The Starting Block Β· August 10, 2026, 4:31AM EDT Β· 31:55
OKX General Manager Lennix Lai joined Gareth Jenkinson on The Starting Block to discuss the impact of institutional ETF flows on crypto markets, the rise of RWA tokenization and tokenized equities on OKX, AI-driven trading agents and compliance tools, and the outlook for retail trading through the end of 2026.
OUTLINE
00:08 – Welcome & BIP 110 Recap
02:10 – World Liberty Financial Scrutiny
03:09 – Robinhood Enters UK Crypto
03:47 – North Korea’s AI Hacking Threat
05:01 – Brazil’s Withdrawal Delay Rule
05:40 – BIP 110 Fork: Post-Mortem
07:42 – Market Pulse: Lennix Lai
09:29 – Institutional ETF Impact
11:14 – RWA Tokenization Demand
14:02 – AI Agents & Compliance at OKX
16:01 – Prediction Markets: OKX’s Approach
27:42 – Outro
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