Crypto Rising | The Future of Stablecoins
June 30, 2022 | 9am EDT | 2pm BST | 9pm HKT
Stablecoins serve a key role in the crypto ecosystem. They’re a digital expression of a currency, in most cases, the U.S. dollar. But not all stablecoins are created equal.
Increasingly, regulators are wading into stablecoin space.
With the collapse of Terra, regulators across the globe are now in a race, possibly against time. How will this shape the future of stablecoins? What function do stablecoins play in a future digital asset-based financial system? How should banks, financial institutions and investors think about stablecoins as both an asset and a liability?
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Angie Lau, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Forkast News
Angie LauForkast NewsAs an award-winning 20+ year veteran in broadcast journalism, Angie is most recognized for her role as Bloomberg Television’s Asia anchor of “First Up with Angie Lau” where she’s collected 10,000+ interviews in her career, including some of the top newsmakers and business leaders in the world.Angie is a respected thought leader in blockchain technology, leading conversations around the world, including at OECD's Global Blockchain Policy Forum, World Economic Forum, Global Blockchain Business Council / UN General Assembly, Forbes Summit, Binance Blockchain Week, Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Asia Blockchain Summit, and many others.
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Caroline D. Pham, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Caroline D. Pham was sworn in as a CFTC Commissioner on April 14, 2022 and is a recognized leader in financial services compliance and regulatory strategy and policy.
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Jason Gottlieb, Partner in Regulatory Enforcement and Digital Assets, Morrison Cohen
Jason is the chair of Morrison Cohen’s White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement practice group, as well as the chair of its Digital Assets Group. His practice focuses on regulatory enforcement, litigation, and arbitration relating to cryptocurrency, securities, commodities, futures and derivatives, and structured finance.Jason is the principal author of the MoCo Cryptocurrency Litigation Tracker, and was named to the National Law Journal's inaugural list of Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Fintech Trailblazers. Jason has been widely published and quoted for his cryptocurrency and blockchain expertise, including in the Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fortune, the National Law Journal, The New York Law Journal, Law360, The Real Deal, Forbes, Coindesk, Forkast.News, a one-on-one “fireside chat” with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, and many more.
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Trent Barnes, Chief Innovation Officer, Zerocap
Trent Barnes is a principal at Melbourne-based crypto investment firm Zerocap.
