TradFi veteran, crypto convert, and now building the next financial rails. New Blocksmart episode with Zoe Cruz, founder & CEO of Menai Financial Group and former co-president of Morgan Stanley. We get into why she went all in on digital assets, what TradFi still gets wrong about crypto, and why she believes we’re entering “crypto spring”. A great conversation with someone who has seen finance from both sides 🫳 0:00​ - Greetings and guest intro: Zoe Cruz 1:41 - From TradFi to the blockchain revolution and crypto spring 5:40 - Bullish on digital assets 8:00 - Choosing crypto 10:23 - Building new financial rails 13:35 - TradFi insights 19:19 - TradFi’s limitations 21:28 - What crypto should focus on 27:14 - Privacy and compliance 29:01​ - Quick-fire questions 34:39​ - Parting thoughts(StarkWare 🥷)