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For years the main focus of tokenisation has been on private markets and hard to trade or access assets. But now there’s a lot of noise about assets on public markets moving on chain. Is this hype? Or real? Are these public assets moving natively on-chain, or through some kind of wrapper or vehicle? Will the CEXs and DEXs of the digital asset world steal a march here, or will the TradFi incumbents leapfrog them into the digital world? And where is this all going to happen first?
Private markets have always been at the very heart of the blockchain promise and revolution, but where have they really got to? And what is now needed for them to flourish on-chain. Is it all about sorting secondary liquidity? Or are other aspects like, certainty of private asset data, or comparative analytics to manage risk important too? This panel will explore where the tokenization of private markets has got to, as well as what remains to be changed to open up secondary markets, provide liquidity and offer distribution at scale.
Much heralded benefits of blockchain and tokenization have always been the allure of 24/7 markets and instantaneous real-time settlement or atomic swaps. But has this really happened yet? And if not, why not? This panel will explore the benefits that are really possible now and in the future, as well as the challenges, like liquidity, regulation, intermediaries, etc, that still exist.
Stablecoins have exploded globally with hundreds now available and more coming all the time. But other tokenized assets offer an interesting alternative - such as MMFs, yield products, tokenized deposits, CBDCs and tokenized treasuries - have emerged now too. And these can offer interesting benefits, like interest. This panel will explore the various contenders and the different use cases each fit, and predict which might be the winner(s) over time.
Private markets are not moving on-chain as one. Some private assets are better suited to on-chain rails than others, depending on type, underlying fundamentals, valuation levels/frequency, transfer restrictions and investor demand. This panel explores which categories are moving first, what structures are proving easiest to operationalise, and what needs to change for the next wave to follow. And what that next wave might be.
The plethora of different blockchains has always created an interoperability problem, but solutions to this do exist, at different levels of the technology stack. However interoperability in its broadest sense is much more than this, particularly when it comes to how this natively digital world can scale. From different jurisdictional rules and regulations, to the need for interfacing with legacy systems, to navigating a myriad of different standards, to cross-border and cross-corporate barriers - the challenges over and above blockchain interoperability need to be met. This panel will explore the interoperability conundrum and what the path to tokenisation at scale might be.
The pre- and post-trade world has been ripe for disruption and revolution for many years, with lots of inefficiencies, duplication, intermediaries and costs. But blockchain has the potential to sweep all this aside and reengineer the post-trade and back-office space. This panel will explore where we have got to on this journey, what the ‘low hanging fruit’ here is, and what needs to still happen to deliver the blockchain dream in this area.
Institutions and corporations typically sit on significant assets that are static in custody and on their balance sheets. Earning yield maybe, but “dumb” apart from that. Tokenization has the potential to unlock that “dumb” value and make these assets “smart” by allowing them to be used and transferred in new and innovative ways. This panel will explore what is happening to make assets smart and how they are being used now and will be in the future.
Clear and consistent regulation for stablecoins and digital assets have long been the dream. But regulatory momentum is building now, so is the end in sight? But different regulators do things differently and at different speeds. This panel will explore the current state of crypto and digital asset regulation against a global bank drop - and indentation which jurisdictions look likely to win out.
Crypto and traditional custodians have long been separate beasts, with new incumbents emerging in the crypto space. But regulated digital assets sit somewhere in between and the TradFi custodians are gearing up to offer digital solutions too. Which side might emerge as the kings of custody and how might the evolving landscape end up looking?
DeFi is often seen as the bleeding edge of crypto and a sandbox of innovation and disruption. But the DeFi world is often opaque at best and is a difficult unregulated space currently for institutions to navigate. This panel will explore some of the most exciting innovations in DeFi and how these might transition into the traditional institutional space.
Parallel Sessions | Breakout Rooms
How institutions design for operational, legal, and liquidity failure, and why resilience increasingly determines vendor and platform selection.
How firms structure key ownership, control frameworks, and auditability to satisfy supervisors without crippling operations.
How internal capital models and liquidity metrics shape which products launch, scale, or stall.
A candid discussion on supervisory priorities, red flags, and design choices that reduce friction and rework.
Where programs break down between pilot and production, and what separates survivors from stalled experiments.
How institutions engage shared infrastructure without importing leverage, opacity, or contagion risk.
