Keio University

Crypto Asset Research Project: 4th Session "Digital Currencies and Crypto Assets" (Held on July 9, 2021)

Event Date

2021.7.9(Fri)

Event Venue

Other

2021.06.29

Crypto Asset Research Project4th Session: "Digital Currencies and Crypto Assets"

[4th Session: Event Outline]

Date and Time : Friday, July 9, 2021, 16:00–17:00

Format : Online (Zoom)

Organizers : Coincheck, Inc., HashPort Inc., and the Crypto Asset Research Project at Keio University Global Research Institute (KGRI)

Other : Open to everyone, no participation fee

Guest Speaker : Mr. Keita Sekiguchi (Fintech Editor, Editorial Bureau, Nikkei Inc.)

How to Apply : Please apply from here . *Applications are now closed.

Overview :

  • We will invite a fintech editor from Nikkei Inc. to explain the basic concepts of "crypto assets" and "Bitcoin," as well as new developments in the bubble burst and regulatory responses.

  • In addition, the speaker will discuss the overview and features of digital currencies, as well as the progress of their conversion into cash.

■Mr. Keita Sekiguchi

He became a reporter at the dawn of the 21st century and has worked in the securities, economic, and political news departments. He has covered finance and markets from multiple perspectives in Kabutocho, Kasumigaseki, and Nagatacho. He has been a fintech editor since 2020. He is the co-author of "Kasō Tsūka Baburu" (The Virtual Currency Bubble) (2018), published by Nikkei Publishing Inc.