34th IBA Global Challenges and Opportunities for the Asset Management Industry Conference
8 Jun - 10 Jun 2025
Session information
Institutionalising crypto – How political, regulatory and market forces are reshaping the landscape for digital asset funds
Tuesday 10 June (1425 - 1515)
Committee(s)
Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee
(Lead)
Description
This panel will explore new opportunities and risks in this historically volatile asset class.
Topics will include:
- Have the battle for spot-based crypto ETFs and the 2024 US elections shifted the market for digital asset funds globally
- How crypto is building traction as an institutional asset class
- What are the implications for liquidity, innovation and product development in the digital asset funds space
- Can digital asset fund sponsors move the market beyond Bitcoin and Ether to more exotic fund offerings
- How traditional fund sponsors are tokenizing their funds’ shares
- Will clearer regulations alone promote more stable institutional demand or is active enforcement
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Gregory S Rowland | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, New York, USA |
Speakers
| Jake Karlsruher | Grayscale Investments, Stamford, Connecticut, USA |
| Vlad Tasevki | Purpose Investments, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |