<aside> 💡 The 37th International Financial Law Conference was held on May 11, 2022, in Hilton Molino Stucky, Venice, Italy. Dr. Arthur Gervais gave a panel on Digital assets: how to decipher a cryptic phenomenon?

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Digital assets: how to decipher a cryptic phenomenon?

Security, payment and utility tokens – and their hybrid forms – have become a major focus of financial market players, both disruptive fintech providers or applications and large and small capital markets investors as well as trading venues, supervisors and regulators. This panel will discuss both the recent developments in prudential regulation of crypto asset service providers and issuers and the market conduct rules for crypto assets.

Session Co-Chairs: Dirk Bliesener, Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt; Vice Chair, IBA Banking Law Committee Benjamin Leisinger, Homburger, Zurich; Newsletter Officer, IBA Securities Law Committee

Speakers: Jan Ceyssens, European Commission, Brussels Arthur Gervais, Imperial College, London Barbara Napolitano, Gatti Pavesi Bianchi Ludovici, Rome