Hedge Fund European Digital Assets Summit 2022

Where next? How will the digital asset market and digital asset managers develop over the next 12months?
As financial sectors grow and mature, innovation tends to slow – there is no sign of this happening in digital assets – instead it’s begetting a new financial ecosystem. How can managers and allocators benefit from these radical changes, particularly defi and its ‘democratisation’ of financial services? Will the rapid pace of development act as a drag on institutionalisation?
How are managers already using concepts like tokenization and other changes at the frontier of Defi?
How do managers get to grips with the operational shifts created by all of this change now and in the future – presumably it will move beyond trading digital assets and impact all strategies and fund management organisations?
Can we make some predictions around:

There is a perception that the custody issues have been solved – is this really the case, particularly when majority of investors still see it as a problem? What are the latest custody solutions?
Issues around posting and accepting collateral – what would happen in a liquidity crisis?
Trade operations are fragmented, and execution is challenging, whether OTC or exchange. Where are the positive changes here and how will solutions plug into the traditional hedge fund infrastructure and processes?
Other areas of counter-party risk – will digital assets end up being centrally cleared like derivatives

What are the current regulatory shifts that managers need to focus on?
When will we move beyond ‘regulation as enforcement’ and to a more stable, even internationally recognized regulatory environment?
From a trading oversight perspective – when will FINRA provide a regulatory home for digital asset exchanges
Is change just too fast-paced for regulators: If we get more clarity will it constantly be outmoded by the fast-paced nature of the sector - e.g. the sudden uptick of DeFi and smart contracts - or are we close to regulatory equilibrium
Is it possible to pursue reliable and coherent AML and KYC requests in the digital assets space

Moving from HNW and family office interest into the institutional space – how can this be achieved?
The space has a lot of cheerleaders, but not enough of them are from large allocators, who choose not to engage or are pursuing a wait and see policy - is this starting to change?
How can you ‘derisk’ the allocation decision for institutional investors?
How do allocators understand the investment options and will more effective regulation and less hype help?
The ODD hurdles for digital asset managers – the most FAQs and how are these evolving over time