DeFi Law: Regulation Day at Infinita City
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Law & Regulation Day 2025
Join us for DeFi Law: Regulation Day, a full-day exploration into the rapidly evolving legal and regulatory landscape of decentralized finance, during Infinita City's Crypto Cities Month in the special jurisdiction of Próspera. As DeFi continues to disrupt traditional financial systems, regulators and innovators alike face unprecedented challenges—and opportunities.
This event brings together leading legal scholars, policymakers, crypto industry pioneers, and specialized legal engineers to unpack the latest developments and frameworks shaping the future of decentralized finance, all in the paradise Caribbean island of Roatán.
Topics include:
The current global regulatory landscape for DeFi
DeFi protocols and Compliance
Regulatory Landscape in Próspera ZEDE and the region
DAOs and legal personhood
Real World Asset Tokenization
Future trends in decentralized governance
Confirmed Speakers
Eric Alston - University of Colorado Boulder
Ignacio Barbero - SimpleFi
Christian Betancourt - Ixian, Infinita City
Jorge Colindres - Próspera ZEDE
Jacqueline Cooper - Blockchain Legal Institute
Vinay Gupta - Mattereum
José Guillermo Handal - Central Law
José Luis Moncada - Roatán Financial Services Authority
Carlos A. Morales - Lexincorp
Carlos Pineda Pinel - Developing Concept
Kyle MacLean Smith - Ixian, IxAcc
Ramona Tudorancea - JupiterBlock, Ixian
Schedule
9:30-9:45 Opening remarks by Niklas Anzinger, Erick Brimen, and Christian Betancourt
9:45 - 10:05 [Virtual] Introduction to Legal Engineering with Kyle MacLean Smith - Ixian
10:05 - 10:55 Legal Practices in the Region and Regulatory Expectations with José Guillermo Handal - Central Law, Carlos A. Morales - Lexincorp, and Carlos Pineda Pinel - Developing Concept
10:55 - 11:05 Coffee Break
11:05 - 12:05 Institutions and Complexity in DeFi and a blockchain-based world with Eric Alston - University of Colorado, Boulder
12:05 - 12:55 [Virtual Panel] Regulatory Frameworks for DeFi as Infrastructure with Jacqueline Cooper - Blockchain Legal Institute, Vinay Gupta - Mattereum, and Ramona Tudorancea - JupiterBlock, Ixian
12:55 - 14:20 Lunch Break
14:20 - 14:40 Latest practices in DeFi Protocols with Ignacio Barbero - SimpleFi
14:40 - 15:30 The Financial Industry in Próspera ZEDE and experiences so far with Jorge Colindres - Próspera ZEDE, José Luis Moncada - Roatán Financial Services Authority, and Christian Betancourt - Ixian, Infinita City.
15:30 - 15:45 Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:35 Real World Asset Tokenization: Current practices and experimental solutions with Christian Betancourt - Ixian
16:35 - 17:00 Key aspects for a new crypto-policy in the Honduran Ordinary Regime
🎟️ Organized by Infinia City and Ixian, with the kind support of Central Law, BackOffice Outsourcing & Consulting, Lexincorp, Blockchain Legal Institute, Mattereum, SimpleFi, and the Foundation for Economic Freedom Honduras.
Let’s shape the backbone of DeFi together.