This April, the EDX team was on the ground at two major industry conferences shaping the next phase of institutional crypto adoption: STANY’s 88th Annual Conference in New York and the LTP’s Liquidity 2025 Institutional Digital Asset Summit in Hong Kong.
The takeaway from these events? The crypto “hype” may have settled, but what’s emerging is a more collaborative, grounded foundation for institutional crypto. Building a sustainable digital asset ecosystem will require ongoing partnership between governments, regulators and private sector innovators – and events like these play a crucial role in fostering that dialogue.
Here are the highlights from the April conference circuit:
STANY’s 88th Annual Conference
April 7 | New York
EDX’s Chief Commercial and Strategy Officer Jeanine Hightower-Sellitto joined industry leaders from Talos, Eventus and CoinRoutes at STANY’s Annual Conference on a panel – “The Latest in Digital Asset Trading” – to discuss what it takes to deliver institutional-grade crypto services in 2025.
The conversation focused on the practical infrastructure needed to support institutional participation. Topics included:
- The value of 24/7 trading – and the complexities it introduces around trade surveillance, credit and execution
- The tradeoffs of building versus buying crypto solutions
- The importance of trusted partners to accelerate implementation, ensure best execution and reduce time to market
Broader conference themes included the role of tokenized securities in today’s institutional crypto landscape, regulatory momentum in Washington DC and how stablecoins may diverge from broader crypto narratives through targeted legislation. There was a growing optimism among attendees that the recent shift in SEC leadership could lead to evolution in market data rules and a renewed focus on digital assets and AI-powered market efficiencies.
LTP’s Liquidity 2025 Institutional Digital Asset Summit
April 7 | Hong Kong
While Jeanine spoke on Wall Street, two executives from EDXM Global – CEO Kai Kono and Head of Institutions Kal Chan – were in Hong Kong for the inaugural Liquidity 2025 Institutional Digital Asset Summit, hosted by LTP. This event gathered leading voices from global exchanges, trading firms and regulators to explore digital assets’ increasing integration with traditional finance.
Kal joined the panel “Liquidity & Instruments Across Venues,” discussing how marketplaces like those operated by EDX are helping institutions navigate fragmented liquidity, regional regulatory divergence and the need for infrastructure that supports compliant, global access to crypto.
During the discussion, Kal highlighted Singapore’s clear regulatory framework as a key factor in EDXM Global’s launch strategy and stressed the importance of harmonized standards to unlock global liquidity. “Institutions won’t come just because the asset is interesting. They come when the access is clear, regulated and integrated with their internal systems,” he said.
Other key takeaways from the conference included:
- How the “boring” era of crypto signals its readiness for institutional integration
- The evolution of the CeFi vs. DeFi debate – rather than choosing a single path, hybrid, compliant solutions are the future of digital assets
- How AI-driven trading is raising the bar on execution speed and sophistication
- Tokenization and stablecoin settlement – a key factor fueling the next wave of engagement
Looking Ahead
EDX is proud to participate in critical conversations at leading crypto events. Conferences like these offer valuable insight into how we can continue serving our clients and evolving our platform to meet the market’s changing needs.
Next up: EDX will be on the ground at several key events in May, including Token2049 Dubai, Consensus Toronto, Digital Assets Week New York, Bitcoin 2025 Las Vegas and Bitcoin Asia Hong Kong 2025.
Stay tuned on our blog and social channels for updates from the road.
