Financial Crime Risks in Digital Assets: A Breakfast Panel

As digital assets move from the margins into core financial infrastructure, financial crime risk (FCR) teams face a widening set of challenges—from divergent regulatory expectations to the operational realities of scaling compliance across new product lines. Join our panel during TOKEN2049 Week in Singapore as senior voices from legal, compliance, and industry unpack how financial institutions and digital asset firms are adapting their financial crime programs for this evolving landscape. The conversation will cover: How financial crime operations differ between digital assets and traditional finance, and where those lines are blurring The evolving path to securing and managing US licensing applications Structuring reliance arrangements with parent companies or broker-dealer partners Operating crypto within a multi-product financial institution FCR's expanding remit as products diversify — from prediction markets and perpetuals to retail and stablecoin offerings Striking the right balance between rigorous onboarding controls and a seamless client experience Moderator: Anir Bhattacharyya, Partner, AlixPartners Speakers: Ali Burney, Partner, Steptoe Anna Gates, Senior Advisor, AlixPartners Peter Woo, Director - Crypto Compliance, Moomoo Crypto Brandon O'Shea, Director - FCSO Digital Asset Investigations, Standard Chartered