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Prof. Susan Emmenegger

Professor

University of Bern

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c., LL.M., Director, Institute of Banking Law, University of Bern; Dean of the Law School, University of Bern
Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School
Former Member of the Board of Directors, FINMA
Former member and vice-president of the Swiss Takeover Board

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• 4:00–5:30pmWed 24 JunGFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen

  Blueprint for Digital Assets

  Investor Protection in the Age of Cryptocurrencies: Risk Management at Every Step of the Journey

  GFTN InsightsRoundtable Room 1, Ground FloorOpen

  • Jasper BetsSenior Supervision Officer MiCAR/CryptoDutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM)
  • Merion AnggerekDirector & Head of Capital Markets Policy Division, Markets Policy & Consumer DepartmentMonetary Authority of Singapore
  • Richard GabbertChief of Staff, Crypto Task ForceUS SEC
  • Ryosuke UshidaDirector for International Policy, International Affairs OfficeFinancial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA)
  • Sarah JungoAttorney-at-law / Senior policy advisorState Secretariat of International Finance
  • Scott BauguessVP, International and Regulatory PolicyCoinbase
  • Prof. Susan EmmeneggerProfessorUniversity of Bern
  • Léonard BôleMember of Executive BoardSwiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)Moderator
  • Matthias ObrechtHead Supervision New TechnologiesSwiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)Moderator

  About this session

  In recent years, the function of popular cryptocurrencies has shifted. While originally designed as payment instruments, they are nowadays more frequently used as highly volatile investment objects by a variety of investors including retail investors. While a BIS Working Paper showed that between 2015 and 2022 an estimated 73-81% of retail investors have likely lost money on their initial investment in Bitcoin, recent reviews by IOSCO and FSB found that investor protection is still underdeveloped in this area.
  
  This raises the question how and to what extent investors, especially retail investors, must be protected. Starting with a discussion on the available data, the panellists will discuss gaps in current regulation and concepts for an appropriate cryptocurrency regulation architecture in the area of (retail) investor protection.

• Previous speakerHon. Sunil SabharwalBlackstone Growth Equity Fund
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