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Hirander Misra

Chairman and CEO

GMEX Group

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Can blockchain facilitate sustainability and ESG friendly investing?

Can blockchains be used as incentive networks for encouraging green activity and renewables? ESG is an important use case for blockchain. Regulators are understandably concerned about green investing and specifically, greenwashing, and the chain doesn’t lie, so blockchain technology is entirely aligned with achieving ESG objectives and guidelines. ...

03 December 2022 /wealth /sustainable Blockchain Observations

High Five for the Digital Assets Road to HyFi

The digital transformation of the financial services industry has gained accelerated traction over the last few years with the increasing adoption of blockchain solutions and digital assets. Nonetheless, as the era of Finance 4.0 evolves, there is a growing demand to access and offer a full range of digital products and services alongside traditio...

23 January 2022 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

5 Digital, Crypto and Blockchain predictions for 2022

At the start of January 2021 I made my top 5 predictions for the digital, crypto and blockchain space. The results were very accurate. I briefly recap those and try to repeat that feat with my key predictions for 2022: 2021 Predictions recap Capital markets accelerate the move from analogue to digital - Regulated digital exchanges and custodians c...

04 January 2022 /crypto /predictions Blockchain Observations

HyFi will Eradicate CeFi and DeFi silos to make digital assets interoperable

It is increasingly clear that Centralized Finance (CeFi) and Decentralized Finance (DeFi) will need to intersect within a regulated environment and support the convergence of traditional and digital assets activity. The key challenge is how to apply regulation, which was designed for a centralized world, to an environment that will be increasingly...

29 November 2021 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

Powered by Ledgers: How Exchange 4.0 will Digitally Transform Financial Market Infrastructure

The move to Exchange 4.0 is well underway, with profound implications for financial markets. Forward-thinking firms are already positioning themselves for a DLT-fuelled future. But behind the buzzwords, there are lingering questions. What benefits will digitalisation bring, both to trading venues and the market participants they serve? What are t...

06 September 2021 /markets /predictions Digital Asset Class (DAC)

The Next Frontier in Exchange Matching Engines for Digital Trading Systems

As the business models for exchanges and trading venues continue to evolve, the technological requirements to run them – be they established entities or a new entrant such as a digital asset exchange – are shifting as well. Modern exchanges need to meet a variety of requirements to service clients, from providing low latency order matching engines ...

04 July 2021 /crypto /markets Capital Market Technology

The UK still has a chance to be a digital finance pioneer post-Brexit, but will we seize it?

I have co-authored this article with Sean Kiernan, CEO of Greengage (previously DAG Global). What will Britain’s role be as a financial innovation centre, post-Brexit? Our economy depends on it, yet over a year after our official exit from the EU on 31 January 2020, the answer is still not clear. In 2018, we both published a report and article high...

01 June 2021 /regulation /crypto Digital Asset Class (DAC)

The Crypto Asset road from Analogue to Digital with Exchange 4.0

Exchanges today mirror the Internet networks of yesterday; they are siloed therefore lacking interconnection and are focused on a subset of assets. This fragmentation has been exacerbated, with the advent of the new digital asset markets. What can be the glue creating interconnectedness as the first truly hybrid full exchange and post trade ecosys...

29 March 2021 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)

5 Digital, Crypto and Blockchain predictions for 2021

At the start of January 2020 I made top 5 predictions in the digital, crypto and blockchain space and evaluated how these had played out at the start of January 2020. The results were very accurate. I try to repeat that feat with my key predictions for 2021: Capital markets accelerate the move from analogue to digital I expect some very interesting...

22 January 2021 /crypto /predictions Blockchain in Banking and Financial Services

Can Seychelles be the FinTech Wakanda?

There are numerous initiatives underway in Seychelles to foster innovation in FinTech, including digital assets and services. We explore what that means in a regional context in relation to future developments in this space. It may come as a surprise to many that Seychelles is the major global hub for Bitcoin trading activity. Analytics provider Cr...

05 October 2020 /crypto /markets Digital Asset Class (DAC)