Melvin Deng is the Chief Executive Officer of QCP, one of the first digital asset trading firms in Singapore and global market maker in digital asset derivatives. As the CEO, Melvin leads the company’s rapid growth and expansion towards its vision to partner the next generation of investors to unlock institutional opportunities in digital assets.
Under his leadership, he has built the company’s institutional-grade experience, research and infrastructure into a compelling proposition for clients, in addition to overseeing all operations and risk management. He is a believer in the immense growth potential of digital asset derivatives, to unlock future adoption by traditional and institutional players.
Inspired by the opportunity to disrupt financial services through digital assets and blockchain technology, he left a more than 15 year career in banking to join QCP in 2021. He was previously the Head of Treasury for a global bank, where he was a member of the Singapore management team, responsible for business and balance sheet strategy. In addition to oversight of all the bank’s Treasury-related activities, he also led balance sheet optimisation initiatives, and launched the first SORA bond in Singapore, deepening the local financial market.
Melvin holds a Bachelor of Engineering with honours from the National University of Singapore, and speaks four languages.
Hall C (Level 2)
Decoding Digital Assets and Payments
This session delves into the intricate processes and risks involved in merging traditional asset management with blockchain technology. It explores the operational challenges of asset tokenisation and liquidity management, while discussing trade-offs and mitigation strategies to balance openness and decentralisation.
Workshop Room 2 (Level 3)
Decoding Digital Assets and Payments
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This session will address the following:
- What the onchain future of finance looks like
- Compete or collaborate: Whether traditional finance will take over digital assets using RWA as an entry point
- From US Treasury bills, gold, real estate and more, what will be tokenised next
- What will drive utility and adoption in RWAs
- What will drive greater acceptance of RWAs among regulators