The TOKEN2049 conference in Dubai saw numerous builders, traders, investors, and curious TradFi folks in attendance.
What’s more, many renowned and wealthy locals were there, eager to learn about and invest in crypto.
Cryptonews was there for the second day as well, talking to industry insiders about decentralized AI, DePIN, RWAs, and incoming regulations.
The attendees discussed the crypto market branching off into two streams, as well as tokenizing trade, uniting Layer 2s, resolving network congestion, and much more. There were also plenty of impressive shows happening all around the event. Like this fire show for example:
During the second day of TOKEN2049, Cryptonews Podcast host Matt Zahab talked to:
You can find each interview on the links above to watch, and you can read what these industry insiders exclusively told Matt below.
Alizee Carli, Director of Ecosystem at Casper Association, the team behind the Casper blockchain, remarked that all interactions will AI will have to be fully auditable by 2025 to comply with the incoming EU regulations.
Blockchain is an excellent solution for that.
Therefore, Casper Labs and IBM are working together on a governance tool, and the MVP will be launched in the third quarter of this year.
Meanwhile, the Association’s ” big focus ” is real-world asset tokenization (RWAs).
They want to expand tokenization, particularly with cash, cash equivalents, and other financial products.
The team has spent the last 18 months bringing RWA tokenization protocols on Casper, including a native stablecoin launching in May.
Speaking of RWAs, some are also turning to tokenizing staking.
This is a way to tokenize validator node infrastructure, said Jesper Johansen, CEO of regulated custodial staking provider
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