Bitcoin's Biggest Advantage Is The One Wall Street Can't Buy | Saeed Badreg

Saeed Badreg argued that Trump’s crypto involvement is a net positive for builders because it signals U.S. regulatory acceptance that foreign officials and institutions are following. He said the shift is already showing up in conversations with banks, central banks, and startups, and pointed to stablecoins and tokenization as the clearest beneficiaries of the new posture.

The conversation centered on tokenized equities and real-world assets as the next major crypto use case. Badreg said Sunrise helps issuers bring equities, commodities, and other assets onchain for international access, and claimed the company has already done more than 100 listings on Solana with over 300 billion in cumulative volume. He argued that tokenization is about access and liquidity, especially for people outside the U.S. who could not buy major IPOs like Google or Amazon at launch.

He also said the market is moving toward infrastructure and away from speculative token launches. In his view, regulatory clarity is pushing institutions toward tokenized funds, onchain securities, and 24/7 trading models, while the biggest challenge remains liquidity bootstrapping through market makers plus strong mint-and-redeem mechanics. The host later tied that theme to the weekly recap, emphasizing how quickly Wall Street, JPMorgan, Robinhood, and others are moving into tokenization and crypto rails.