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How TradFi is Navigating the Blockchain with Fidelity’s Vanessa Kargenian

Sep 11, 2024 - 24min

EPISODE 65

How TradFi is Navigating the Blockchain with Fidelity’s Vanessa Kargenian

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In this episode of TRM Talks, Ari Redbord, TRM's Global Head of Policy sits down with Vanessa Kargenian, Director of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) at Fidelity Investments to discuss how blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way traditional financial institutions do business.

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About the guests

Vanessa Kargenian
Fidelity Investments

Vanessa Kargenian leads thematic crypto research for the Fidelity Center of Applied Technology. She collaborates closely with our blockchain incubator and is fascinated by how blockchains, CBDCs, and tokenized assets are reshaping business operations and global financial public policy frameworks.

Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan.

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