Crypto Assets Conference 2023B (#CAC23B)

Moody's Investors Service is a leading provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Moody's commitment and expertise contributes to transparent and integrated financial markets. The firm's ratings and analysis track debt covering more than 135 sovereign nations, approximately 5,000 non-financial corporate issuers, 4,000 financial institutions issuers, 18,000 public finance issuers, 11,000 structured finance transactions, and 1,000 infrastructure and project finance issuers. Moody's Investors Service is a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO), which reported revenue of $4.2 billion in 2017, employs approximately 12,300 people worldwide and maintains a presence in 42 countries.

Website: https://www.moodys.com/

Hailing from Switzerland, Taurus stands as an undisputed global leader in enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure. Market Leadership: In Switzerland's fiercely competitive landscape, Taurus holds an impressive >50% market share. Globally, diverse financial institutions, from systemic banks to crypto banks and core banking systems, trust Taurus's robust services. Product Leadership: Taurus offers a unique digital asset platform that extends beyond traditional cryptocurrency custody. This platform is unparalleled, enabling financial institutions to seamlessly handle any tokenized securities and digital currencies on any standard. Technology Leadership: With 70% of their workforce being engineers, Taurus commands the complete technology stack. Their proprietary, patent-pending innovations and swift adaptability to protocol changes position them as a resilient and future-proof partner in the digital asset sector. In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, Taurus remains a beacon of expertise and reliability.

Website: https://www.taurushq.com/

BBVA, with a legacy spanning 165 years, is at the forefront of the global banking transformation. Driven by a unified ambition to usher in the age of opportunity for all, BBVA's commitment to the future is evident in its ongoing digital metamorphosis, giving rise to disruptive innovations that underpin the company's progressive banking vision. The bank's strength lies in its vast workforce of 112,465 dedicated individuals, each playing a pivotal role in delivering avant-garde banking solutions to their 85 million customers worldwide. Recognizing the pivotal role of continuous growth, BBVA fosters a collaborative environment, enabling its team to evolve and excel, reflecting the bank's commitment to both heritage and innovation.

Website: https://bbva.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/15/home?c=bbva

Part of the Genossenschaftliche FinanzGruppe Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, Union Investment is an expert in fund asset management with over €430 billion Assets under Management. Known for responsible, forward-thinking, partnership-oriented, and professional conduct, Union Investment distinguishes itself through its cooperative philosophy.

Website: https://www.union-investment.de/

BNP Paribas, a global banking stalwart, stands as a multi-asset servicing specialist dedicated to realizing clients' cross-border distribution and investment goals. Navigating the complexities of today's market, BNP Paribas leverages its expansive network across 90 markets and a diverse team, ensuring institutional clients stay attuned to the fast-evolving blockchain, crypto, and digital asset domains. With a focus on the future, the bank invests continually in innovative technologies and sustainable practices, aligning with the burgeoning needs of the digital finance sector. As a linchpin of BNP Paribas’s diversified model, clients benefit from premier securities services, integrated seamlessly with the Group's treasury financing, advisory, and global market solutions. Backed by the financial strength of BNP Paribas—EU's leading bank—assets are safeguarded, and risks managed. The bank's foundational values, including stability and expertise, position BNP Paribas as a trusted partner in the digital asset landscape.

Website: https://group.bnpparibas/en/

When it comes to auditing and advisory, PwC supports clients of all industry fields to reach their goals. They advise corporations as well as family-owned companies, industry- and service companies, global players and local heroes, the public sector, organisations and NGOs. With their know-how and their expertise, around 600 partners and more than 13,000 experts in 21 locations in Germany support their clients in terms of finding solutions for complex questions in a world changing rapidly – in line with their purpose statement “Build trust in society, solve important problems”.

Website: https://www.pwc.de/

EY's purpose is Building a better working world. Providing quality services to build trust in capital markets and economies globally, EY develops outstanding leaders and plays a critical role in creating a better working environment for all stakeholders.

Website: https://www.ey.com/de_de

Bitpanda is a tech company that specializes in simplifying wealth creation by making investing accessible to everyone through innovative solutions. Utilizing a partnership-driven B2B model, Bitpanda Technology Solutions provides a modular system that empowers financial institutions with features like savings plans, crypto staking, and fractionalized stocks/ETFs. Their expansive infrastructure and SaaS model aim to drive the new age of investment through collaborations with banks and financial institutions across Europe.

Website: https://www.bitpanda.com/en/tech

Eurex, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group, stands as one of the premier derivatives exchanges globally. The company offers an array of international benchmark products and takes pride in operating some of the world's most liquid fixed income markets. With a focus on efficiency and accessibility, Eurex ensures cost-effective electronic access to its exchange and connects seamlessly with its partner network, emphasizing transparency and streamlined operations in the rapidly-evolving financial landscape.

Website: https://www.eurex.com/ex-en/

Comprising two FINMA-regulated financial institutions and part of Deutsche Börse Group, Crypto Finance Group offers professional digital asset solutions, including brokerage, custody, infrastructure, tokenisation solutions, and investment funds. It is headquartered in Switzerland.

Website: https://www.crypto-finance.com/de/

Cashlink offers infrastructure for tokenizing assets using blockchain technology. It enables digital issuance of securities like bonds and certificates. In November 2021, Cashlink received preliminary BaFin approval to operate a crypto securities registry, covering the entire securities tokenization value chain.

Website: https://cashlink.de/en/

d-fine is a European consulting firm concentrating on the handling by their scientific staff of complex, analytical issues with high standards of accountability towards developing future-proof solutions and their sustainable technological implementation. The exceptionally high qualifications of their employees and their long years of practical experience enable them to develop tailored, future-proof solutions for their clients’ tasks and to implement these efficiently. The typical, integrative d-fine approach − design and implementation under one roof – for them is a fixed component of their project work. d-fine sets great store by dealing fairly with its employees, its clients, and its business partners. The success of their projects is rooted in the close and trusting collaborative relationships they enjoy with their clients.

Website: https://www.d-fine.com

Blockchain technology, optimized for finance in its efficiency, security, and standardization, raises the question: Why do financial contracts remain archaic paper trails? Nucleus Finance stands at the forefront of this technological shift, reimagining the creation and execution of financial contracts. The finance industry's technological advancement brings complexity. As institutions integrate new software and payment systems, they confront challenges of interoperability and data translation. Central to these issues are financial contracts. While they inherently follow precise mathematical patterns, they've been traditionally crafted as extensive legal documents, overshadowing their algorithmic potential. This gap persists even with the rise of blockchains and distributed ledgers. Nucleus Finance seeks to change this narrative. Bridging the divide between blockchain's promise and the conventional approach to contracts, the firm is on a mission to streamline and modernize financial transactions for the digital era.

Webseite: https://nucleusfinance.com/

SWIAT stands at the forefront of blockchain-centric financial infrastructure, offering a platform tailored for both digital and traditional assets aimed at regulated financial institutions. Designed to meet the dynamic needs of financial market participants, SWIAT ensures secure and efficient transaction execution, streamlining processes for banks and asset managers. Unique in its design, SWIAT is sculpted by financial entities for the industry, addressing the infrastructural fragmentation in the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) environment. Its network emphasizes co-opetition, facilitating collaboration on shared infrastructure challenges while preserving individual competition. In sum, SWIAT represents the nexus of modern asset management, advancing an efficient and integrated blockchain-based financial ecosystem.

Webseite: https://www.swiat.io/

Established as a frontrunner in the indexing landscape, MarketVector Indexes™ specializes in the creation, monitoring, and promotion of the MarketVector™ Indexes. These indexes are meticulously curated, representing a targeted selection of pure-play and investable benchmarks tailored to underpin diverse financial products. Spanning multiple asset classes, MarketVector Indexes™ encompasses hard assets, international equity markets, and the fixed income sector. Presently, a substantial sum of almost USD 30 billion in assets under management is invested in financial instruments grounded on the MarketVector™ Indexes. A noteworthy portion of these products stand out as market leaders within their respective investment niches. Additionally, in response to the evolving needs of the financial industry, MarketVector Indexes™ extends its expertise to devise and oversee customized indexes. Catered to third parties, these specialized indexes are designed to accurately track specific investment themes, further highlighting the firm's adaptability and prowess in the realms of crypto, blockchain, and digital assets.

Webseite: https://www.marketvector.com/

Crystal is an all-in-one blockchain investigative tool, designed for law enforcement and financial institutions. It offers a comprehensive view of the public blockchain ecosystem, using advanced analytics and data scraping to map suspicious transactions and related entities. Crystal aids in tracking bitcoin transactions, determining relationships between criminal actors, or surveying suspicious behavior.

Website: https://crystalblockchain.com/

Solidus Labs is the category-definer for crypto-native triple T (T3) market integrity solutions, including trade surveillance, transaction monitoring, and threat intelligence. Its mission is to enable safer crypto trading across centralized and DeFi markets, and it is deeply committed to ushering in the financial markets of tomorrow.

Website: https://www.soliduslabs.com/

Floin is a FinTech startup that creates a fully regulated environment for digital assets, offering a safe and enjoyable experience for buying, selling, and storing tokens. Complemented by a revolutionary marketplace, Floin provides access to exciting tokenized projects.

Website: https://floin.com/

Llamarisk operates as an independent team avidly affiliated with the Curve community, with funding support from the Curve Grants Council. The essence of their operation lies in conducting meticulous due diligence on subjects pertinent to Curve DAO and its liquidity providers. The reports generated by Llamarisk primarily encompass asset risk assessments, diving deep into the mechanics and risk vectors of assets listed on the Curve AMM. The focus is majorly on DeFi protocols issuing stablecoins, pegged assets, or liquid staking derivatives, though they also extend their examination to centralized stablecoin issuers. By delivering their insightful reports, Llamarisk not only presents a public good to Curve and its users but also endeavors to foster and enhance relations between Curve and the protocols under review.

Website: https://www.llamarisk.com/

Kaiko is the leading cryptocurrency market data provider for institutional investors and enterprises. It aims to be the foundation of the digital finance economy by providing accurate and transparent financial data. Kaiko builds custom data plans designed for a range of use cases.

Website: https://www.kaiko.com/

The Casper Association is the nonprofit entity that oversees the ongoing evolution and decentralization of the Casper Network. It provides resources to help accelerate the adoption of Casper and its growing ecosystem of decentralized applications.

Website: https://casper.network/en-us/

Lukka is a team of top-performing data experts that are transforming financial post-trade crypto data into easy-to-use information for business operations. Founded in 2014, Lukka serves the most risk mature businesses in the world with institutional data and software solutions. Lukka bridges the gap between the complexities of blockchain data and traditional business needs. Its customers include both Traditional and Crypto Asset Exchanges and Trading desks, CPA & Accounting Firms, Fund and Financial Auditors, Fund Administrators, Miners, Protocols, individuals, and any other businesses interacting with crypto assets. All of Lukka’s products are created with institutional standards, such as AICPA SOC Controls, which focus on accuracy and completeness. Lukka is a global company headquartered in the United States.

Website: https://lukka.tech/

Quantstamp stands as a global pioneer in blockchain security, with a clear mission to fortify the decentralized internet. By diligently safeguarding over $200 billion in digital asset risk from hackers, the company has evidently established a robust shield against potential threats. With a clientele exceeding 500 startups, foundations, and enterprises, Quantstamp has positioned itself as a trusted advisor in enhancing the security of innovative products. Its extensive experience, reflected in over 500 audits conducted, showcases the adeptness of a global team of security professionals committed to securing the future of web3. Through its rigorous audit services and trusted advisories, Quantstamp not only protects digital assets but also bolsters the confidence and safety of its extensive client base in navigating the digital realm.

Website: https://quantstamp.com/blog

Softstack stands out as Germany's premier Web3 agency, dedicated to guiding its clients through the intricate world of Web3 transformation. As the trusted partner for Consulting, Custom Software Development, and Security Audits, Softstack emphasizes a secure and successful transition into the decentralized digital landscape. With its vision firmly set on pioneering innovative Web3 solutions, Softstack is passionate about equipping companies to navigate and leverage the power of cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the crypto and digital assets realm. The company's ethos revolves around shaping impactful products that resonate with people's lives, having already influenced millions through its client-centered projects. From inception, Softstack's commitment to fostering innovation and delivering unparalleled solutions has been unwavering. This dedication has solidified their reputation as a go-to partner for diverse industries eager to integrate the vast potential of Web3 technologies. As Softstack forges ahead, they remain at the vanguard of web evolution, facilitating clients in defining the future contours of the digital world.

Website: https://softstack.io

MAMA is a global collective dedicated to reshaping asset management using blockchain technology. They collaborate with regulators and organize events to foster understanding and adoption of on-chain asset management practices. Committed to transparency and efficiency, MAMA envisions a future where asset management is driven by decentralized technologies, providing more transparent and cost-effective solutions for the industry.

Website: https://www.mama.global

The seed investor High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) finances tech start-ups with growth potential and has supported 700 start-ups since 2005. With the launch of its fourth fund, HTGF now has about 1.4 billion euros under management. Its team of experienced investment managers and start-up experts support young companies with expertise, entrepreneurial spirit and passion. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech start-ups in the fields of digital tech, industrial tech, life sciences, chemistry and related business areas. To date, external investors have injected more than 4.5 billion euros of capital into the HTGF portfolio via more than 2,000 follow-on financing rounds. In addition, HTGF has already successfully sold shares in more than 160 companies. Fund investors in this public-private partnership include the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, KfW Capital and 45 companies from a wide range of industries.

Webseite: https://www.htgf.de/de/

Deloitte is a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services. With more than 175 years of hard work and commitment to making a real difference, the organization has grown in scale and diversity—approximately 415,000 people in 150 countries and territories, providing these services—yet their shared culture remains the same.

Website: https://www2.deloitte.com/de/de.html

Tangany is dedicated to empowering the financial industry to unlock digital assets for everyone. Their technology, entirely engineered in-house in Germany by an international team, stands as a testament to their expertise and dedication. They pride themselves on not outsourcing any of their technology development, ensuring trust and reliability. Their partnership ethos is well captured in a testimonial which notes how Tangany has enabled a client to stay ahead in the evolving digital asset market through their secure and reliable solutions. They are rooted in the belief that digital assets should be accessible to all, regardless of one’s background or expertise. This is achieved by providing clients with essential tools and resources for informed decision-making regarding their digital assets. Tangany is committed to driving innovation in the financial sector, constantly exploring new ways to enhance their technology and improve asset access and management for individuals.

Website: https://tangany.com

DLT Finance is a securities trading firm and crypto custodian offering a fully regulated environment for crypto trading and custody. Their services encompass Regulated Digital Asset Brokerage, which provides access to over 250 digital assets across multiple exchanges, ensuring clients can invest with a regulated counterparty. They also offer Regulated Digital Asset Custody, enabling safe storage of digital assets in a regulated environment, with the infrastructure to handle deposits and withdrawals seamlessly. Additionally, DLT Finance extends Financial Services tailored for fintechs and financial institutions, ensuring compliance with the latest regulatory requirements for crypto businesses operating in Germany.

Website: https://www.dlt-finance.io/

Trever stands at the forefront of the digital asset landscape, offering specialized software solutions tailored for banks and financial institutions. With a clear focus on blockchain, crypto, and digital assets, Trever empowers these institutions to trade, manage, transfer, and offer digital assets with precision and efficiency. In a rapidly evolving financial world, Trever's expertise and cutting-edge tools are indispensable for those seeking to harness the potential of the digital economy.

Website: https://www.trever.io/

Softstack stands out as Germany's premier Web3 agency, dedicated to guiding its clients through the intricate world of Web3 transformation. As the trusted partner for Consulting, Custom Software Development, and Security Audits, Softstack emphasizes a secure and successful transition into the decentralized digital landscape. With its vision firmly set on pioneering innovative Web3 solutions, Softstack is passionate about equipping companies to navigate and leverage the power of cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the crypto and digital assets realm. The company's ethos revolves around shaping impactful products that resonate with people's lives, having already influenced millions through its client-centered projects. From inception, Softstack's commitment to fostering innovation and delivering unparalleled solutions has been unwavering. This dedication has solidified their reputation as a go-to partner for diverse industries eager to integrate the vast potential of Web3 technologies. As Softstack forges ahead, they remain at the vanguard of web evolution, facilitating clients in defining the future contours of the digital world.

Website: https://softstack.io