The Crypto Tape – Leveraged ETFs and the TradFi Blockchain Buildout with Sal Gilbertie

Sal Gilbertie has spent 17 years navigating the ETF approval process. As CEO of Teucrium, he built his reputation launching agricultural commodity products before filing one of the first Bitcoin ETF applications. When his firm launched XXRP, a double-leveraged XRP fund, it hit $550 million in AUM within 12 weeks.In this episode, Sal walks Frank Chaparro through how leveraged products actually work, why traditional finance is quietly adopting blockchain for settlement infrastructure, and what happens when regulatory clarity finally gives institutions the green light to build on-chain.This conversation bridges two worlds that are finally converging. If you want to understand how ETFs get built, why timing is everything, and what happens when banks start settling trades on blockchain rails, this one's essential.