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Digital Asset Class (DAC)

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Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

WHEN TRADITIONAL FINANCE MET DIGITAL - SHIFTING INSTITUTIONAL MINDSETS TO EMBRACE DIGITAL CHANGE

As the digital ecosystem matures, institutions are under pressure to position themselves (appropriately) within it, whilst also remaining aligned with stringent and ever-evolving industry regulation. As well as regulatory considerations, two other key challenges for institutions are employing the right people with the right knowledge to ‘translate...

/wholesale /markets

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

Bridging the divide between TradFi and DeFi

The use of digital assets and blockchain solutions has gradually become more prominent as the digital transformation of the financial services industry has progressed. As Finance 4.0 advances, there is an increasing demand to access a full range of digital products and services in tandem with traditional financial services. While the convergence o...

/regulation /crypto

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

Key institutional digital asset trends and opportunities

A recent Panel, which included the following discussed - Key institutional digital asset trends and opportunities: Hirander Misra, CEO, GMEX Group Alexey Demyanov, Managing Director, Bank of America Securities Nadine Teychenne, Global Head, Digital Assets, Securities Services, Citi Luc Froehlich, Global Head of Digital Assets Solutions, Fidelity In...

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Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

High Five for the Digital Assets Road to HyFi

The digital transformation of the financial services industry has gained accelerated traction over the last few years with the increasing adoption of blockchain solutions and digital assets. Nonetheless, as the era of Finance 4.0 evolves, there is a growing demand to access and offer a full range of digital products and services alongside traditio...

/crypto /markets

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Virtual Real Estate NFT | Predecessor Of Metaverse

Virtual real estate NFT is forever changing the way we view digital assets. As technology evolves alongside society, every aspect of life shifts to the virtual space. Typically physical events like work, school, and conferences are slowly moving towards the digital space. Technology makes it easy for everyone to do things through their tablet, sm

/startups /crypto

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

HyFi will Eradicate CeFi and DeFi silos to make digital assets interoperable

It is increasingly clear that Centralized Finance (CeFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will need to intersect within a regulated environment and support the convergence of traditional and digital assets activity. The key challenge is how to apply regulation, which was designed for a centralized world, to an environment that will be increasingly...

/crypto /markets

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

Powered by Ledgers: How Exchange 4.0 will Digitally Transform Financial Market Infrastructure

The move to Exchange 4.0 is well underway, with profound implications for financial markets. Forward-thinking firms are already positioning themselves for a DLT-fuelled future. But behind the buzzwords, there are lingering questions. What benefits will digitalisation bring, both to trading venues and the market participants they serve? What are t...

/markets /predictions

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

The UK still has a chance to be a digital finance pioneer post-Brexit, but will we seize it?

I have co-authored this article with Sean Kiernan, CEO of Greengage (previously DAG Global). What will Britain’s role be as a financial innovation centre, post-Brexit? Our economy depends on it, yet over a year after our official exit from the EU on 31 January 2020, the answer is still not clear. In 2018, we both published a report and article high...

/regulation /crypto

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

The Crypto Asset road from Analogue to Digital with Exchange 4.0

Exchanges today mirror the Internet networks of yesterday; they are siloed therefore lacking interconnection and are focused on a subset of assets. This fragmentation has been exacerbated, with the advent of the new digital asset markets. What can be the glue creating interconnectedness as the first truly hybrid full exchange and post trade ecosys...

/crypto /markets

Hirander Misra

Hirander Misra Chairman and CEO at GMEX Group

Can Seychelles be the FinTech Wakanda?

There are numerous initiatives underway in Seychelles to foster innovation in FinTech, including digital assets and services. We explore what that means in a regional context in relation to future developments in this space. It may come as a surprise to many that Seychelles is the major global hub for Bitcoin trading activity. Analytics provider Cr...

/crypto /markets

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