The end of self-custodial wallets
11-15, 12:10–12:20 (Asia/Bangkok), Stage 4

This talk provides a quick overview of how countries worldwide restrict or plan to ban the self-custodial ownership model, which is the foundation of cryptocurrencies.

  • What kind of laws, regulations and guidance countries have passed to restrict self-custodial
  • What kind of areas are being targeted: ownership of cryptocurrencies, wallets, developers, interfaces
  • Who are the driving forces behind opposing self-custodial
  • How to counteract this development

Mikko is the CEO and co-founder of TradingStrategy.ai, an AI-powered algoritmic trading protocol for DeFi. Over the past decade, he has been acting as the CTO of blockchains companies like LocalBitcoins and TokenMarket. Mikko is an activist in security research, digital rights and regulation.