Sponsored by Gate 39 Media Day two of FIA Expo broke from the normal pattern of a getaway day that is low on energy and ideas. I heard from some exhibit hall vendors that the second day was better than the first for business and the discussions and presentations packed…

Sponsored by Gate 39 Media The Futures Industry Association (FIA) moved the annual FIA Expo conference to a new location this year and, in the process, delivered an event with more pep — and people — than the somewhat desultory affair in 2021. Even in the face of the recent implosion of FTX (or perhaps…

Sponsored by Gate 39 Media The Trading Show was back at Navy Pier in Chicago on September 28 and 29 and revealed a vibrant and innovative range of developments in everything from trading infrastructure to new digital assets. Last year I came away with eight lessons learned at The Trading…

Let’s face it: most conferences end up like last week’s birthday balloon on their final day but that was most certainly not the case for the second and ultimate day of FIA Expo. With a lineup that featured a sandwich of old and new market visionaries, a look at the…

It felt order was returned to the universe as FIA Expo kicked off in Chicago on Wednesday. No Zoom calls or talking head software apps here: this was live and in-person, the way it’s supposed to be. It was like a breath of fresh Spring air as we heard from…

Eight Takeaways from The Trading Show Chicago 2021 As certain as daffodils and tulips, The Trading Show Chicago (TTSC) from Terrapinn has been held at Navy Pier each Spring for a number of years. That is until the advent of Covid 19, which drove the 2020 version of the event online and pushed the 2021 gathering from the…

Three takeaways from the latest and greatest in crypto from the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) and Eventus Regulators led off with insights that didn’t put anyone to sleep, a couple of luminaries brought the goods, and I had a random thought that connects Mary Poppins to cryptoasset protocols…

Three takeaways from the latest in a seemingly endless line of crypto events First it was Consensus from Coindesk, then Crypto Connection from Tabb Forum and now it’s time for SaLoDAM 2021 from the Association for Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) and Eventus. …

Three takeaways — and final thoughts — from the final day of #cryptoconnection2021 from Tabb Forum and Global DCA Sponsors in the spotlight, a search for the “white whale” of crypto markets and a look at some of the bizarro world that can be crypto. …