Wall Street Is Going Onchain: $160T, Bitcoin vs Gold & Quantum | Christopher Perkins

S3E79 - Wall Street Is Going Onchain: $160T, Bitcoin vs Gold & Quantum | Christopher Perkins

Published: September 17, 2026

Duration: 48:53

What happens when trillions of dollars in traditional finance start moving onchain?

Christopher Perkins, Head of Franklin Crypto at Franklin Templeton, joins AllInCrypto to explain why institutional adoption may be far further along than most people realize.

We discuss why public blockchains could become the infrastructure for 24/7 financial markets, what a potential $160 trillion onchain shift could mean for native crypto tokens, and why Perkins believes those tokens could eventually become strategic commodities.

We also explore Bitcoin’s advantages over gold, Franklin Templeton’s involvement in blockchain infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenized collateral, US crypto regulation and...