Why BlackRock’s Former Crypto Head is Betting on Ethereum

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SharpLink CEO and former BlackRock head of digital assets strategy, Joseph Chalom, joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie on Markets Outlook. He explains why he believes Ethereum’s Total Value Locked (TVL) is poised for 10X growth in 2026. Chalom breaks down how stablecoins, RWA tokenization, and sovereign wealth funds are migrating to decentralized rails, effectively turning Ethereum into the "toll road" of global finance. They also dive into the rise of AI agents in DeFi and how SharpLink is pioneering a new institutional treasury model as the world’s second-largest public ETH holder. - Timecodes: 0:55 - Bitcoin and Ethereum Price Analysis 2:41 - Gold, Silver, and Meme Commodities 5:30 - Ethereum vs. Solana: The Battle for Wall Street 7:24 - The Future of Tokenized Fund Complexes 9:05 - Why the Lack of Crypto Legislation Won't Stop Institutional Builders 10:29 - Quantum Computing and AI in Crypto 17:11 - Sharp Link’s 2026 Strategy 19:57 - How SharpLink Plans to Outlast Traditional Crypto Funds 22:13 - Chalom's View for ETH in 2026 - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE