REPLAY – TechTrek Talks: Fireblocks Co-Founder & CEO Michael Shaulov

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REPLAY – TechTrek Talks: Fireblocks Co-Founder & CEO Michael Shaulov

USA | Digital Assets EquityJuneResearch16, 2026

REPLAY – TechTrek Talks: Fireblocks Co-

Founder & CEO Michael Shaulov

We hosted a client call with Fireblocks co-founder & CEO Michael Shaulov

for the TechTrek Talks virtual series. Our discussion touched on: 1)

Fireblocks' platform evolution and offering, 2) TradFi adoption trends, 3) recent .

acquisitions and product launches, 4) stablecoin business models, and 5)

expectations for the year ahead.

Intro & Platform Offering

(0:00) Mr Shaulov's cybersecurity background and introduction to the digital asset industry•

starting with an investigation into a 2017 S. Korean crypto cyberattack .

(1:50) Fireblocks' initial aim was to address security issues that held institutions back from•

entering the digital assets space

(2:50) Platform evolution from a back-end custodial infrastructure provider to a provider of an•

end-to-end, vertically integrated, digital asset operating platform

(4:10) Expansion into stablecoin-based payments orchestration for fintechs/payments•

companies; tokenization platform for stablecoin and tokenized asset issuers; reporting, tax,

and audit services

Digital Asset Custody & TradFi Adoption

(08:00) Overview of traditional asset custody vs digital assets custody•

(10:15) Differentiating Fireblocks from competitors; initially targeted niche transactional use•

cases before expanding capabilities to new verticals

(17:00) Growing adoption from fintechs and banks; ~100 banks currently leverage the•

Fireblocks platform

(18:00) TradFi adoption trends are not correlated with token prices; payments companies,•

asset mgrs and banks are integrating blockchain-based products and services at an

accelerating rate