10 Years of Bitcoin...What's Next? Presented by bitFlyer and the LHoFT

bitFlyer Europe and the Luxembourg House of Financial technology are proud to present '10 Years of Bitcoin... what's next?' where we will dive into the key industry developments and trends surrounding the blockchain and Fintech industry at the start of 2019.

Agenda:
18:30-19:00 – Welcome drinks and registration
19:00-19:10 – Opening remarks
19:10-19:30 – 3 pitches / presentations (5 min each)
19:30-20:15 – Fireside chat/ Panel-discussion - '10 Years of Bitcoin...what's next?'
20:15-20:30 – Open Q&A
20:30-21:30 – Networking + food/drinks

We are proud to present 3 amazing companies from outside Luxembourg that will showcase their businesses and provide their unique insights for the panel discussion.

Speakers
Anton Abashkin, COO VNX Exchange
Linkedin
Anton Abashkin spent most of his career in PWC Russia developing and leading Center for Technology and Innovation (CTI). His main areas of expertise included strategy and financing of early-stage businesses as well as corporate innovation and venture capital.

Andy Bryant, COO of bitFlyer Europe
Andy Bryant is the COO of bitFlyer Europe, the European division of one of the world’s largest bitcoin exchanges by trading volume. He has worked in finance and technology for more than ten years, including as the global COO for and M&A advisory firm, BDA Partners and as the CEO of his own technology start-up. He studied at the University of Bath and the Tokyo Institute of Technology and has received awards from Daiwa Securities and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

David Carlisle, Head of Community at Elliptic
David Carlisle is the Head of Community at Elliptic, a provider of cryptocurrency forensics and compliance solutions, where he leads engagement with regulators and other external stakeholders. David has over a decade of experience in AML/CTF compliance and regulatory matters, and previously worked at the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. He is an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a UK think tank, where he has authored reports on terrorist and criminal use of cryptocurrencies, and appropriate policy responses.

** Featured Companies***
VNX Exchange
VNX Exchange (vnx.io) is the first marketplace and trading platform for tokenized venture capital assets. By tokenizing investment portfolios of VC firms and startup accelerators and opening them up for trading, we are bringing liquidity to the venture capital industry and unlocking venture investing as an asset class to ‘ordinary’ investors.
As a result, increased liquidity and capital velocity stimulate an influx of capital into technology, innovation and entrepreneurship globally.

Elliptic
Elliptic’s team of computer scientists and former law-enforcement agents has developed software to make Bitcoin activity more transparent and accountable. Today the world’s largest banks and Bitcoin exchanges use Elliptic software to monitor billions of dollars in Bitcoin transactions every month, and the top law enforcement agencies use Elliptic software to investigate Bitcoin’s role in cases of terrorist financing, arms trafficking, child pornography, and blackmail. Elliptic’s software is recognized in the Bitcoin industry as the standard for regulatory compliance and forensic investigations.

More to be announced soon!

About bitFlyer
bitFlyer EUROPE S.A. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of bitFlyer, Inc., a leading Bitcoin and blockchain company based in Japan. The European office is located in Luxembourg and operates an exchange platform for European traders to buy and sell Bitcoin.
bitFlyer EUROPE S.A. corporate site: www.bitflyer.com/en-eu/