S5 E11 Fintech Files - Money, Rebuilt

Chief Executive Officer and Founder Edward Woodford shares how zerohash is bringing digital assets into the institutional mainstream, and why stablecoins are becoming the new plumbing of money movement.

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May 6, 2026

Is digital asset infrastructure finally ready for the mainstream?

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In this episode of Fintech Files, Edward Woodford, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of zerohash, unpacks how stablecoins have evolved from crypto footnote to payment infrastructure — and what that shift means for financial institutions, brokerages, and marketplaces.

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Edward shares what it takes to earn institutional trust, how frameworks like the GENIUS Act are shaping the distinction between stablecoins and tokenized deposits, and why the lines between crypto platforms and traditional brokerages are blurring faster than most expect.

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A grounded look at how digital money movement is being rebuilt from the infrastructure up. Listen here.

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