Reshaping finance

The Financial Review’s first two crypto summits covered digital assets’ emergence into the financial services mainstream and the demand for regulation from an industry that feels it can reshape the future of finance, given the chance. The ability of DeFi to create fabulous riches for entrepreneurs and pioneers has been told through stories of creation, success and investment, alongside the spectacular busts that triggered calls for more regulation and a crackdown on crypto innovators. Beyond 2024’s headlines that featured the rise of crypto ETFs and the market’s value topping $3.3 trillion, there’s a growing industry challenging banks, brokers, and payment players for market share by redefining asset ownership.