Aug 13, 2026 · 14 min · 15 segments
DoubleZero Edge is partnering with Kalshi to deliver Wall Street-grade market data to the world's largest CFTC-regulated prediction market. Co-Founder Austin Federa joins Jennifer Sanasie on Markets…
Jennifer SanasieHost
The world's commercial ships are worth an estimated $2 trillion, but the market that finances them, about $680 billion in bank lending, leasing, and export credit, is closed and relationship driven, controlled by a small circle of ship owners, banks, and specialist lenders.
Abu Dhabi-based ADI Chain and Dubai's Shipfinex want to route that market through blockchain rails.
Shipfinex sources the vessels and structures the deals, and ADI Chain tokenizes them and settles payments in stablecoins, including a dirham-backed stablecoin licensed by the UAE Central Bank.
Shipfinex has earmarked around 35 vessels worth roughly $500 million as candidates.
I asked CEO, Captain Vikas Pandey, why an asset class that moves 80% of global trade has been so hard for investors to participate in.
The world's commercial ships are worth an estimated $2 trillion, but the market that finances them, about $680 billion in bank lending, leasing, and export credit, is closed and relationship driven, controlled by a small circle of ship owners, banks, and specialist lenders.
Abu Dhabi-based ADI Chain and Dubai's Shipfinex want to route that market through blockchain rails.
Shipfinex sources the vessels and structures the deals, and ADI Chain tokenizes them and settles payments in stablecoins, including a dirham-backed stablecoin licensed by the UAE Central Bank.
Shipfinex has earmarked around 35 vessels worth roughly $500 million as candidates.
I asked CEO, Captain Vikas Pandey, why an asset class that moves 80% of global trade has been so hard for investors to participate in.
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