Franz Bergmueller

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Digital assets are poised to reshape the financial landscape. Blockchain technology, with its potential for smart contracts, instantaneous settlements, decentralised financial (DeFi) services, and cross-border payments, offers a new level of automation and efficiency.

But the blockchain revolution is not without its challenges. Its cross-border nature means that virtually everyone has access to everything, everywhere. This raises crucial questions: which regulation applies? How can we protect consumers? How do we prevent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT)? How can we ensure privacy while adhering to Know Your Client (KYC) regulations?

The institutionalisation of the emerging digital asset sector is crucial to allowing a larger audience to access it and offering better protection to users. In this workshop, discover the challenges and opportunities the institutionalisation of the digital asset sector offers, who the new players are, and their roles and goals in the ecosystem.