Why Institutions Are Finally Adopting Ethereum

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What if Ethereum is already Wall Street’s next infrastructure layer, but no one’s noticed yet?

In this episode of High Stakes, Alex Nwaka sits down with Vivek Raman, CEO of Etherealize and former Wall Street trader, to explore why Ethereum’s moment with institutions has finally arrived. From the outdated legacy systems of major banks to the explosion of tokenization, Vivek explains why ETH isn’t just “digital gold’s cousin”, it’s “digital oil” powering a new financial Internet. If you want to understand the convergence of open-source systems, institutional capital, and programmable finance, this episode is your map.

In This Episode:
• Why Ethereum is finally getting institutional attention
• What Wall Street’s legacy systems still look like today
• Why ETH is a productive, yield-generating asset
• The rise of Ethereum Layer 2s as custom institutional rails
• How stablecoins became the "ChatGPT moment" for crypto
• Why decentralization is crucial for institutional confidence
• The overlooked connection between Ethereum and AI agents
• How Ethereum will integrate quietly but totally with the financial system

00:00:00 - Coming up...
00:01:01 - Meet Vivek Raman, CEO of Etherealize
00:01:28 - From Wall Street to Ethereum: Vivek’s pivot
00:05:20 - Building Etherealize and getting early support
00:07:34 - Ethereum’s role in transforming global finance
00:09:21 - Wall Street's archaic infrastructure explained
00:11:36 - Why Ethereum improves speed, trust, and scale
00:16:20 - Ethereum’s Layer 2 roadmap and institutional buildout
00:17:41 - ETH as “digital oil” vs Bitcoin’s “digital gold”
00:21:06 - The three priorities: tokenization, L2s, and privacy
00:23:29 - Who’s championing blockchain inside financial institutions
00:25:58 - Why decentralization matters for institutions
00:28:27 - The significance of stablecoins and the Genius Act
00:30:44 - What asset classes will be tokenized next
00:32:19 - What changes by 2030 if Ethereum wins
00:33:48 - Ethereum’s future in AI and agent-based commerce
00:36:33 - Blockchain is ready. AI is not. Here's why.
00:38:19 - Biggest risk to Ethereum: regulatory backlash
00:40:48 - Vivek’s bold prediction: Ethereum flips Bitcoin
00:41:28 - Final thoughts and wrap-up

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