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Kamino's Plan To Make Tokenized Assets Actually Useful | Michael Weisz

Kamino's Plan To Make Tokenized Assets Actually Useful | Michael Weisz12 okt56 min

Is tokenization pointless until you can borrow against it?

This week, we sit down with Kamino's new CEO Michael Weisz on why he left fintech to build the onchain credit layer.

We explore Kamino's invisible distribution strategy, why Goldman won't lend on private assets, why venture can't be collateral yet, and how his upside rides on $KMNO. Enjoy!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Intro

00:54 Why Leave Fintech For Crypto?

05:43 Why Join Kamino?

10:01 Kamino’s Vision For Onchain Finance

14:06 Who Owns The Customer Relationship?

17:13 Bringing Institutions Onchain: Four Pillars

23:34 Why Private Assets Need Onchain Credit

27:23 Which Assets Make Good Collateral?