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                <li>“Bitcoin as an asset class has become more of an institutional topic, certainly from macro investors,” Peel said. </li>
                <li>“The growth (in DeFi) can’t be ignored, on one hand these platforms grow significantly but they are also limited on regulatory requirements,” he said. </li>
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<p>Andrew Peel, head of digital asset markets at Morgan Stanley, joined Blockworks for an interview at our Digital Asset Summit: NYC conference after he spoke during “The Future of Financial Services and Digital Assets” panel.&nbsp;</p>



<p>In the interview, Peel shared insight from the conference and talked about:&nbsp;</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Traditional finance overlapping with digital assets&nbsp;</li><li>Bitcoin as an asset class</li><li>The explosion of innovation&nbsp;</li><li>The power of public, open networks&nbsp;</li><li>Crypto evolution over time&nbsp;</li><li>Regulatory requirements</li></ul>



<p>Watch the full interview below and watch all of the panel videos from DAS <a href="https://cms.blockworks.co/events/digital-asset-summit-2021-2/#videoslider0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. </p>



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