<p><strong>Robert Leshner — the mind behind Compound, and now the founder of Superstate — believes the next trillion-dollar shift will come from bringing the world’s assets on-chain.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Cami sits down with one of DeFi’s earliest pioneers to unpack:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Why DeFi itself shouldn’t change — but assets will</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>How tokenized T-bills, basis strategies, and even equities are finally getting institutional traction</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Why regulatory “tailwinds,” not new laws, unlocked the RWA boom</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The two competing models of tokenized stocks — and why both will win</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>What happens when DeFi becomes the infrastructure powering TradFi</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>What he’d do differently after Compound’s messy transition to decentralized governance</strong></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Robert also gives us a candid breakdown of how Superstate is building “canonical tokenization” — letting public companies turn their actual stock into blockchain-native assets — and why the real breakthrough won’t come from issuance… but from <strong>DeFi use cases</strong>.</p>

The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

Camila Russo

Tokenize Everything: Robert Leshner’s Vision for On-Chain Finance

NOV 18, 202522 MIN
The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

Tokenize Everything: Robert Leshner’s Vision for On-Chain Finance

NOV 18, 202522 MIN

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<p><strong>Robert Leshner — the mind behind Compound, and now the founder of Superstate — believes the next trillion-dollar shift will come from bringing the world’s assets on-chain.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Cami sits down with one of DeFi’s earliest pioneers to unpack:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Why DeFi itself shouldn’t change — but assets will</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>How tokenized T-bills, basis strategies, and even equities are finally getting institutional traction</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Why regulatory “tailwinds,” not new laws, unlocked the RWA boom</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>The two competing models of tokenized stocks — and why both will win</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>What happens when DeFi becomes the infrastructure powering TradFi</strong></p></li><li><p><strong>What he’d do differently after Compound’s messy transition to decentralized governance</strong></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Robert also gives us a candid breakdown of how Superstate is building “canonical tokenization” — letting public companies turn their actual stock into blockchain-native assets — and why the real breakthrough won’t come from issuance… but from <strong>DeFi use cases</strong>.</p>