DLT is at a crossroads. Gone is the initial buzz around how many โquick bucksโ can be achieved through crypto currencies. The industry as a whole has been besotted with buzz around the latest technology. How this is going to change the world, make you rich, make your life easier and bring about world peace; all within a moment of early adoption. Fintech is full of what we like to call โearly adoptersโ - organisations who are at the vanguard of embracing new technologies in order to improve their processes or their offering to the client.
Blockchain is one of the ultimate examples of a technology that has come, been seen and been hyped to the โnthโ degree. Just look at the price of bitcoin over the past 5 years to see the volatility around this. However, with the perceived failure in adoption of Facebookโs cryptocurrency, Libra, and the slow nature of real enterprise adoption, is blockchain now in the trough of disillusionment? Or, will we now see real-world examples of successful implementation?
In the last two years, security tokens have gone from promising concept to hot-topic issue. They stand to transform capital markets by streamlining antiquated processes and opening the door to new financial instruments.
Yet as we look towards broader adoption, security tokens will need to keep pace with the changing regulatory landscape, which is playing a major role in driving technological innovation. This session will explore how digital assets have evolved alongside regulation, and what still needs to happen for institutional investors to get on board.
In 2019, the utility token market saw a slowdown, so the arrival of security tokens became one of the hot topics last year. The market has long-waited for the grand entrance of institutional investors, but they have not yet entered the scene en masse. The success of security tokens is contingent on digital asset exchanges being up and running. Where will STOโs succeed where ICOโs failed before them? Where does the industry now stand with digital custody solutions? This day looks beyond the gold rush of the digital asset explosion, to assess where the industry goes now.