater optimization

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This is just the beginning! Stay tuned for Part Two, where we dive even deeper into the future of digital assets and collateral.

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0:00 - Episode introduction

01:58 - Meet the Experts03:12 - Two Truths, One Lie Challenge

08:22 - State of the Digital Market11:01 - What Exactly is a Digital Asset?

14:09 - Why is Collateral the Catalyst?

17:03 - Current Industry Challenges in Collateral Management

20:11 - Unlocking Liquidity through Tokenisation

22:37 - The Road to a More Efficient Future

24:25 - Episode Conclusion and Outro

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