HKU-SCF FinTech Academy Workshop Series
Digital Currency: Technology, Challenges and Opportunities
Date: 27 Aug 2020
The world has witnessed an immense advance in digital currencies in recent years. This disruptive innovation defines new ways in which financial activities can be carried out using digital technologies. The market is responding to the reality that digital currencies, either privately or central bank issued, will be an unavoidable part of the global monetary system. This workshop aims to focus on the technologies underneath digital currencies and explore the challenges and opportunities presented by digital currencies adoption. It also seeks to provide a platform for established academics and industries to exchange their insights on the implications of digital currencies, and to encourage discussions on how the existing frameworks from the perspective of law, business and technology can be extended to incorporate this new technology-enabled development.
Is Hong Kong Ready For Digital Assets?
Mr. Peter Yan
Cyberport, Hong Kong
History and Recent Advances in Blockchain-Enabled Cryptocurrencies
Dr. Allen Au
The University of Hong Kong
Challenges of Digital Currency from the Perspective of Financial Crimes
Prof. K Y Lam
Nanyang Technological University
Blockchain Technology in the Post-CDBC Era
Prof. Shuo Bai
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Government and Private-Sector Backed Digital Currencies in the Fintech Era
Dr. Fangzhao Lu
MIT and The University of Hong Kong