Hedge Fund US Digital Assets Summit 2023

Review of key regulatory shifts impacting the space, particularly after the wave of liquidations and scandals
Are we likely to see a degree of regulatory harmony for a truly global space – or a potentially disruptive process of increasingly radical nation-by-nation rules?
Crucially, what is happening in the US – will the tug of regulatory-war between the CFTC and SEC continue…
…and will ‘regulation by enforcement’ be replaced by something more sensible and partnership-based?
How will regulation impact managers…but also be applied to service providers, particularly exchanges?

Safe keeping of assets after FTX is essential – how good are the custody solutions out there and do they work with all asset types?
How does custody help with emerging strategies and investment techniques like staking and cross exchange strategies - where are the assets actually held and how can you get full-transparency?
What are the emerging and new custody solutions that can help your business?
Do the increased partnerships between big banks and custodians show that managers can have more confidence? Or are the risks just as present?
How do you deal with allocator questions about asset safety – how can you answer these concerns?
Can we stop another FTX et al happening again?

Data management, aggregation, analysis, clarity and integrity – it’s essential to get this recipe right, how do we do this?
How do you make sure there is one source of truth, where does data come from and how do you cleanse it and solve the variances in price across the same token etc
Dealing with the size of wallet addresses – how do you take data and understand liquidity and investment patterns
As the space becomes less liquid, how do you ascertain the true value of assets – how are traditional admin services able to deal with a rapidly evolving landscape
The confusion of market data and trade data – with information often misleading, how do you navigate this or mark portfolios with no settlement prices?
How do you look at data and accurately aggregate between exchanges?
Factoring in the added complexity of DeFi data and smart contracts.
Benchmarking data across funds – how can you truly compare your fund’s performance against its peer group average – and what represents a credible index?

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