NYHFW: CryptoBrunch with Uphold

CryptoBrunch returned to New York to bring together key players in the cryptocurrency industry for a morning of networking and insights.

CryptoBrunch returned to New York as part of New York Hedge Fund Week 2024. Hosted on The Intrepid in New York with Uphold Institutional and brought together key players in the cryptocurrency industry for a morning of networking and insights.

The event featured thought-provoking discussions on the future of blockchain technology, regulatory challenges, and investment trends in the crypto space. Attendees had the opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain valuable knowledge about the evolving landscape of digital assets.

A word from our sponsors and panel speaker, Austin Sigsworth of Uphold Institutional:

In the absence of Dr. Martin Hiesboeck, I was happy to join as a speaker on Uphold Institutional's CryptoBrunch NYC at BattleFin. I was joined by some bright minds from VanEck, Nickel Digital, and Tephra DIgital to discuss a few hot topics in the digital asset ecosystem, with a primary focus on "alpha generation" for our audience.
The conversation started off discussing what the ETF approvals meant for the industry. To me, the ETFs were the "stamp of approval" for institutional investors who are not yet actively involved in the digital asset ecosystem. It provides investors with a comforting approach into an industry filled with innovation. Afterwards, I dove into some of the verticals Uphold's research team is focused on today. This industry is filled with noise, and sometimes it is difficult to siphon out the innovative products, technologies, companies, and/or use cases that are being created. This is what we are focused on at Uphold. There is Bitcoin and Ethereum - but what is next? How are some of these innovative protocols changing the landscape of not only crypto, but other aspects of life (healthcare, supply chain management, data, etc.).
Each speaker on the panel brought great insights into where they are most interested. Whether it is the use case behind stablecoins, how memecoins should be viewed with an open-mind as it creates awareness to the underlying chain, how the tokenization of RWAs is years away, but a fascinating concept, to the possibilities (and potential limitations) of decentralized artificial intelligence and machine learning - we covered a lot.
Post-panel, we followed up with several hedge funds, family offices, and other audience members with particular questions, not only from the education side of things, but also to answer questions on how we can service clients from the execution side of the business, through our OTC desk, Uphold Ascent. Key here is our ability to source liquidity not only from 15x CEXs, but also from DEXs, DeFi Protocols, Layer-2s and Roll-Ups which translates into tighter spreads especially in the alt-coins. We currently cover 300+ tokens. We also handle block transactions for VCs as well as token treasuries on a bespoke level.
Overall, it was a fantastic event for not only gaining insights from some reputable industry leaders, but also a great place to network!

As ever Cryptobrunch proved to be another successful event for fostering meaningful connections and expanding awareness within the cryptocurrency community of New York and beyond.

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