Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton) on Onchain Asset Management (EP.670)

Today, I sat down with Sandy Call, the head of digital assets at Franklin Templeton, also serving on the CFTC digital assets subcommittee and advisory boards for the DTCC and World Economic Forum. Our discussion touched on shifts in regulatory attitudes, how digital assets will change asset management, and where innovation will gravitate next. It was a pleasure sitting down with Sandy and getting the chance to hear her insights on the industry. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

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Sandy, thank you for joining us on the pod today. Excited to chat. And first off, I wanted to say thank you for all the work you've done in the industry to push the agenda of digital assets, I would say, both in traditional financial markets as well as in the regulatory sphere. I would love if you wouldn't mind touching on the scope of your current responsibilities and your team and what you guys are focused on today.