Digital Assets and Blockchain for Alternative Investment Managers: Taking stock of 2018 and finding the way forward

USA

2018 has been a dramatic year for digital assets. While prices of many cryptocurrencies swooned from their 2017 highs, the industry notched noticeable progress towards developing an institutional caliber infrastructure and new fund launches have continued to come to market. It's been a year of maturation, but there's still plenty of work to be done.

 

Hear from five industry experts on the current market and regulatory issues facing fund managers and allocators looking to invest in digital assets. The conversation will cover the following issues, but will also leave plenty of time for audience discussion, so please bring your questions:

 

  • Where are we now? Mapping the digital asset fund landscape
  • Taking stock of the progress made in the infrastructure - what's come online and what's still left to be done
  • Doing diligence: challenges of reviewing industry service providers and solutions
  • Regulatory review and registration requirements

 

Moderator:

  • Timothy Spangler, Partner, Dechert LLP

Speakers:

  • Scott Army, CEO, Vision Hill Advisors
  • Daniel Nikci, Founder, Applied Fund Solutions
  • Alex Stein, Managing Director, Two Sigma
  • Brice Wilson, COO, XBTO Capital, LP

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