
S3E81 - What 16 Major Banks Really Think About Crypto & Tokenization | Anthony Ralphs & Chris Ostrowski
Published: September 22, 2026
Duration: 57:35
What do 16 major investment banks really think about crypto and tokenization?
Rupert Pickering is joined by Anthony Ralphs, Founder of Nova Modus and formerly at Ripple, and Chris Ostrowski, Founder & CEO of SODA, to explore what banks actually want from blockchain and why adoption at scale remains so difficult.
Drawing on SODA’s research with 16 major investment banks, we discuss the real-world potential of tokenized collateral, intraday repo and cross-border payments, alongside the legacy systems holding traditional finance back.
We also explore public vs private blockchains, SODA’s work with MIT on interoperability stan...