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Keynote speech by Anndy Lian: Understand DeFi to Build Regulatory Frameworks Around it

Keynote speech by Anndy Lian: Understand DeFi to Build Regulatory Frameworks Around it

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is still in rapid growth. According to a report from CoinGecko, the industry has reached a $100 billion capitalization and over one million users. Global DeFi Investment Summit, 2-3 June 2021, Dubai brought experts globally together. Anndy Lian, Advisory Board Member to Hyundai DAC and also Chief Digital Advisor to Mongolian Productivity Organization gave a keynote presentation titled “Understand DeFi to Build Regulatory Frameworks Around it”.

Anndy walked the audiences through the challenges of DeFi tokens. “In 2019, we were all experimenting. Then in 2020, we wonder if DeFi tokens have real value. But in 2021 onwards, we should look closely at them if they can survive the bear plunges, then survive the financial crisis and then a global crisis. This is a real test. This test is not for DeFi, it is for NFT, IDOs and the whole cryptocurrency space.”

Lian highlighted that the decentralized governance of DeFi services poses operational challenges and if often not well understood in the exposures in financial risks and compliance issues. DeFi’s landscape is ever-changing and it is tough for the traditional finance industry to keep up. The governments are also playing catch up.

“Regulators understand that it is hard to regulate DeFi DAPPS built on a fully public and decentralised blockchain and they do not trust “code is law” thesis, wherein law represents a set of rules that are written and enforced through immutable code as there are possibilities of errors and frauds. I have suggested to the governments to encourage participants in the DeFi Industry to have co-operative models to assume governance and liability of operating the platform. This also provides some guidance and protection to DeFi application users or investors. This is maybe an unpopular opinion to some but this could be one way to co-exist.” Anndy Lian said.

At the end of the keynote speech, he urges the regulators to take this time to shape expectations by working with the right parties, while taking enforcement action against bad actors.

Global DeFi Investment Summit is a 2-day Program being curated based on guidelines from industry experts, with a target of about 200+ delegates. The goal of this event is to connect global investors and DeFi experts in this space including emerging start-ups – with regional business and leaders from across key industry verticals. This event has also featured other keynote speakers like Justin Sun, Founder at TRON and Tim Draper, Founder at Draper Associates & DFJ.

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Anndy Lian is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur who is known for his work in the government sector. He is a best selling book author- “NFT: From Zero to Hero” and “Blockchain Revolution 2030”.

Currently, he is appointed as the Chief Digital Advisor at Mongolia Productivity Organization, championing national digitization. Prior to his current appointments, he was the Chairman of BigONE Exchange, a global top 30 ranked crypto spot exchange and was also the Advisory Board Member for Hyundai DAC, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group. Lian played a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organization committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

An avid supporter of incubating start-ups, Anndy has also been a private investor for the past eight years. With a growth investment mindset, Anndy strategically demonstrates this in the companies he chooses to be involved with. He believes that what he is doing through blockchain technology currently will revolutionise and redefine traditional businesses. He also believes that the blockchain industry has to be “redecentralised”.

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Anndy Lian Warns all: “If you are on high leverage, avoid liquidation.”

Anndy Lian Warns all: “If you are on high leverage, avoid liquidation.”

Elon Musk’s tweets have once again sent bitcoin on crazy times. He is playing games in the digital assets space. It is certainly alarming that a one-word tweet from the world’s richest man can make waves in the bitcoin space. Bitcoin has fallen below $43k because of this.

Although Elon Musk has clarified that his company, Tesla has not sold any bitcoin after the earlier suggested the opposite but the damages have already been done.

This is not the first time Musk is doing this. How much do we need to believe him? After all, I remember Elon also mentioned talking to Dogecoin developer, I wonder who he spoke to. Nothing much has been changed on Github for $doge for a long while.

Thanks, Jarosław Adamowski for citing my comments on Twitter to this article.  Around 6 hours before this message, I wrote this to warn some of my opportunist friends who are putting on high leverages to be careful when they thought they bought the dip. Some of them got burnt out from the dip.

“I urge all to be careful when buying cryptocurrencies. Do not be greedy and act on comments that are irresponsible, be it from Elon or some other ‘gurus’. It is your money and it is your life. Exercise with caution.” commented Anndy Lian.

 

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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Boosts Bitcoin Target 25% Despite Musk’s Criticism

Tesla’s recent declaration it would no longer be accepting bitcoin (BTC), paired with bearish statements by its CEO Elon Musk, have done little to shake the certainty of investment research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors. The New York-based advisory business has increased bitcoin’s price target for 2021 to USD 125,000, up 25%.

“I don’t think it’s going to get people negative on bitcoin, but it is going to get people to focus on the problems that are being created by digital assets,” Tom Lee, Managing Partner of Fundstrat, told Business Insider. “It is probably better to view it as a call to action for the bitcoin industry to focus on renewables or more efficient ways to provide proof of work.”

Some of his previous forecasts were either too bullish or too bearish.

In either case, according to him, it was possible Musk was influenced by people within his organization.

“Many people come to Tesla because it’s ESG-friendly,” Lee said, making a reference to the environmental, social, and governance criteria screened by some investors. “I think some of these same people might’ve just questioned, well, if you want to accept a digital currency … maybe it shouldn’t be bitcoin”.

Tesla said last week that they are “concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transaction especially coal, which was the worst emissions of any fuel.” A day before, Reuters reported that Tesla is seeking to enter the multi-billion dollar US renewable credit market, hoping to profit from the Biden administration’s march toward new zero-emission goals.

Also, per Business Insider, Lee said he’s undeterred by bitcoin’s waning market dominance, or the percentage of the total market capitalization, which currently fluctuates around 40%, according to various data providers. It was around 70% in the beginning of this year.

“Bitcoin dominance will actually grow during a bear market,” Lee was quoted as saying.

In its April analysis, Fundstrat estimated that bitcoin’s price target for this year was USD 100,000.

One of the factors behind Fundstrat’s forecast was that corporations would be entering the crypto market in a bigger way in 2021.

“We think this is starting to happen more and will be one new source for capital flows into the crypto economy,” the company said. “Even if Facebook didn’t buy bitcoin, corporates are coming, and it may not be reflected in earnings announcements yet.”

Jack Dorsey-led Square confirmed that their BTC strategy hasn’t changed and they are “deeply committed to this community, including working towards a greener future through our Bitcoin Clean Energy Initiative.” The company said it continues to assess their bitcoin investment “on an ongoing basis.” In February, Square said they spent USD 170m on BTC.

Meanwhile, according to Justin Chuh, Senior Trader at digital asset investment manager Wave Financial, “gravity and volatility” in the crypto market still exists.

“When combining fundamentals such as positive net inflows of BTC to exchanges, mixed with the previously mentioned technicals of lower high and lower low, we can ignore what large egos and influencers say, and see that a pullback was bound to happen. But we have to accept that those voices chirping around on social media aren’t helping and can actually make moves. This is healthy, but I think we all wish this didn’t happen,” he said in an emailed comment.

At 11:23 UTC, BTC trades at USD 44,610 and is down by 9% in a day and 23% in a week.
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Anndy Lian is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur who is known for his work in the government sector. He is a best selling book author- “NFT: From Zero to Hero” and “Blockchain Revolution 2030”.

Currently, he is appointed as the Chief Digital Advisor at Mongolia Productivity Organization, championing national digitization. Prior to his current appointments, he was the Chairman of BigONE Exchange, a global top 30 ranked crypto spot exchange and was also the Advisory Board Member for Hyundai DAC, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group. Lian played a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organization committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

An avid supporter of incubating start-ups, Anndy has also been a private investor for the past eight years. With a growth investment mindset, Anndy strategically demonstrates this in the companies he chooses to be involved with. He believes that what he is doing through blockchain technology currently will revolutionise and redefine traditional businesses. He also believes that the blockchain industry has to be “redecentralised”.

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Anndy Lian, Intergovernmental Blockchain Expert talks about “Crypto Investments” with Former CNBC Reporter

Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. These digital assets are going to be a permanent feature of banks and asset managers’ investment portfolios in time to come. Newer terms such as DeFI (Decentralised Finance) is also changing the investment landscape by relying on a central authority to distribute the loans, etc. Blockchain technology has provided the technical workings for cryptocurrencies. While it looks promising there is also the risk of trading cryptocurrencies. It is volatile and susceptible to technical glitches, human error or hacking.

Anndy Lian, an inter-governmental blockchain advisor and entrepreneur will explain what is cryptocurrencies and insights into this new market. This show is hosted by Rajeev Aggarwal, a former stock market reports at CNBC.

“Understand crypto before putting your money in. You need to study their business model, revenue streams, team members and the underlying technology. If you believe in what the project is doing and you understand the risk, then you go for it. Always exercise with caution.” Anndy Lian commented.

Anndy Lian also commented that community support is another important factor for a cryptocurrency to work. Anndy mentioned this offline to Blockcast.cc reporter that meme coins are really popular, projects like DOGECOIN and SHIBA INU are gaining good traction. PANCAKE and SAFEMOON for instance are trending consistently for a long while. He emphasised that spotting the trends is one important factor in investing.

“Invest in multiple baskets. Do not put all your eggs in one basket” is the message Anndy is trying to convey. The importance of diversification is more glaring when it comes to crypto investment. By spreading out your options between “Top 5 coins”, “Active Trading Coins” and “Rising Stars” for example, you can decrease your financial risk.

00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:03 Bitcoin as an investment
00:03:09 Valuing Bitcoin
00:07:51 Price target for bitcoin
00:09:20 Bitcoin vs Ethereum
00:12:37 Ethereum utility
00:14:55 Doge Intro
00:17:28 Doge as an investment
00:19:58 Which coin to consider
00:23:41 NFT Intro
00:24:45 NFT as an investment
00:28:42 Million dollar Crypto portfolio

About Anndy Lian:
Anndy Lian is an all-rounded business strategist with more than 15 years of experience in Asia. He has provided advisory across a variety of industries for local, international and public listed companies. He is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial blockchain entrepreneur who is known for his work in the government sector.

Currently, he is appointed as the Advisory Board Member for Hyundai DAC, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group where he looks after the governance and compliance aspects of the business. Anndy is also part of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Blockchain Special Committee, Government of Republic Korea, helping the province to grow using blockchain technologies.

He is the Chairman (Singapore) for Korea eSports Industry Association (KeIA) where he is actively promoting eSports to go mainstream and adopt cryptocurrencies.

He also played a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organization committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Disclaimer: The information is not intended to be and does not constitute financial advice, investment advice, trading advice or any other advice or recommendation of any sort offered or endorsed.

Anndy Lian is an early blockchain adopter and experienced serial entrepreneur who is known for his work in the government sector. He is a best selling book author- “NFT: From Zero to Hero” and “Blockchain Revolution 2030”.

Currently, he is appointed as the Chief Digital Advisor at Mongolia Productivity Organization, championing national digitization. Prior to his current appointments, he was the Chairman of BigONE Exchange, a global top 30 ranked crypto spot exchange and was also the Advisory Board Member for Hyundai DAC, the blockchain arm of South Korea’s largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor Group. Lian played a pivotal role as the Blockchain Advisor for Asian Productivity Organisation (APO), an intergovernmental organization committed to improving productivity in the Asia-Pacific region.

An avid supporter of incubating start-ups, Anndy has also been a private investor for the past eight years. With a growth investment mindset, Anndy strategically demonstrates this in the companies he chooses to be involved with. He believes that what he is doing through blockchain technology currently will revolutionise and redefine traditional businesses. He also believes that the blockchain industry has to be “redecentralised”.

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