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Talk Your Book: How to Fix the Plumbing of the Financial System

Talk Your Book: How to Fix the Plumbing of the Financial System

Michael Batnick
January 26, 2026

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Today's Talk Your Book is sponsored by Chainlink:

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On today’s show, we discuss:

How the plumbing of the financial system can be improved
The evolution from paper, to databases, to blockchain
Why there is a delay in the ACH system
What are the benefits of tokenized securities?
Chainlink's role in getting data into blockchains, and acting as the connective tissue of the system
What the future of blockchain adoption and regulation looks like
Chainlink as single integration point across all uses cases and blockchains

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