The Future of Digital Assets

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Opening talk – overview of sessions and highlights.

• Connecting digital assets with traditional payment systems.
• Why are payment providers the key to mass crypto adoption?
• What will the decentralized financial ecosystem of the future look like?
• The race: CBDC or crypto for the new-look financial ecosystem?

• Creating digital twin fiat currency – why the influx of interest from central banks?
• How government acknowledgement of central bank digital currency could change the game for mass adoption of digital fiat.
• The design of CBDC and its potential implications for banks, the payments ecosystem, competition, and innovation.

• Institutions finally acknowledging crypto – traditional vs. crypto investment.
• The highs and lows of the crypto roller coaster – moving away from the “boys club” mentality and overcoming the crypto stigma.
• Bitcoin boom – why did recent events not boost fellow altcoins? Predictions for crypto in five years’ time.
• Looking back to look forward – how far has crypto come? How mainstream can crypto ever go?

• Regulation milestones and implications.
• Regional differences – progress and opportunity by geography.
• Key players in tokenisation use cases – the complexities behind creating digital twins of your assets.
• What’s next for tokenised assets?

• Innovation within central banks – use cases and geographical hot spots where national currencies are being tokenised.
• Why digitise fiat currency? Disruptive or stabilising?
• Pivotal regulatory landmarks and their knock-on effect within the industry.

• What is De-Fi – decentralised finance? Use case of the biggest decentralised finance project to date.
• Unlocking the value by enabling payments – the next steps for 2021.
• Alternative lending – the format, benefits and risks.
• Stablecoins to underpin a new era of instant value transfer.

• Top crypto trends and opportunity by geography – crypto vs. institutional investments.
• How to exchange ethically – sourcing your crypto safely and how should we manage our digital assets? 
• Boom and bust – navigating the volatile landscape. Secret weapons from the inside.

• Banking on blockchain – how do we make finance more cost-effective using blockchain?
• How can we use digital assets in corporate lending?
• The impact of regulation around decentralised finance.

Click to view the agenda for: Day 1 Blockchain for Enterprise

Topics include: Supply Chain | Identity | Platforms | Industry Use Cases | Government | Fintech | Trading