Blockchain Africa conference 2021

This year on March 19th I spoke at the Blockchain Africa conference 2021 on the topic of "The Regulatory Landscape of Blockchain and Digital Assets".

The conference was a great success and the largest for this venue so far with 5729 people registering for the event representing 169 countries, surpassing 250 live viewers during our panel.

We covered multiple topics during the panel discussion and the time allocated for us, although you could feel the passion among the speakers on the subject matter, and we could have certainly talked for hours. Here's what we covered:

1. What is the regulatory stance on crypto assets in the US, Europe, UK and Africa?

2. What are the implications of the Securities Exchange Commissions (SEC) lawsuit with Ripple, on other cryptocurrencies?

3. How are regulators clamping down on crypto exchanges that do not have proper KYC and AML policies in place?

4. How does the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) "travel rule” impact crypto related businesses?

5. What are the challenges and what are the focus areas for regulated entities?

6. Will compliance with regulations become a key differentiator with competitors or will users not care and go for what is faster, cheaper and where liquidity is available?