Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets:
An Analysis of the Risks & Opportunities
Presentation Date & Time:
TBD: September 16th & 17th
Presenter Information:
Name: Edward Woodford
Title: Co-Founder
Organization: Seed CX
Presentation Description:
As enthusiasm for digital asset trading continues to grow in 2019, the market is poised to move to widespread adoption of institutional trading of cryptocurrencies. Yet, the digital asset trading experience still falls short of what institutions expect. Edward will outline areas where the digital asset space still has to catch up with traditional markets, including regulations, surveillance, risk management, and security.
This presentation will provide an overview of the market safeguards, technology infrastructure, and regulatory compliance required to give institutions the confidence to trade digital assets.
Edward Woodford Biography
Edward Woodford is the CEO of Seed CX, a Chicago-based institutional digital asset exchange, which through its subsidiaries offers a market for trading and settlement of spot digital assets, and plans to offer a separate market for CFTC-regulated derivatives. Seed CX was co-founded by Brian Liston and is backed by Bain Capital Ventures among others.
Prior to Seed CX, Edward he gained experience at a series of hedge funds. Edward holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University of Warwick and a Master of Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in commodities. He was named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 and Crain’s Chicago 20 in their 20s lists in 2018.
Prior to Seed CX, Edward he gained experience at a series of hedge funds. Edward holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from University of Warwick and a Master of Finance from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in commodities. He was named in Forbes' 30 Under 30 and Crain’s Chicago 20 in their 20s lists in 2018.
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