The Crypto in Disputes Forum - 3rd Annual

Networking & Registration
9:00am

Chairpersons' Opening Remarks
9:15am

Keynote Address: High Court Perspective on Crypto Fraud
9:30am

• Implications of Boonyaem v Persons Unknown
• Developments in Crypto Fraud Litigation, Ongoing and Upcoming
• Relationship between the judiciary, litigation and regulatory bodies

Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration: International Approaches to Regulation and Arbitrage
10:10am

• Collaboration between various regimes on consumer protection, securities buying and money laundering
• The logistics of Cross-Border Arbitrage
• Strategies for effectively engaging with other regulatory jurisdictions

Networking & Refreshment Break
10:50am

Evaluating Litigation Costs in Cryptocurrency Disputes as Opposed to Arbitration
11:10am

• When does a contract apply when concerning digital assets?
• Alternative methods of disputes resolution beyond arbitration
• Evaluating costs and benefits of pursuing cryptocurrency issues in court
• Digital contract law, understanding your rights in a decentralized ecosystem

Assessing the Obstacles to Recovering Digital Assets, Tracing, Bringing Claims and Pursuing Them
12:00pm

• Extrajudicial Barriers to seeking justice under common law regime
• Public injunctions and the thresholds of cost effective litigation
• Developments in asset tracing technology and techniques

Networking & Lunch Break
12:40pm

Exploring Different Strategies for Enforcement, Obtaining Orders for Delivery and Options for Transfer of Crypto Assets 
1:30pm

• Pursuing decentralized parties without stable residence in various jurisdictions
• Bringing judgements to foreign courts and having them recognized
• Different approaches to transfering crypto assets 

Determining the Legal Responsibilities of Crypto Exchanges and Lessons Learned from Previous Mismanagement
2:30pm

• Trust vs Deposit, how current cryptocurrency exchanges hold consumer assets
• Lessons learned in the wake of the FTX collapse
• Reviewing compliance standards for cryptocurrency exchanges: How should we safeguard consumers?

Networking & Refreshment Break
3:10pm

Disentangling Cryptocurrencies in Insolvency Proceedings, Novel Issues and Resolutions
3:40pm

• How digital assets are treated during bankruptcy proceedings
• Protocol for dealing with obscured assets, mixed or Stealth Coins
• Appropriately valuing digital assets 

What is a DAO and How Do You Sue It?
4:20pm

• Benefits and drawbacks of DAOs as organizational structures
• Legal responsibilities to shareholders in event of asset mismanagement
• Mechanisms through which DAOs can be held responsible in court

Chairpersons' Closing Remarks
5:00pm

Drinks Reception
5:15pm

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