Very insightful interview. Learned a lot, and really looking forward to seeing the successful roll-out of a Securities Trading Platform.

Hi Ash! Nice interview, thanks! There is actually a company that does the same (and much more) and has already all the licences. They will tokenise everything not just securities, but movies, sport-teams etc. They will have the very first tokensale (STO) of a Hollywood movie just 2 weeks from now!! If you want to have an interview about project that will make history soon, you might have them?! Thanks

See also HG exchange (https://hg.exchange) which recently started trading - tokonizes both digitial as non-digital assets that are currently traded privately, fully regulated by the monetary authorities of Singapore (it runs on Zilliqa)

Great interview, good to learn what is progressing behind the scenes! Securitized tokens have to be the future, it's a no-brainer even just as a basic improvement to the user experience of current trading platforms.

You can freeze your customer's assets? Can you please explain why the governments should have access into your wallet? In cryptocurrency space, people think that it's the same thing that the government could block your access to the internet, block your access to the information. It is like a civil right! No one can take that right away from you.

Sorry, one more questions, feel free not to answer. When purchase / integration with TDAmeritrade?

How does INX compare against platforms like Securitize that focuses on Reg. D / C, etc. ? Is the primary distinction the optionality to retail (Accredited Investor status not required)? With banks now allowed to custody digital assets and the VASP rule in play, does INX consider partnering or M&A with a traditional banking institution? If securities are digitized on the same platform as crypto currencies & futures will you allow infinite denomination? In other words, will you allow trading of securities vs. crypto vs. futures vs. stablecoins? Uphold is currently allowing for cross-asset class denominations and interoperability is something assuming that the KYC/AML is met would be offered to traders and arbitrage via API? What about future assets like Real Estate, Art, etc., when? What is your position regarding building on a PoW blockchain like Ethereum with ERC standards, network fees, etc.? Have you explored other platforms like BFT Flare network that is fee-less and turing complete with the EVM? Lot's of questions, thank you in advance! Very exciting!

Help me understand this. If you send the securities to your grandma as he suggests as a use case, and she loses her private keys what happens to those securities?

I'm very excited about tokenization & digital securities. Ever since Marc Cohodes in an RV interview spread the word about tZERO, I've been following it. It seems tZERO & INX are competing for the market-cap in digital assets space. tZERO with FINRA approval for a brokerage deal might be slightly ahead of the pack. Also Cohodes is super bullish on it. This was timely & informative. Borthwick mentions tZERO a couple of times. Very interesting to see who wins! Anybody else is interested in tZERO or INX?

The virtual background really exemplifies his ethos for transparency.

Brilliant interview! Digitization of Securities and financials in general solves so many problems and reduces costs dramatically. Douglas has a brilliant, carefully executed solution to a historic problem. Thank you!

Please look into Kinesis Money & do an interview with then.

Appears like a fixed income instrument (perpetuity) with embedded option. Holders may not make any money and this is highly illiquid. Thoughts?

outstanding content!

10 minutes in and this kind of sounds like a shitcoin commercial and I think Ash agrees. Let’s see how this plays out.

one great takeaway - tokenization of cash flow v equity. other than that, snoozefest.

These guys are clearly playing the long game. Being on the right side of KYC/AML is clearly the future if you want to scale and have a sustainable business with no regulators going after you. Wild West will only go for so long and the serious money will now put their money with the cowboys.