Joint Custody - The Digital Asset Dialogues

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Mark Mayerfeld will be joined by Christopher Beck, Founder of Tradias, for a conversation on the evolution of institutional digital asset markets in Europe. As the founder of one of Germany’s leading regulated digital asset trading firms, Christopher brings a unique perspective on how market structure, liquidity, and regulatio...

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will be joined by Alexander Bechtel, Global Head of Digital Products and Solutions at DWS, for a conversation on how asset managers are navigating the shift toward digital finance. With experience spanning academia, central banking, and global financial institutions, Alexander brings a broad perspective on how di...

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will be joined by Prashant K. Kher, Managing Director, Strategy at EY-Parthenon, to explore how institutions are approaching digital assets at scale. Drawing on his work advising global banks, asset managers, and financial institutions, Prashant will share perspectives on how the market is evolving, from strategy...

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will be joined by Alexander Höptner, CEO of AllUnity, to discuss the launch of a fully MiCAR-compliant EUR stablecoin and what it means for Europe’s digital asset landscape. Backed by DWS, Flow Traders, and Galaxy, AllUnity brings together asset management, market making, and crypto-native expertise. The episode...

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will be joined by Emma Lovett, Executive Director, Markets Digital Assets at J.P. Morgan, to explore how digital assets are intersecting with fixed income markets. As the largest asset class in global finance, credit presents both scale and complexity. The episode will examine how major institutions are approachi...

In the upcoming episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will be joined by Tony McLaughlin, CEO and Founder of Ubyx, to explore where money, payments, and stablecoin infrastructure are headed next. Tony will reflect on his move from more than two decades at Citi, including his work on the Regulated Liability Network, to building Ubyx, and explain the problem the compan...

In this episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, host Benjamin Duve is joined by Dave Sedacca, Lead of Polkadot Capital Group, for a conversation on how blockchain-native ecosystems are approaching institutional engagement, governance, and long-term financial sustainability. The discussion looks at how decentralized networks manage treasuries, make capital allocation decisions, and...

In this episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, host Benjamin Duve welcomes Roy Ben-Hur, Digital Assets Financial Services Leader at Deloitte, for an in-depth conversation on how traditional finance is evolving to meet the realities of blockchain-based markets. Drawing on Deloitte’s work with global financial institutions, Roy discusses how tokenization, stablecoins, and shared led...

In this episode of Joint Custody, host Benjamin Duve sits down with Terry Kim, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of BDACS, to explore how Korea is emerging as a key driver of institutional adoption in digital assets. From regulatory clarity to market structure and infrastructure readiness, Korea is quickly becoming a bellwether for how digital asset custody will scale across Asia. Terry will s...

Join us for another episode of Joint Custody: exclusive one-on-one conversations with the leaders driving blockchain innovation and digital asset adoption across financial institutions. In this 30-minute episode, host Benjamin Duve speaks with Sabih Behzad, Head of Digital Assets & Currencies Transformation at Deutsche Bank, and a passionate advocate for all things blockchain and DLT. Sabih sh...

In the third episode of Joint Custody – The Digital Asset Dialogues, Benjamin Duve will host Matthieu Herbeau, CBDC Advisor at Banque de France, for a forward-looking conversation on wholesale CBDCs and the future of capital markets. Matthieu will share his personal digital asset journey, offering insights into Banque de France’s CBDC initiative. The discussion will focus on the “unified ledger” c...

In this episode of Joint Custody, host Benjamin Duve sits down with Kelly Mathieson, Chief Business Development Officer at Digital Asset, for a conversation that spans decades of market evolution and the future of digital finance. Kelly’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary – from shaping post-crisis reforms at J.P. Morgan to helping pioneer the Canton Network, the first privacy-enabled, int...

In this episode of Joint Custody, host Benjamin Duve is joined by Deborah Querub, Global Head of the Digital Asset Group for Citi Global Wealth Investments, for a conversation about how one of the world’s largest financial institutions is approaching the future of digital assets. Deborah brings a wealth of experience from her time at Citi and Goldman Sachs, where she helped lead the electronificat...

In this episode of Joint Custody, host Benjamin Duve is joined by Zahid Mustafa, Managing Director and Head of Digital Custody and Cash Product Development at State Street, for a conversation that blends his personal journey with the future of digital assets. From his early career in London to leading global digital custody and cash initiatives from Singapore, Zahid has seen firsthand how the digi...

This series features candid conversations with the leaders driving blockchain innovation and digital asset adoption across financial institutions. Each episode offers strategic insights and a personal look into how these experts are navigating this rapidly evolving space. Our first guest is Alexander Thoma, Head of Digital Assets at PostFinance. In this 30-minute one-on-one, Alexander shares his j...