On-Chain Equities and the Evolution of Market Infrastructure with Mike Cagney of Figure
Mike Cagney is the Co-Founder of Figure and a long-time fintech entrepreneur focused on rebuilding financial infrastructure on blockchain rails. Under his leadership, Figure has evolved from a blockchain-native lending platform into a public company advancing tokenized credit, stablecoins, and now …
Transforming the Middle Layer of Banking with the CEO of Aliya
In banking, we often talk about the "front end" customer experience or the "back end" systems of record. But according to S.P. “Wije” Wijegoonaratna, the founder of Aliya, the real revolution is happening right in the middle. From his early days in the UK to his time in the high-stakes world of New…
Why Public Markets Are About to Move Onchain | Michael Tannenbaum
In this episode of Talking Tokens, Jacquelyn Melinek speaks with Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure, about how the company processes over $1 billion in mortgages monthly and why it went public in 2025. Michael, who was first employee at Brex and chief revenue officer at SoFi before joining Figure in…
The Crypto Tape – DeFi, Prediction Markets, and the Wallet Problem with Mike Cagney
Mike Cagney is the Chairman of Figure, a company that has originated more than $25 billion of assets on-chain and built what may be the only liquid non-agency credit market in existence outside of Fannie and Freddie. Before Figure, he co-founded SoFi.
In this episode of The Crypto Tape, Frank Chapa…
Crypto Majors Rally, Oil Falls on Renewed Peace Hopes, ZEC Up 37%
Crypto majors are green on renewed peace hopes, up 2-5%; BTC +2% at $82.4k; ETH +1.5% at $2,410; SOL +5% at $89; HYPE +2% at $44.5. ZEC (+37%), TON (+28%), VVV (+23%) and NEAR (+13%) led top movers. Oil -14% at $89; Gold -0.3% at $4,40. Stock futures are very green with NAS up 1.6% and DOW back to …
Figure Co-Founder: How Figure Became A $10B Business | Mike Cagney
This week, Mike Cagney joins the show to discuss Figure and how it became the leading non-bank HELOC lender in the U.S. We deep dive into how Figure leverages blockchain rails to scale the next evolution of capital markets before Mike shares his thoughts on tokenization, being a public vs private c…
How Figure Is Cutting Mortgage Costs from $12,000 to $1,000, with CEO Michael Tannenbaum
Michael Tannenbaum became CEO of Figure in early 2024, taking over from founder Mike Cagney and leading the company through its September 2025 IPO. In this conversation, we get into the mechanics of how Figure's blockchain-based platform competes with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, what it actually ta…
Reimagining Financial Services from First Principles with Mike Cagney of Figure
Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of crypto with special guest Mike Cagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Figure. Listen in as they discuss how Figure is using blockchain to rebuild capital markets from the ground up, why putting loans, ownership records, custody, and secondary trad…
Reimagining Financial Services from First Principles with Mike Cagney of Figure
Join Alex Tapscott as he decodes the world of crypto with special guest Mike Cagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Figure. Listen in as they discuss how Figure is using blockchain to rebuild capital markets from the ground up, why putting loans, ownership records, custody, and secondary trad…
Brex’s 1st Employee On Thinking Like a Founder | Michael Tannenbaum, CEO of Figure
Michael Tannenbaum is the CEO of Figure, the blockchain lending company he took public in 2025.
He was employee #1 at Brex, and before that ran the mortgage business at SoFi. Mike Cagney, who founded both SoFi and Figure, pulled him back to take Figure public in 2025.
This is a conversation on ho…
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