The Week in Crypto Policy: Tokenization - Robert Leshner, Superstate, Interview

George LeonardoOct 25, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read

Intro

Robert Leshner is the CEO and Co-Founder of Superstate, an asset management firm specializing in modernizing investing through tokenized financial products. Previously, he co-founded Compound Labs in 2017, which developed Compound — one of the first decentralized finance applications to allow users to borrow cryptocurrency or earn interest on their crypto holdings.

The Q&A below is aimed at highlighting the intersection of entrepreneurship, tokenization, and policy.

Q & A

The Crypto Entrepreneur

Q1: What led you to start your first business, and why did you choose to build in crypto?

A1: I entered the crypto space in 2017 by co-founding Compound Labs as a way to start addressing inefficiencies in financial markets — where transactions are slow, opaque, and reliant on intermediaries. Blockchain offers a more transparent, automated, and efficient way to reimagine these systems.

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George Leonardo

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George Leonardo is the founder of Cap Hill Crypto, a solo-entrepreneur venture focused on providing nonpartisan insights and analysis on U.S. federal crypto policy. Previously, he worked on Capitol Hill for Senator John Cornyn and as a litigation associate at Milbank LLP.

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