Verified excerpt published on July 23, 2025
Mainstream Adoption: The Future of Crypto
Most Banks have digital’initiatives’ but none have viable platforms for a digital solution. So expect more JVs like PNC/ Coinbase and efforts like payments on existing digital platforms like Telegram and X.
This collaboration stated years ago in asset management when Blackrock partnered with Coinbase in support of the ETF launch for multiple services from market surveillance to custody and even integrating coinbase data directly into their prized risk management system Aladdin.
Mark Connors
Head of Global Macro Strategy
Mark’s 35 years of markets experience includes time as a multi-asset portfolio and risk management practitioner at several hedge funds and as head of a Markets Strategy team at Credit Suisse. This cross discipline approach helped inform the creation of his top down/ bottom-up global macro framework and accounts for his advocacy for Bitcoin's strategic importance for institutional investors. As Director of Research at 3iQ during the 2022-23 crypto winter and beyond, Mark developed proprietary research and insights into digital assets, building on his work as Global Head of Portfolio & Risk Advisory at Credit Suisse and risk management roles at Diamondback Capital and Strategic Value Partners. Mark’s work now focuses on addressing systemic financial challenges such as debt, demographics, and deficits, and he is a vocal proponent of Bitcoin's potential to counter economic debasement. The practical nature of his work has been leveraged to drive bespoke University programs and is often referenced by media outlets including Reuters, Bloomberg, Unchained, CoinDesk and the FT.