Crypto & DeFi

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Tokenisation is the process of issuing a digital representation of an asset on a blockchain.

John O’Neill and Zhu Kuang Lee (HSBC) discuss the innovative activity happening around asset tokenisation.

Specialists from NatWest highlight the profound impact CBDCs could have on treasury operations.

Lee McNabb, Oliver Butcher, and David Silver (NatWest) join TMI’s Eleanor Hill for a candid discussion regarding the application of digital assets in a treasury context.

Lee McNabb (NatWest) provides listeners with a valuable overview of the current happenings in the crypto marketplace.

Mark Williamson (HSBC) and Søren Mortensen (IBM) explore how attitudes have changed to CBDCs over the last 12 months.

For those who believe crypto assets are too volatile and cannot be used by treasury, it’s worth knowing that they are not all the same.

In the December 2021 Calastone Connect Forum, experts considered how exchange traded funds and tokenised funds could, and potentially should, become part of every treasurer’s asset class armoury for managing liquidity. Ed Lopez, Chief Revenue Officer, Calastone; Patrick...

The world’s first trade finance-based non-fungible token transaction in 2021 highlights the need for treasurers to understand the technology behind tokenisation and the practical implications that it could have for corporate finance.

Corporates have started putting Bitcoin on the balance sheet. Central banks are pursuing their own digital currencies. The rise of cryptocurrencies is happening at a startling pace and will have a variety of impacts. Now is the time for treasurers to educate themselves...

In an era where arguably even normally dependable gilts have shifted from being ‘risk-free returns’ to ‘return-free risks’, have cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin finally become viable assets? Or has recent market turbulence, coupled with regulatory inte...