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Santiago Santos, founder of Inversion, joins The Rollup live from DC Blockchain Summit to break down why most tokens aren't investable, the Hyper Liquid commodities thesis, and more.

Santiago Santos is a prolific angel investor and founder of Inversion. He was also an early backer of Polymarket.

The Rollup is the convergence of legacy finance and DeFi, bringing you face-to-face with the leaders of neo finance. Live from the Empire State Building every week.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:03 Capitol Hill to Chainlink

02:09 DC Summit & Convergence

03:36 Clarity Act Update

05:15 SEC Filing Change Explained

07:02 Innovation Exemption Preview

09:06 Will TradFi Litigate?

11:36 Who Benefits Most?

13:09 Tokenization & Energy Use

14:31 SEC & CFTC MOU

16:39 Regulatory Alignment Lowers Costs

18:06 Consumer Protection Balance

20:34 Chainlink's Role in DC

22:10 Tokenization's Biggest Winners

24:13 Institutions vs. Retail Trading

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