Chainlink’s Andrew McCormick takes the tokenized markets pitch to TOKEN2049

Wall Street spent decades building markets that close at 4 p.m. and settle days later. Andrew McCormick now spends his time arguing that model has an expiration date. McCormick, Chainlink Labs’ Head of Institutional and Market Development, is scheduled to speak at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 about how institutional finance moves onchain. His core thesis: tokenized equities are the next big wave in finance, and the plumbing to support them is finally arriving. The stage and the speaker TOKEN2049 Singapore runs October 7-8 at Marina Bay Sands. Organizers expect attendance of over 25,000, with more than 300 speakers on the lineup. That roster increasingly includes traditional finance heavyweights. Nasdaq and BlackRock are among the institutions participating. McCormick took his current role at Chainlink Labs on June 4, 2026. His resume reads like a tour of legacy brokerage: leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, E*Trade, and eToro US. What McCormick is selling Across his public appearances, McCormick keeps circling back to a few themes. The first is 24/7 trading, meaning markets that never close for weekends, holidays, or the evening commute. The second is T+0 settlement. Translated out of ...