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SUMMARY:Finance and Technology Conference 2023 on Decentralized Finance
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Decentralized Finance (DeFi) started out with the promise to d
 isrupt the financial industry by removing third parties and centralized in
 stitutions from financial transactions and hence allowing consumers direct
  access to capital and financial services.\n \nUntil now\, however\, DeFi
 's disruptive forces have not manifested themselves purely favorably. In 2
 022 crypto currencies lost nearly $2 trillion in market value. Furthermore
 \, the DeFi industry continues to be plagued by a disconcerting number of 
 hacks\, failures and bankruptcies. Some of these challenges can be attribu
 ted to the shortcomings of governance\, regulation and the interfaces with
  centralized financial services and institutions (CeFi as well as TradFi)\
 , rather than the underlying DeFi blockchain infrastructure as such.\n \n
 During this conference we aim to shed light on what works and what does no
 t in decentralized finance and how to build trust in it. Equally we discus
 s the way forward for socially and economically sustainable DeFi and what 
 the next generation of DeFi may look like. Inevitably\, the question wheth
 er more regulation will stifle or stimulate innovation\, whether it may le
 ad to a level-playing field that enhances security\, compatibility between
  established and emerging players as well as consumer trust will be addres
 sed.\n \nWe look forward to welcoming Hyun Song Shin\, the Economic Advis
 or and Head of Research\, Bank for International Settlements\, as our keyn
 ote speaker.\n\nFull program and speakers\n\nThis conference is co-organiz
 ed by C4DT and the Swiss Finance Institute (sfi) and in collaboration with
  the Enterprise for Society Center (E4S).\n\n 
LOCATION:Starling Hotel @ EPFL https://starling-hotel-lausanne.com/
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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