About this episode
What happens when capital markets move from batch processing to real time?
David Weisburd sits down with Yuval Rooz to discuss his path from Citadel and DRW to founding Digital Asset and building the Canton Network. Yuval explains why blockchain is less about crypto speculation and more about upgrading the infrastructure of global capital markets—unlocking 24/7 settlement, asset utility, and new forms of liquidity across public and private markets.
Highlights:
Yuval’s unconventional path from engineering to trading and entrepreneurship
Citadel’s talent model and why technical skills scale faster than finance knowledge
Building DRW’s ETF market-making desk from scratch
How deep market structure knowledge creates asymmetric opportunities
Early lessons from Bitcoin and crypto market infrastructure
Why tokenization is really about financial rails, not hype
The Canton Network and real-time settlement for capital markets
Expanding asset utility beyond buy-and-hold investing
Borrowing against assets vs. forced selling for liquidity
Why inefficiency persists when it benefits incumbents
Lessons on risk-taking early in one’s career
Guest Bio:
Yuval Rooz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Digital Asset, the company behind the Canton Network, a blockchain infrastructure designed for regulated capital markets. He began his career at Citadel before joining DRW, where he helped build its ETF trading and digital asset initiatives. Yuval brings deep expertise in market structure, trading, and financial infrastructure, with a focus on modernizing how assets are issued, traded, and settled across global markets.
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