Day 2: Infrastructure, Innovation & Europe’s Future

Day 2: Infrastructure, Innovation & Europe’s Future

Day 2 Overview

Key Themes Explored


Infrastructure & Market Architecture
Discussions focused on the systems, platforms, and frameworks needed to support Europe’s next phase of digital asset adoption.

Future Investment Perspectives
The programme explored global investment trends and the strategic role Europe can play in shaping future capital flows.

Exchange Infrastructure & Liquidity
Executive discussions addressed exchange models, market access, liquidity, and the operational foundations of digital asset markets.

Compliance, Taxation & AML
Participants examined the regulatory, tax, AML, and compliance challenges facing digital asset businesses in Europe.

Tokenisation & Financial Infrastructure
Day 2 covered tokenisation, real-world asset infrastructure, and the future role of digital assets in banking and finance.

Innovation Zones & EU Competitiveness
A strategic debate focused on whether Europe can build dedicated innovation zones for digital assets and what conditions would be required.

VI3NNA Declaration
The day concluded with a preview of the VI3NNA Declaration, connecting the congress discussions to a broader forward agenda.





Key Themes Explored


Infrastructure & Market Architecture
Discussions focused on the systems, platforms, and frameworks needed to support Europe’s next phase of digital asset adoption.

Future Investment Perspectives
The programme explored global investment trends and the strategic role Europe can play in shaping future capital flows.

Exchange Infrastructure & Liquidity
Executive discussions addressed exchange models, market access, liquidity, and the operational foundations of digital asset markets.

Compliance, Taxation & AML
Participants examined the regulatory, tax, AML, and compliance challenges facing digital asset businesses in Europe.

Tokenisation & Financial Infrastructure
Day 2 covered tokenisation, real-world asset infrastructure, and the future role of digital assets in banking and finance.

Innovation Zones & EU Competitiveness
A strategic debate focused on whether Europe can build dedicated innovation zones for digital assets and what conditions would be required.

VI3NNA Declaration
The day concluded with a preview of the VI3NNA Declaration, connecting the congress discussions to a broader forward agenda.


Main Stage Voices Section

Day 2 brought together investment, infrastructure, policy, and market perspectives, creating a forward-looking discussion on Europe’s digital asset agenda.

John Kojiro Moriwaka of Mendoza Ventures opened a global lens on future investment, highlighting the capital flows, institutional priorities, and cross-border dynamics shaping the next phase of digital asset growth.

From an infrastructure perspective, Tomaž Fleischman of Cycles Protocol contributed to the discussion on how digital asset systems, settlement models, and emerging market architectures can support more resilient and scalable financial ecosystems.

The programme also introduced a more interactive policy format through the Policy Fishbowl, creating space for focused exchange on Europe’s regulatory competitiveness, innovation capacity, and long-term positioning in the global digital asset landscape.
Later in the day, Peter Lieck of Augustus contributed a closing keynote, further extending the conversation around Europe’s digital asset and innovation landscape before the congress moved toward its final chapter.

Policy Fishbowl Section


The Policy Fishbowl created an open and interactive setting for policy-oriented exchange on Europe’s digital asset future.
The format included an open chair, allowing participants from the audience to join the discussion and contribute directly to the conversation. This created a more dynamic exchange between invited speakers and participants, reflecting the congress’s emphasis on dialogue rather than one-way presentation.

The discussion brought together perspectives on regulation, compliance, innovation, and Europe’s ability to remain competitive while maintaining institutional trust.

Participants included:
  • Matthias Bauer-Langgartner — Chainalysis
  • Max Bernt — Taxbit
  • Georg Hauer — Hauer Fintech Advisory
  • Ainhoa Sevillano-Paton — Twins Consulting
  • Sebastian Becker — Blockchain Bundesverband


Executive Track Panels Section


Executive Track Panels Section

Executive Track Panels: From Closed-Door Exchange to Public Insight

Day 2 translated the closed-door Executive Track discussions into focused panel sessions, bringing selected insights from the previous day into a broader congress setting.

Each panel combined a short presentation of results with a moderated discussion, connecting practical market experience with the strategic questions shaping Europe’s digital asset ecosystem.


ET Track 1 Panel — Liquidity & Capital Efficiency


The first Executive Track panel focused on liquidity, capital efficiency, market access, and the exchange infrastructure needed to support digital asset adoption at scale.

The discussion explored how platforms, liquidity providers, and market participants can contribute to more efficient, accessible, and institutionally relevant digital asset markets.

Participants:

  • Stephan Lutz — BitMEX

  • Oliver Stauber — Bitget EU

  • Bernhard Krick — Bybit EU

  • Per Möller — Swissborg


ET Track 2 Panel — Regulatory Landscape: Taxes, AML & Compliance


The second Executive Track panel focused on the regulatory and operational realities facing digital asset businesses in Europe.

The conversation addressed taxation, AML, compliance, reporting obligations, and the practical frameworks needed to support trusted and scalable market participation.

Participants:

  • Ainhoa Sevillano-Paton — Twins Consulting

  • Florian Wimmer — Blockpit

  • Nicole Dyskant — RegDoor

  • Matthias Bauer-Langgartner — Chainalysis

  • Bernhard Heinzl — AMINA


ET Track 3 Panel — AI & Digital Assets in Banking & Finance


The third Executive Track panel explored the intersection of artificial intelligence, banking, finance, and digital assets.

Participants discussed how tokenisation, banking infrastructure, digital asset integration, and AI-driven financial services may shape the next generation of regulated financial markets.

Participants:

  • Raphael Neuberger — Cashlink

  • Sebastian Steiner — Volksbank Mittlerer Schwarzwald

  • Anton Werner — Fountainhead Digital

  • Andreas Luksch — Digital Investment Solutions


ET Track 4 Panel — EU vs Global Innovation & Free Zones


The fourth Executive Track panel focused on Europe’s innovation capacity, regulatory positioning, and competitiveness in relation to global digital asset hubs.

The discussion explored how Europe can create the conditions for innovation while maintaining regulatory credibility, market trust, and institutional standards.

Participants:

  • John Morley — Cryp-Sure

  • Marie-Francine Richard — Cryp-Sure

  • Christoph Pliessnig — Teroxx

  • Ian Taylor — Crypto UK

Strategic Debate: European Digital Asset Innovation Zones

One of the key discussions of Day 2 focused on the strategic question of whether urope c build dedicated digital asset innovation zones.

The debate explored how Europe could create more competitive environments for digital asset development while balancing regulatory trust, institutional standards, and market experimentation.


Participants:

  • Adrian Matak — Global Blockchain Business Council

  • Robert Kopitsch — Blockchain for Europe

  • Patricia Kasandziev — Wero Wallet

Strategic Debate: European Digital Asset Innovation Zones

The debate explored how uope could create more comtitive environments for digital asset development while balancing regulatory trust, institutional standards, and market experimentatioRather than treating innovation zones as a purely policy concept, the discussion examined the practical conditions needed for them to succeed: governance, infrastructure, regulatory clarity, access to capital, and cross-border coordination.

Participants:

  • Adrian Matak — Global Blockchain Business Council

  • Robert Kopitsch — Blockchain for Europe

  • Patricia Kasandziev — Wero Wallet

VI3NNA Declaration Preview


The congress concluded with the VI3NNA Declaration Preview, positioning the discussions from both congress days within a broader forward agenda for Europe’s digital asset ecosystem.


The Declaration preview connected insights from keynote sessions, executive track discussions, policy exchanges, academic partners, sponsors, and market participants into a structured next step for the VI3NNA initiative.


Rather than closing the conversation, the Declaration marked the beginning of the next phase: translating two days of executive dialogue into a continuing platform for Europe’s digital asset community.