Vertalo CEO Dave Hendricks on stablecoins, RWAs, and how the crypto industry ‘loses its collective mind’

Dave Hendricks is a serial entrepreneur currently leading Vertalo’s push to tokenize RWAs at scale. In this Q&A, he cuts through the noise around crypto policy, explains why stablecoins became the on-ramp in 2025, and outlines what it will take for tokenized securities and private assets to reach their next phase.