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34th IBA Global Challenges and Opportunities for the Asset Management Industry Conference

8 Jun - 10 Jun 2025

Session information

Institutionalising crypto – How political, regulatory and market forces are reshaping the landscape for digital asset funds

Tuesday 10 June (1425 - 1515)

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Committee(s)

Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee (Lead)

Description

Institutionalising crypto – How political, regulatory and market forces are reshaping the landscape for digital asset funds This panel will explore new opportunities and risks in this historically volatile asset class. Topics will include:

  • Have the battle for spot-based crypto ETFs and the 2024 US elections shifted the market for digital asset funds globally;
  • How crypto is building traction as an institutional asset class;
  • M&A, What are the implications for liquidity, innovation and product development in the digital asset funds space;
  • Can digital asset fund sponsors move the market beyond Bitcoin and Ether to more exotic fund offerings;
  • How traditional fund sponsors are tokenizing their funds’ shares;
  • Will clearer regulations alone promote more stable institutional demand or is active enforcement.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Gregory S Rowland Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York, USA

Speakers

Jake Karlsruher Grayscale Investments, Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Ambre Soubiran Kaiko, New York, New York, USA
Vlad Tasevki Purpose Investments, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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