Bitcoin vs Crypto & Blockchain Fordham Panel
QuantVision 2026: Fordham’s Quantitative Conference
2.35 Panel Bitcoin vs Crypto & Blockchain
This panel will examine the ongoing tension between Bitcoin as the original decentralized digital asset and the broader cryptocurrency ecosystem encompassing altcoins, stablecoins, and blockchain-based tokens. Panelists will explore whether Bitcoin’s brand dominance, network security, and adoption trajectory can maintain its leadership — or whether other crypto innovations, DeFi protocols, and Web3-native assets will capture the future of digital value.
Moderated by Logan Beirne, Strive Asset Management Board Member, Yale Law School
Panelists: Professor Jim Liew, Johns Hopkins University, Kelly Ye, Deputy CIO, Avenir Group, Brooks Dudley, Head of Digital Asset Sales, Marex Capital Markets, Kathryn Zhao(2025 Quant of The Year), Head Quant & Head of Trading, Cantor Fitzgerald, Samir Shah, Managing Partner, Alpha Research and Management, Thomas G. Sy, Head of Multi-Asset Solutions and Digital Asset Strategy Team, New York Life Investments
