The Future of Digital Assets and Self-Custody

You wouldn’t expect a centralized crypto exchange to be launching a self-custody digital asset product, but  Simon McLoughlin (CEO, Uphold) speaks with Ian Andrews (CMO, Chainalysis) on the podcast to talk about VAULT, a self-custody wallet that aims to make holding digital assets easy and convenient for users.

Simon shares the growth and challenges Uphold faced during the 2017 bull market and emphasizes Uphold's unique trading infrastructure, which allows for seamless trading between different assets.

He explains the rigorous token listing process and the partnership with Ripple to facilitate cross-border payments and their efforts to attract large banks as partners.

Simon also covers the various regulatory landscapes in jurisdictions they operate in like the USA, Europe and the UK, as well as global expansion plans to Canada, Brazil, Vietnam, and Australia. 

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

• (2:07) - Simon's first encounter with cryptocurrency and joining Uphold during the 2017 crypto boom
• (6:58) - The challenging process of listing new tokens
• (9:23) - Uphold's unique "anything to anything" trading experience
• (12:17) - Partnership with Ripple for cross-border payments
• (16:27) - Encouraging signs with banks approaching crypto partnerships after industry shows resilience
• (19:50) - Different crypto regulatory approaches by the US, Europe and UK
• (21:45) - Introduction of Uphold VAULT for easy self-custody
• (25:13) - Future prospects for the industry and Uphold’s global expansion plans

Related resources

Check out more resources provided by Chainalysis that perfectly complement this episode of the Public Key.

• Website:  Uphold: Discover Crypto Better
• Press Release: Uphold launches self-custody wallet that supports XRP token
• Articles: What Is Uphold Vault
• Report: Uphold Transparency Report
• Blog: Cryptocurrencies: View all real-time price action for 250+ digital currencies, including majors, alt-coins, emerging tokens, and more
• Event: Chainalysis Links Conference NYC 2024 (Apr. 9-10, 2024) - Early Bird Pricing On Now!
• LinkedIn Post: Ledger Wallet Supply Chain Attack (featuring Raz Niv, CTO of Blockaid)
• YouTube: Chainalysis YouTube page
• Twitter: Chainalysis Twitter: Building trust in blockchain
• Tik Tok: Building trust in #blockchains among people, businesses, and governments.
• Telegram: Chainalysis on Telegram 

Speakers on today’s episode

• Ian Andrews * Host * (Chief Marketing Officer, Chainalysis) 
• Simon McLoughlin (CEO, Uphold)

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