{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ab6fe42bb6ddf45527e077e/605270913a2dda5bc92741be?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Metaco with Adrien Treccani | E169","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ab6fe42bb6ddf45527e077e/1616015467913-a5b895ee53f175654016fd01b13a4666.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this 169th episode of Fintech Impact, Jason Pereira, award–winning financial planner, university lecturer, writer, and host interviews Adrien Treccani, Founder and CEO of Metaco, a company that enables traditional financial institutions to offer their clients blockchain solutions!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Highlights:</p><ul><li>0:29 – Adrien Treccani introduces Metaco.</li><li>1:06 – What brought about the genesis of Metaco?</li><li>3:24 – How did Metaco solve the frictions of cryptocurrency mass adoption?</li><li>6:15 – What does the client process look like with Metaco?</li><li>9:16 – Is Adrien seeing a willingness to adopt blockchain solutions out of fear of future regulation?</li><li>12:14 – How does Metaco’s system of hierarchies and permissions work?</li><li>14:10 – Adrien breaks down the book on cryptocurrency and blockchain technology that he is currently writing.</li><li>15:57 – Where does Adrien see Metaco going in the future?</li><li>17:32 – What is Adrien seeing as the primary reason for purchasing crypto?</li><li>20:03 – If Adrien could change one thing in his industry, what would it be?</li><li>21:50 – What has been the biggest challenge in getting Metaco to where it is today?</li><li>25:43 – Adrien shares what excites him the most about what he is working on.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>3 Key Points</p><ol><li>Regulations, infrastructure, and a lack of market demand were the main frictions preventing institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies.</li><li>Metaco has taken the best and largest traditional bank models and adjusted them for the age of digital assets.</li><li>At this stage, Adrien is not seeing massive adoption of cryptocurrencies as payment options, rather as an investment.</li></ol><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;Tweetable Quotes:</p><ul><li>“Governance we think is really where we find is in pretty much everything on the market today.” – Adrien Treccani</li><li>“The fact of the matter is having some degree of optional socialization is a comfort that most investors will ask for.” – Adrien Treccani</li><li>“Having one person with control over the keys is not a smart thing because what happens if that one person goes?” – Jason Pereira</li><li>“Anyone who laughed at the concept of tokenizing asset classes just didn’t understand.” – Jason Pereira</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Resources Mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/jason.pereira\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a> – Jason Pereira’s Facebook</li><li><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/pereirajm?trk=org-employees_mini-profile_title\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a> – Jason Pereira’s LinkedIn</li><li><a href=\"https://www.fintechimpact.co/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FintechImpact.co</a> – Website for Fintech Impact</li><li><a href=\"https://jasonpereira.ca\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JasonPereira.ca</a> – Sign up for Jason Pereira’s newsletter</li><li><a href=\"https://www.woodgate.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Woodgate.com</a> – Website for Woodgate Financial</li><li><a href=\"https://www.metaco.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Metaco.com</a> – Website for Metaco</li></ul>","author_name":"Jason Pereira"}