Centrifuge Co-founder Speaking at Decentrall Lugano Conference

🇨🇭 DeFi Meets Swiss Banking

By Centrifuge
May 8, 2025, 4:20 PM
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Martin Quensel, Co-founder of Centrifuge, will participate in a panel discussion at Decentrall Lugano this Thursday.​ The session, titled New Frontiers of Finance: DeFi, Tokenized Assets & Institutional Adoption, will explore emerging financial technologies.​

This follows his recent appearance at the New York Stock Exchange, where he discussed institutional adoption of tokenized assets with FintechTV.​ Watch his NYSE interview here: FintechTV Interview

The Lugano event continues Quensel's engagement with traditional finance institutions as DeFi adoption grows.​

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