# A Conversation About Rebuilding Trust in Digital Assets | Natalya Thakur and Kevin Hoang

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Podcast: [Purpose Driven FinTech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/purpose-driven-fintech-6329886)
Published: 2025-04-08T23:00:00+00:00
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In this episode, I speak with Natalya Thakur , CEO of Knova, and Kevin Hoang Founder of EQ Exchange (EQX) , two innovative founders who are tackling the fundamental issue of trust in the digital assets space 🔑 Key Highlights: How EQX aims to become the first company in the world to disclose financial statements in real-time The critical difference between "compiled" vs "generated" financial statements for transparency How technology can play a central role in creating new trust frameworks for financial services 👉 Follow Natalya and Kevin Natalya: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nthakur9/ Kevin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinh5/ https://www.eq.exchange/ Press release of their partnership: https://www.eq.exchange/blog/building-a-new-era-of-trust-in-digital-assets-with-knox-network 👉Follow Monica: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicamillares/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@moni_millares TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moni_millares We cover: [00:00:00] Introduction and defining trust in financial services [00:04:00] Exploring the components of trust: what is transacted and who is transacting [00:06:00] Knox's purpose: creating a multi-asset ledger as a unified source of truth [00:08:50] Natalya's background in traditional finance and digital assets [00:12:30] EQX's purpose: rewriting the script on crypto exchanges [00:15:00] How Knova and EQX collaborate to solve trust problems [00:18:30] Kevin's background and entrepreneurial journey [00:21:30] EQX's innovative approach to real-time financial statements [00:24:00] Product thinking behind building a trust-based moat [00:28:45] Translating radical transparency into user-facing features [00:32:00] How companies can help customers trust the crypto space [00:36:00] Challenges of applying design thinking with institu…

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