IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Room 243, Level 2

Session information

Decrypting cryptocurrencies in bankruptcies: what do we need to understand?
Room 243, Level 2

Committee(s)

Insolvency Section (Lead)

Description

The collapse of a crypto hedge fund 3 Arrows Capital in 2022 lead to a domino effect of collapses and eventually to a downfall of Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX. These events have forced regulators – and insolvency practitioners – to acknowledge that cryptocurrencies are affecting the global financial markets perhaps more than we had realised.
In order to be a cryptocurrency-savvy insolvency practitioner, what do we need to understand about these digital financial assets? What unique challenges have cryptocurrency insolvencies thrown for insolvency practitioners worldwide and can traditional insolvency principles be applied? This panel gets together experts and experienced practitioners to discuss peculiarities and lessons learned of cryptocurrency insolvencies.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Vincent Vroom Loyens & Loeff, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Co-Chair, Insolvent Financial Institutions Subcommittee

Speakers

Ang Ann Liang Wong Tan & Molly Lim LLC, Singapore, Singapore
Robin Henry Collyer Bristow LLP, London, England
Lee Pascoe Norton Rose Fulbright, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Niklas Schmidt WOLF THEISS Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG, Vienna, Austria; Member, Private Client Tax Committee Advisory Board