​JUST IN: The FDIC plans to revise crypto guidelines, opening the door for banks to engage in cryptocurrency activities. As regulatory barriers shift, institutions are at a critical inflection point. How will they integrate digital assets into their strategies? What is MicroStrategy's strategy? Do we need an Ethereum Corporate Reserve, and how could it redefine corporate treasury models?

​Join us for an exclusive summit delving into institutional-grade digital asset strategies. This event will explore innovative approaches in corporate treasury management, ETF structures, and institutional custody solutions, bringing together leaders from traditional finance and digital asset ecosystems to bridge the gap between these two worlds.

​Key discussions will explore how the advanced capabilities of leading cryptocurrencies are shaping the future of institutional finance—ranging from corporate treasury reserves to regulated investment products. Industry experts will present practical frameworks for converting volatile digital assets into structured financial instruments designed for institutional adoption and sustainable long-term value.

​Agenda

​Panel 1: Digital Asset Strategies in 2025

​Examining how digital assets enhance liquidity, manage volatility, and strengthen balance sheets. Key discussions include corporate treasury integration, structured financial products, and strategies for attracting retail and institutional capital.

• ​Daniel Liu - CEO, Director @ Republic Technologies

• ​Will Leung - Head of BD @ Caladan

• ​Wilson Huang - Head of OTC Options @ Cumberland DRW

• ​Sanjay Raghavan - VP of Finance @ Matter Labs

• ​Mark Lee - Chief Marketing Officer @ Synfutures (Moderator)

​Panel 2: Institutional Integration – Infrastructure & Risk Management

​Exploring best practices for hedging market volatility, mitigating counterparty risks, and ensuring compliance in crypto treasury operations. Topics include institutional-grade custody, risk frameworks for volatile assets, and maintaining operational security.

• ​Stacey-Ann Pearson - Managing Director (Singapore) @ Zodia Custody

• ​Rahul Goyal - Head of Institutional Partnerships @ Gauntlet

• ​Jamie Pielock - Head of Institutional Sales @ EDX Markets

• ​Hong Kim - Co-founder, CTO @ Bitwise Asset Management

• ​Litong Cao - Chief Operating Officer @ Republic Technologies (Moderator)

​Panel 3: Crypto-Native Gateway for Mainstream Adoption

​Analyzing how crypto-native projects facilitate institutional adoption by bridging traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems. Discussions cover infrastructure, compliance, and innovative products addressing institutional challenges.

• ​Jacob Arluck - Chief Strategy Officer @ Celestia

• ​Matthew Katz - Co-founder, CEO @ Caldera

• ​Xin Yan - Co-founder, CEO @ Sign Protocol

• ​Luke Chmiel - Associate Director, Capital Markets @ Maple Finance

​About

​Republic Technologies

​The Ethereum corporate reserve division of a publicly traded company in Canada (official announcement in March 2025), pioneering institutional Ethereum adoption with a MicroStrategy 2.0 approach. https://x.com/republictech_io

​Bitwise Asset Management

​One of the largest and fastest-growing crypto asset managers. The firm is known for managing the world’s largest crypto index fund (OTCQX: BITW) and pioneering products spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, and crypto-focused equity indexes. Bitwise partners with financial advisors and investment professionals to provide quality education and research. http://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/

​Caladan

​​Caladan brings rationality to strange and unruly markets. We explore the frontier of finance, seek out new opportunities, and make markets more efficient and honest wherever we go. We support exchanges, tokens, and institutional investors with on-exchange liquidity, DeFi expertise, treasury solutions, and investments. Since 2017 we've been a pioneer in crypto market-making, powering over $50B in annual transactions across 1000+ assets. https://caladan.xyz/

​Caldera

​Caldera is a rollup deployment platform that allows you to launch high-performance, customizable, application-specific rollups with the Arbitrum Nitro, Optimism Bedrock, zkSync ZK Stack, and Polygon CDK frameworks. https://www.caldera.xyz/

​Celestia

​The modular blockchain powering unstoppable applications with full-stack customizability. It provides rollups and L2s with a decentralized network to efficiently publish and distribute transaction data through high-throughput data availability (DA) and seamless light-node verification. https://celestia.org/

​Cumberland

​A subsidiary of DRW, a diversified trading firm with over three decades of experience leveraging tech, research and risk management to help institutions capitalize on strategic market opportunities. https://www.cumberland.io/

​EDX Markets

​EDX is a digital asset technology firm that combines an institution-only trading venue with a central clearinghouse. EDX Markets, our flagship marketplace, is designed to emulate the world's most sophisticated exchanges, with deep liquidity, firm prices and low trading costs. Non-custodial and non-conflicted, EDX has structured its business to minimize risk for its members while providing a diverse array of operational and capital efficiencies. Backed by some of the world's leading trading and venture capital firms, EDX is actively developing new features and expanding its geographic presence to deliver trusted, liquid and efficient crypto trading experiences for all institutions. To learn more, visit edxmarkets.com.

​Infini

​A next-generation crypto neo-bank designed to facilitate broader adoption of digital assets. It offers competitive savings yields, a crypto-integrated payment card, and a streamlined user experience, enabling users to efficiently manage, utilize, and earn from their crypto holdings. https://infini.money/

​Maple Finance

​Maple is the leading on-chain private credit platform, offering institutional investors access to structured lending opportunities overcollateralized by liquid digital assets. With over $5.6B in loan originations, Maple is bridging the gap between traditional and on-chain private credit—providing a scalable, transparent, and compliant framework for institutional lending. https://maple.finance/

​Matter Labs

​Matter Labs is a company primarily known for developing "zkSync," a layer-2 scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain, utilizing zero-knowledge proofs technology to significantly improve transaction speed and reduce fees while maintaining security; essentially, they are a team of engineers and researchers focused on scaling Ethereum through advanced cryptography like zk-rollups, aiming to make blockchain technology more accessible to mainstream users. https://matter-labs.io/

​Mirana Ventures

​A leading global investment fund that provides long-term capital and strategic partnerships to visionary founders and fund managers in the Web3 space. https://www.mirana.xyz/

​Sign Protocol

​An omni-chain attestation protocol, enabling users to freely attest and verify any information on-chain. Sign Protocol offers a suite of tools, infrastructure, and standards to create a future where all claims and assertions on the web and the world around us are driven by verifiable attestations. https://sign.global/

​Synfutures

​A leading decentralized derivatives exchange backed by Pantera, Polychain Capital, Wintermute, etc. Its v3 oAMM integrates a unified fully on-chain orderbook and concentrated liquidity AMM. https://www.synfutures.com

​NEBRA

​In the years to come, we envision that zero-knowledge-proof-powered applications will proliferate in the Ethereum ecosystem and more, far beyond their current level of usage. https://nebra.one/

​Zodia

​Zodia Custody is the leading institution-first digital asset custodian by Standard Chartered, in association with Northern Trust, SBI Holdings and National Australia Bank. We enable institutional investors around the globe to realise the full potential of the digital asset future – simply, safely, and without compromise. https://zodia-custody.com/