IW Summit: Digital assets represent 'future of finance' despite shortcomings

Gavin Brown

Elliot Gulliver-Needham
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Gavin Brown, associate professor in financial technology at the University of Liverpool, has warned that asset managers are “missing what might be the future of finance” by not considering cryptocurrencies, while cautioning investors about their shortcomings.

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