Topic 1: Bringing TradFi Assets on Chain: Benefits and obstacles: To start our discussion, we will first explore core benefits and primary challenges of integrating TradFi assets on chain. While on-chain integration may bring benefits including operational efficiencies, increased liquidity and greater transparency, the pace of adoption has been relatively slow – we are yet to see breakouts across assets classes globally:
- _How concrete are the benefits? Are there measurable cases where on-chain integration has delivered quantifiable improvements? _
- _What are some of the obstacles industry is facing: for example, 1) regulatory uncertainty, 2) technology limitations; 3) institution inertia. _
- _Regulatory Uncertainty: Any major blockers we observe in the market? _
- _Technology Limitations: Do we have the right infrastructure today?_
- _Institutional Inertia: We are seeing a lot more experiments vs actual volume, what stops institutions from actual implementation _
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Topic 2: Breakout Asset Classes for On-chain Integration: this topic explores which asset classes are most likely to succeed on-chain in the foreseeable future. Not all asset classes have the infrastructure ready to be brought on chain:
· _Key considerations__: What are the key considerations? What makes certain asset classes, for example, bonds, loans, more suitable for on-chain applications vs the others _
· _Early success__: Which asset classes (for example, credit assets) have shown early promise in on-chain markets, and what has contributed to its traction _
· _Liquidity potential__: Which asset classes are most likely to gain liquidity through on-chain integration? _
· _Investor demand__: From investor perspective, are there specific asset classes with higher levels of demand for on-chain adoptions?_
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Topic 3: The Future of TradFi Assets On Chain – Scaling and Overcoming the Cold Start Challenge: How to scale and resolve the cold start problem in the industry and bring more adoption for onchain TradFi assets. In an ideal future state, what would a mature on-chain TradFi market look like:
- _Ecosystem Structure:__ What would the ecosystem look like, who would be the key participants in the ecosystem: for example asset issuers, infrastructure service providers, distribution channels, and end investors;_
- _Key segments / participants:__ Among the ecosystem participants / segments: which segment represent the weak link (for now)? Which segment offer the most growth potential? Which segment is likely to be the main driver for initial adoption? _
Insights Forum
Roundtable Room 1, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 4
