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🌟Validvent Team Spotlight: Christian Viehof 🌟 At Validvent, our success is fueled by our remarkable team, and today in the team spotlight, we introduce you to Christian Viehof, who enhances our achievements with his deep expertise in DeFi, crypto tax 📊, and comprehensive consulting on DeFi and stablecoin risk management 🌐🔗. Christian's Role at Validvent Christian joined Validvent in May 2024 as the Assistant Manager for Crypto Tax Accounting, Optimization, and Compliance. With a deep understanding of DeFi, he focuses on optimizing tax strategies and ensuring regulatory compliance for clients. He also consults on DeFi and stablecoin risk management, which is particularly beneficial in venture building and helps clients in navigating the complex DeFi landscape. 💼📈 Christian’s Web3 Experience Christian entered the Web3 space in 2021 as the Executive Director at ITSA - International Token Standardization Association, where he developed a token database and classification framework. He later joined Rudy Capital, a DeFi fund specializing in stablecoin and market-neutral investment strategies, where he created automated on-chain vaults using protocols like Curve and GMX. His expertise in DeFi risk management was proven during the Terra/Luna, FTX, and USDC crises. 🌐🔗🛡️ "I joined Validvent for its dynamic and innovative team at the forefront of Web3. The company's leading role in tax advisory provides unique insights, allowing me to leverage my DeFi expertise and contribute to our clients' success. Consulting in DeFi and stablecoin risk management also offers a great opportunity to support venture building and manage risk in an evolving market." 🚀🌟

Exciting news 📣 Today, the article from Tech Talks episode 6 has been published! It features the interview with Hester Peirce of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission moderated by Inbar Preiss from DL News. You can read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eQ4X7Tje . The article covers various topics including the US presidential elections, the SEC's crypto enforcement actions, Ethereum and Solana ETFs, and some of Hester Peirce's past reflections. 💡 This episode of Tech Talks was part of a special rooftop event hosted by DL News, which featured additional insightful sessions. For more impressions of the event, you can visit the published gallery here: https://lnkd.in/eS2Uenn9.

💡 Yesterday during the EthCC Mariana de la Roche (Validvent Director) participated at the EU Blockchain manifesto event hosted by INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, Blockchain for Europe, European Blockchain Association e.V. & European Crypto Initiative Together with the members of the EU Blockchain Manifesto Mariana de la Roche presented their report on industry replies to sustainability challenges and discussed impactful projects such as the potential of Demia in preventing greenwashing. Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler Sebastian Becker Dr Agata Ferreira Miguel Angel Calero Fernández Vyara Savova, LL.M., Ph.D.—to—be Erwin Voloder, MES Tommaso Astazi

In Case You Missed It! ℹ Yesterday during EthCC the 6th episode of Tech Talks took place. This time, Tech Talks was part of the onsite special rooftop event hosted by DL News. We had a very insightful session featuring an interview with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, moderated by Inbar Preiss (DL News). The discussion provided valuable perspectives into U.S. crypto regulation. 💡 To watch the recording, please follow this link: https://lnkd.in/gTg7wnbr

🌐 Our MICAR roundtable series that took place in London, Berlin and Vienna continued today in Brussels during thre EthCC. 🔍 The highlights of the event included keynotes from Joachim Schwerin and Peter Kerstens from the European Commission, a discussion on disclosures and whitepapers led by Beata Sivak (Kraken Digital Asset Exchange), Romena Urbonaite (Bitpanda) opening the exchange on the supervision under MiCA - particularly for significant issuers and CASPs, and Roeland Van der Stappen (Swiss Finance Council) tackling the topic of reverse solicitation from the Swiss perspective. The event concluded with closing remarks, summarizing the day's key takeaways and future actions by Mariana de la Roche, Tommaso Astazi and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler. The expert series for Brussels was organized by Validvent Technology GmbH, thinkBLOCKtank, siedler legal in cooperation with APCO and Crystal Intelligence and with the support of Web3 Foundation and the EU Commission. Thank you to Mariana de la Roche Wills and Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler for their work in coordinating and putting this series together and to all participants and speakers for the fruitful discussion. Similar to the previous events in London, Berlin and Vienna a report will be published on the discussion during the event in Brussels on the following page: https://lnkd.in/e-mfvHef. Stay tuned for more information and the upcoming report to be published. Next roundtable: Berlin 2.0 In August!

Today during the EthCC we participated in a dynamic Hybrid Think Tank meeting hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions, facilitated by the European Movement-Italy & Spain and The-EPE. The event focused on redefining European leadership in a reshaped global landscape, emphasizing collaborative strategies and innovative 'game changers. Steering Committee members, of BC100 including Mariana de la Roche Wills (#Validvent / INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications)Raymond Van Ermen (The-EPE), Tommaso Astazi(Blockchain for Europe) Tonia Damvakeraki (HBI) Lucas Zaehringer (Positiveblockchain.io ) and Blake Goud (Responsible Finance & Investment (RFI) Foundation C.I.C.), contributed valuable insights from blockchain's role in trusted applications to strategic autonomy and partnerships with the African continent. This collaborative effort aimed to foster systems-level change and enhance European systems leadership in an evolving global context. Mariana advocated for the use of technology to advance the SDGs and the United Nations charter values, using as example solutions that combat greenwashing, such as Demia, empower individuals and communities through DiDs like KILT Protocol, and enable transparent distribution of targeted funds at the local level like IoT Nederland .

We are happy to share the publication of the new AI-BC report in collaboration with the European Blockchain Association e.V. and INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications . At #Validvent, our core mission is to navigate the complexities of cutting-edge technologies in a holistic manner. Through initiatives like the AI Taskforce, we aim to drive impactful insights and innovations at the intersection of AI and blockchain, shaping a sustainable digital future. Thank you to Mariana de la Roche for leading this initiative and thank you to all those that contributed, reviewed and supported Ankur Banerjee (cheqd), Ana Felicitas Muñoz Pérez (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos) Dr. Clara Guerra (Stabsstelle Finanzplatzinnovation & Digitalisierung), Daniel Schoenberger, Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio (United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)), Fabio Budris Klaz (Buenos Aires City Government), Gladstone Arantes Jr, DSc (BNDES), Javed Khattak (cheqd), İdris Demir (Batman Üniversitesi), Wu Kai-Ti🦋 (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katarina Krüger (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin), Jacques Bughin (Valueverse), Laura Kajtazi (Validvent), Luis Carro (University of Valladolid), Mat Yarger (Demia) Nena Dokuzov (Slovenian Government) Paolo Giudici (Pavia University), Stefania Tonutti PhD (VeChainOfficial), Dr. Tan Gürpinar (Quinnipiac University), Tomaz Sedej (Hyperledger Foundation) Sebastian Becker and Ximena Puente (The World Bank)

🚀 Exciting Weekend Recap! 🚀 Moritz Boesch and Christian Viehof from the Validvent team attended the Stable Summit II organized by Curve Finance and Stake Capital Group last weekend. 🌐 They met with the Curve Finance and LlamaRisk teams and listened to interesting panel discussions about the censorship resistance of stablecoins (featuring Michael Svoboda from Liquity), yield-bearing stablecoins (featuring Ameen Soleimani from Reflexer Labs) and incentivizing on-chain liquidity for stablecoins (featuring Cyrille Brière from f(x) Protocol). The Validvent Team also met with Benjamin Levit from bluechip.org, and they shared valuable insights with each other.💡 We want to thank Curve Finance and all the other organizers for the invitation and for organizing such an insightful and exciting event. 🙏

Happy Monday dear network! This is a friendly reminder to be cautious of phishing attempts. There's currently someone impersonating Mariana de la Roche. We encourage everyone to double-check the source and content of any emails you receive to ensure they're legitimate. Stay safe and have a good start into the week!

📅 Meet Validvent and its partners during the EthCC week, they will be in multiple events discussing blockchain for social impact and sustainability, MiCA Regulation, and transformative tools for the future of Europe! 🚀 *Tuesday, July 9, 2024 (14:30 - 18:30 CEST)* Think tank meeting on "New Game Changers in a Reshaped World Order, and the EU agenda 2024-2029" by the European Movement-Italy and The-EPE, a member of the BC100 Steering Group 📍Rue Belliard 99-101, Belgium (European Economic and Social Committee, Room JDE 53) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e58buSsz *Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (13:00 CEST)* MICAR Expert Roundtable Series in Brussels hosted by Validvent, thinkBLOCKtank, siedler legal in collaboration with the European Commission - Brussels Session and with the support by APCO, Crystal Intelligence and Web3 Foundation 📍 APCO, Rue Montoyer 47 - 5th Floor, 1000 Bruxelles *Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (17:30 - 21:00 CEST)* DL News hosts the event “An Evening with DL News - Crypto Meets Regulation” at Comet Louise Rooftp 📍Comet Louise, 20 Place Stéphanie, 1050 Brussels, Belgium. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gHFBHmdp *Wednesday, July 10, 2024 (19:00 - 21:00 CEST)* KILT Protocol hosts the “Decoded Pre-Drinks event with PoKe” 📍 Rue des Bouchers 6, 1000 Bruxelles 🔗 Register here: https://lu.ma/ep5gxpr4 *Thursday, July 11, 2024 (11:00 - 13:00 CEST)* The European Blockchain Manifesto presents "European Blockchain Manifesto - What to Expect in the Next EU Policy Cycle?" hosted by INATBA - International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications, Blockchain for Europe and European Blockchain Association e.V. , European Crypto Initiative 📍 Rue de Ligne 8, 1000 Brussels 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e9KuEX8P *Thursday, July 11, 2024 (17:30 CEST)* Evening event hosted by the Web3 Foundation - "Unveiling the Power of Web3 & Polkadot for Europe," showcasing use cases at an exclusive seated dinner. Engage in insightful discussions and network with industry leaders across these diverse and impactful events! 🌐✨ Georg Brameshuber 🧢 Mariana de la Roche Dr. Nina-Luisa Siedler