In this episode, Jesse sits down with Arnab Naskar, the co-founder and business lead of STOKR. STOKR is a digital marketplace utilizing the Liquid Network to create a new age of capital markets. They sit down to chat about Liquid, STOs, countries adopting Bitcoin, the future of capital markets, and so much more. So sit back, relax, and enjoy another thought provoking episode of Blockstream Talks.
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1:11 - Meeting Arnab
2:05 - What is STOKR
3:51 - Current capital markets being outdated and what the future holds for them
7:35 - What is an STO and their difference between ICOs
11:22 - Liquid being a good way to issue STOs
13:00 - Privacy on Liquid being important
14:46 - Reasons for STOs becoming popular
16:56 - Benefits of tokenization
19:40 - Countries that are setting themselves up well with regulations
21:30 - U.S. being so hard to provide STO access to
23:06 - Large players getting interested in STOs
25:06 - Opportunities of STOs
29:44 - Bridging the old world to the new world
31:33 - Regulators views on STOs
35:20 - Thoughts on El Salvador bond
39:50 - Views on India adopting Bitcoin
42:42 - STOs in India
43:37 - Most exciting future developments in the Bitcoin world
46:17 - Where to find STOKR and Arnab