Crypto In America Sharplink's Joeseph Chalom & Maple's Sidney Powell from Hong Kong
Feb 13, 2026
Sidney Powell, CEO of Maple Finance, builds tokenized private credit and on-chain institutional lending. Joeseph Chalom, Sharplink co-CEO and ex-BlackRock digital asset lead, focuses on treasury tokenization and staking. They discuss Hong Kong's stablecoin push and Asia liquidity, tokenization of real estate and funds, the rise of dollar stablecoins for lending, and how tokenized private credit and DATs could reshape institutional finance.
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Crypto As Banking Revitalization
- Sidney Powell frames crypto in America as a chance to revitalize banking with accessibility and transparency.
- She views DeFi adoption in the U.S. shifting from stigmatized to legitimate for founders.
Institutional Lending Is Becoming Safer
- Sidney says Maple focuses on institutional on-chain lending to provide working capital and mining financing.
- She highlights stronger underwriting and risk controls compared to earlier unsecured lending eras.
Dollar Stablecoins Dominate Lending
- Sidney notes most crypto lending today is dollar-denominated stablecoins, with Tether dominant in APAC.
- That currency concentration shapes where and how lending flows occur regionally.