#490: Iggy Ioppe, CIO of Theo, on The future of Tokenized Finance, Money-market funds, and Connecting Liquidity Venues

Iggy Ioppe is Chief Investment Officer at Theo, a gateway connecting onchain capital to global markets via institutional-grade trading infrastructure. Previously, Iggy was Co-Head of Polygon Ventures and Managing Partner at Procul Capital, a fintech and Web3-focused venture firm. Earlier, he served as Group Head of Proprietary Investing at Credit Suisse and held investing roles at Sureview Capital, Vinik Asset Management, and Bain Capital. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from McGill University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. 

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The convergence of TradFi <> Crypto
- High-speed traders are now the smartest folks on Wall Street 
- Going beyond issuance - why tokenizing assets is not enough
- Current trends in tokenized RWAs
- The value of engaging tokenized assets in spot markets
- The future of tokenized finance and the path to institutional adoption
- Connecting to liquidity venues
- HIP-3 exchange denominated in t-bills
- Money-market funds
- Tokenized gold with yield

Theo
X: @Theo_Network
Website: theo.xyz
LinkedIn: Theo

Iggy Ioppe
X: @iggyioppe
LinkedIn: Iggy Ioppe

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