World Economic Forum - The Crypto-Asset Bubble

Talking Points

Valuations of bitcoin have reached unprecedented highs, and there are now close to 1,000 different crypto-assets on the market. Are these assets finally coming into their own or are they the seed of the next financial crisis?

Speakers

· Neil Rimer, General Partner and Co-Founder, Index Ventures,
Switzerland
· Jennifer Zhu Scott, Principal, Radian Partners, Hong Kong SAR; Young Global Leader
· Robert J. Shiller, Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University, USA
· Cecilia Skingsley, Deputy Governor, Swedish Central Bank (Sveriges
Riksbank), Sweden

Moderated by

· Yang Yanqing, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Yicai Media Group, People's
Republic of China

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