For episode 754 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Marcos Santillana, VP of Digital Asset Services, Institutional at Uphold.

Marcos Santillana is VP of Digital Asset Services at Uphold, a crypto platform licensed across the US, UK and EU. He works directly with crypto foundations and protocol teams on listing, treasury management and wider ecosystem partnerships.

With deep exposure to hundreds of blockchain projects assessed through a regulatory, commercial and technical lens, Marcos brings rare cross-jurisdictional fluency across US and UK frameworks.Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocols and crypto foundations can get in touch with Marcos to discuss the full range of services Uphold offers.

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⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:56) Who is Marcos Santillana?

(4:40) What is Uphold Institutional?

(6:54) Client types

(7:26) Uphold launches XDC staking offering

(8:29) Why is this an important milestone?

(9:51) Uphold’s Digital Asset Services Unit

(11:26) Identifying breakout projects

(13:29) Sumsub

(14:12) Trending projects or narratives

(15:20) AI trends in Web3

(17:26) Where are we in the digital asset adoption cycle?

(18:45) What regulation is important to watch?

(19:54) Uphold Institutional roadmap

(21:08) Conferences & events

(22:10) Uphold website and socials

🎙 Uphold Links:

🔗 Website: https://uphold.com/en-us/learn/institutional/uphold-institutional

🔗 X: https://x.com/UpholdInc

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upholdinc

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcos-santillana-672ba1122/

📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.