Episode 11 | TradFi meets DeFi: Emergence of a New Ecosystem

In this episode of CryptoReg Insights, host Polina Evstifeeva speaks with Amarjit Singh, Partner and UK&I Digital Assets Lead at Ernst & Young (EY), about the evolving crypto regulatory landscape and its profound implications for financial institutions.

We discuss:

  • Macro trends driving institutional crypto adoption, and the blurring lines between TradFi, CeFi, and DeFi.
  • Tokenization of real-world assets
  • Emerging prudential regulations addressing capital adequacy, and operational resilience in 24/7 markets.
  • Business model shifts: how traditional financial institutions are elevating digital assets from innovation “hobby” to C-suite priority.
  • A threat of global regulatory arbitrage: market-driven choices between protection-focused jurisdictions and lighter regimes.

Perfect for banking executives, risk and compliance officers, strategists tracking crypto regulation 2026, tokenization of real world assets, institutional adoption, and TradFi-DeFi integration.

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Duration: ~30 min

Guest: Amarjit Singh, EY

Host: Polina Evstifeeva

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