Are We In For A Crypto Boom Or Bust?
Join us May 21st at 12 PM EST to explore the cutting-edge of what may be crypto’s most important innovation: the rapidly growing $230 billion market for blockchain-based substitutes for real-world currencies like the dollar and euro, known as stablecoins. Our expert panel will share their insights, analysis, and advice on all things crypto, and you will also have the opportunity to ask questions.
Attend and learn all about:
- What are stablecoins and how are they used by investors
- How stablecoins are used in global payments, preserving U.S. dollar dominance
- Who are the biggest stablecoin players, and what are the risks
- What is the current and future status of legislation regulating stablecoins
SPEAKERS
Nina Bambysheva
Forbes
Nina Bambysheva leads crypto coverage at Forbes, reporting on everything from industry-defining trends and major deals to regulation. She also writes Crypto Confidential, Forbes’ weekly crypto newsletter, and co-edits the 30 Under 30 Finance list. Since joining Forbes in 2020, she has reported extensively on the rise and fall of FTX and its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, Binance, stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle and was the lead editor of Forbes’ Blockchain 50 list, which tracked how large corporations were using blockchain technology. She holds degrees from New York University Abu Dhabi and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
Austin Campbell
Forbes
Austin Campbell is the founder and managing partner of Zero Knowledge Group, a first-tier blockchain and fintech advisory firm, an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, and a frequent media commentator and podcast guest. Austin has held multiple roles in the financial world, trading and building profoundly weird products across JP Morgan, Citi, and Stone Ridge/NYDIG over the course of decades. He was also an executive at Paxos, running some of the largest stablecoins in the world.
Rob Hadick
Forbes
Rob Hadick is a General Partner at Dragonfly, a ~$4bn crypto focused investment firm. Previously, he helped lead multi-stage investments into crypto companies and protocols at GoldenTree Asset Management (“GTAM”), a ~$50bn multi-strategy hedge fund. Prior to GTAM, Rob invested in and advised fintech, technology, and crypto companies while at Heritage Partners, Goldman Sachs, and PJT Partners. He holds a MBA from Columbia Business School, and a Bachelors in Economics and Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.
Wyatt Lonergan
Forbes
Wyatt Lonergan serves as a General Partner for VanEck Ventures Fund I, LP, a fintech and crypto focused venture capital fund. Prior to joining VanEck, Mr. Lonergan spent over five years at Circle, where he led the corporate investment arm, Circle Ventures. During his time at Circle Ventures, Mr. Lonergan led investments in over 100 companies and 15 venture capital funds. Prior to that, Mr. Lonergan worked at SeedInvest, an investment platform and broker-dealer that helped startups raise over $500 million in funding. He received a BA in International Business and Management from Dickinson College.
