Why Banks Are Adopting Digital Assets: Fireblocks CFO Michael Levine | NYSE Floor Talks
Fireblocks CFO Michael Levine explains why banks and payments companies are moving onto blockchain infrastructure, and what comes next.
In this NYSE Floor Talks interview at 2026 Money 20/20 USA, Michael Levine covers how the GENIUS Act changed bank appetite for digital assets, why payments companies are a growing part of the Fireblocks customer base, and where tokenized deposits and tokenized real world assets fit. He also explains why stablecoins are still misunderstood by finance leaders outside the industry, how programmable smart contracts could create new utilities, and why he compares today’s market to the early internet.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:16 What Fireblocks does and who uses it
1:02 Why banks are moving into digital assets
2:28 Payments companies as a growing customer segment
3:08 The CLARITY Act and regulatory timing
3:39 Where the puck is going for financial infrastructure
4:12 Banks and payments firms drive transaction volume
5:09 Why stablecoins are still misunderstood
6:05 Smart contracts and programmability
6:35 The early internet comparison
7:24 Tokenized stocks and ubiquity
8:14 Biggest growth opportunities ahead
Learn how Fireblocks supports banks and payments companies: https://www.fireblocks.com/solutions/stablecoin-infrastructure
Explore tokenization infrastructure: https://www.fireblocks.com/products/tokenization
Watch the original interview on NYSE Floor Talks: https://tv.nyse.com/money20-20/videos/money-20-20-usa-fireblocks-cfo-michael-levine-on-why-banks-are-moving-onchain
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