On this week's episode, our hosts, Jeremy Almond and Megan Guy chat with CEO & Founder of FinClear, David Ferrall. They explore the potential for distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain to transform the investment landscape - from enabling trading in new asset classes to improving transparency and reducing the cost of intermediaries.
00:00 Intro to David Ferrall and FinClear
2:09 What’s wrong with the current financial infrastructure for investing and trading?
04:00 What is DLT (distributed ledger technology)?
6:30 A single source of truth
7:15 Real-time transactions/settlement
10:00 Gamestop and meme stocks
12:15 Buzzfeed employee shares ownership: how would DLT and real-time settlement have helped?
15:45 FCX (not FTX!) as an exchange for unlisted securities
18:35 How DLT enables new products and asset classes
21:20 How do new investment products affect the regulatory landscape?
22:56 Finding the middle ground in regulatory oversight
28:36 The role (and complexities) of moving from regional, centralized to global, decentralized markets
30:15 The advantages of democratization and self-custody
31:20 More about FCX (not FTX!)
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https://www.fcx.com.au
https://finclear.com.au/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-ferrall-230a5064/
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