Digital Assets 2024

14 - 15 May, 2024

Business Design Centre, London

Joshua Deems

Institutional Business Development Lead Figment

Josh Deems is the Institutional Business Development Lead at Figment, leading efforts to bridge the gap between traditional finance and proof-of-stake services. With over eight years of experience in the "traditional finance meets digital assets" industry, Josh has played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of digital asset adoption. As a founding employee at Fidelity Digital Assets, the industry's largest initiative from a traditional institution, he successfully secured billions of dollars in assets under custody. Josh also contributed his insights at State Street, where he was a key member of the Emerging Technology Center, driving innovation through research on early blockchain protocols and digital asset services. As part of the investment team at Stillmark Ventures, Josh showcased his acumen in raising capital and conducting in-depth analyses of startups in the Bitcoin ecosystem, supporting their growth and success. Josh holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from George Washington University and is based in Boston, MA.

Day 1 | 14th May

2:25 PM ETP Deep-Dive Panel: Examining How to Enter the Crypto ETP Market: How can you leverage crypto ETPs as a secure entry point to gain exposure to digital assets whilst maintaining your risk and compliance standards?

  • What are the key factors and considerations when evaluating providers and ETP issuers?
  • How can you adapt your traditional due-diligence and on-boarding processes to best analyse different issuers and products?
  • What are the key benefits of ETPs vs holding digital assets in a wallet, and how will these markets develop in conjunction?
  • What impact will the EU’s MiCA bill have on institutional demand for crypto ETPs?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Joshua.

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