Why Crypto Finally Makes Sense to Wall Street | Jason Yanowitz

<p>Jason Yanowitz, Co-Founder of Blockworks, joins Sebastien Couture on Epicenter to discuss why crypto is entering its biggest transformation yet. From institutional adoption and the Clarity Act to token transparency, AI, on-chain capital markets and the acquisition of Messari, this conversation explores where crypto is actually heading.</p><p><br></p><p>Jason explains why Wall Street is preparing for crypto, why token fundamentals finally matter, how Blockworks acquired Messari, why capital markets are moving on-chain, and why the next crypto cycle could look completely different from previous bull markets.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation also covers Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, stablecoins, RWAs (Real World Assets), tokenisation, venture capital, crypto regulation, SEC policy, the Clarity Act, Token Transparency Framework, AI, Robinhood, Coinbase, Hyperliquid, self-custody, crypto infrastructure, institutional finance and the future of blockchain adoption.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>1. Why Wall Street is preparing for crypto</p><p>2. The Blockworks × Messari acquisition</p><p>3. The Clarity Act and US crypto regulation</p><p>4. Token transparency and the future of crypto markets</p><p>5. Stablecoins, RWAs and on-chain capital markets</p><p>6. AI&#39;s role in the next generation of crypto businesses</p><p>7. Why the next crypto cycle will reward real fundamentals</p><p>8. Building one of crypto&#39;s leading media and data companies</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed the episode, don&#39;t forget to subscribe for more conversations with the builders, founders and investors shaping the future of crypto.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p>Lido: https://lido.fi/stvaults?mtm_campaign=epicenter</p><p><br></p><p>Sponsors: </p><p><br></p><p>Lido V3 introduces stVaults: a modular staking infrastructure that lets builders and institutions deploy custom staking vaults, while staying anchored to stETH as a shared liquidity layer.</p><p><br></p><p>Get started building with Lido V3 today: https://lido.fi/stvaults?mtm_campaign=epicenter</p><p>Block Space Forum: https://blockspace.forum/</p><p><br></p><p>NEAR AI Cloud now lets developers deploy OpenClaw—the rapidly growing open-source AI agent platform—inside Trusted Execution Environments, providing hardware-level encryption with cryptographic attestations. With OpenClaw on NEAR AI Cloud, you can run agents with cloud convenience, but without traditional cloud data exposure. No hardware to ma