Anvil Launches SDK as Founders Fund Leads $5M Token Investment

Acronym Foundation President Tyler Spalding joins CoinDesk's Kate Irwin on Markets Outlook to break down the launch of the Anvil Protocol's SDK and what it means for bringing DeFi into everyday business. Spalding explains how Anvil works as a letter of credit protocol, and how CoinDesk parent company Bullish is among the first companies to integrate the SDK. Plus, why Bitcoin, Ethereum and tokenized real-world assets could reshape on-chain collateral. - Disclosure: Bullish is the parent company of CoinDesk. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - Digital markets move fast. Move forward with clarity from S&P Global Ratings' risk analysis spanning stablecoins, tokenized funds, digital bonds, DeFi protocols, and more. Explore digital asset solutions with S&P Global Ratings at https://www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/products/solutions/digital-assets?utm_campaign=Global-DA-Vaults&utm_source=digital-ads&utm_medium=link&utm_content=CoinDesk1. - Read more about CoinDesk Research's report on Asia-Pacific's emergence as the proving ground for regulated stablecoin finance and RLUSD's role at: https://www.coindesk.com/research/the-definitive-stablecoin-landscape-series-asia-pacific - Timecodes: 00:00 - Tyler Spalding Joins Markets Outlook 02:02 - Anvil Launches Its SDK for Builders 03:10 - DeFi's New Playbook: Letters of Credit 04:09 - Founders Fund Leads $5M Anvil Token Round 05:40 - Why a Governance Token Still Makes Sense 09:12 - The First Companies to Integrate 11:42 - What Makes Anvil's On-Chain Collateral Different 14:22 - Collateral in the Age of AI Agents 14:57 - Bitcoin, Ethereum and the Future of Collateral - #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin 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 Public Keys: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rqYzRV10nfKfoTpFXZhTE Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE The Policy Protocol: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Fh8ffulAWcCqMu0uVuwoj