Crypto Decoded: DeFi, Tokens & Beyond with Hunter Sims

About this episode

John Sleeting interviews Hunter Sims about the evolution of finance in the context of blockchain and decentralized finance.

In this episode of Entrepreneurial Legacies , John Sleeting sits down with Hunter Sims, Associate Director at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School. Hunter works at the forefront of financial innovation, focusing on how digital assets, policy, and regulation intersect to shape the future of global finance. At CCAF, he collaborates with policymakers, industry leaders, and academics to advance research that informs evidence-based regulation and drives the sustainable development of new financial systems. Together, John and Hunter explore the rapid evolution of the financial industry in the era of blockchain and decentralized finance. From the fundamentals of the digital-asset ecosystem to the roles of Bitcoin, Ethereum, tokenization, and stablecoins, their conversation unpacks how technology is transforming money and markets. They also examine the challenges of regulation, the uncertainty around (or surrounding) global adoption, and what these shifts could mean for businesses navigating this fast-changing space. Packed with insights on FinTech, open banking, and DeFi, this episode highlights how innovation…

People in this episode

Host: John Sleeting

Guest: Hunter Sims

Topics covered

• decentralized finance
• digital assets
• financial innovation
• blockchain technology
• regulation
• FinTech

Keywords

• digital-asset ecosystem
• tokenization
• stablecoins
• financial systems
• open banking
• global adoption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, University of Cambridge Judge Business School, Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi

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