Digital Euro Summit

Institutional interest in crypto-assets picked up significantly again during 2021. Publicly traded companies like Tesla shifted parts of their capital reserves into Bitcoin and some of the biggest financial companies in the world, such as Paypal, VISA or Mastercard, were starting to build on- and off-ramps for crypto-assets and related services. Today, public perception has shifted from “to-the-moon” to “crypto-winter” while the EU is about to finalize its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation. Let us take a closer look at the long-term potential & strategies including mainstream adoption as well as Europe’s competitive position with the first major legal framework of this kind.

What kind of money are we going to use and how are we going to pay in the future? Are private forms of money such as global stablecoins or company coins going to gain traction? How will central bank digital currencies co-exist or compete with private forms of money and payment? Are we entering an era of currency competition? And how will Distributed Ledger Technology and Blockchain disrupt current payment systems and other industries? How will DeFi develop in the future and in how far will CeFi integrate crypto assets and underlying technological advancements in their daily business? Join the #DES22 to discuss the future with us.