# Fireside Chat with Michael Shaulov, CEO of Fireblocks

- Channel: [European Blockchain Convention](https://streameth.org/european-blockchain-convention)
- Date: 2022-10-09
- Duration: 28:15
- Topics: European Blockchain Convention, Blockchain, DLT, Michael Shaulov, Fireblocks, cryptocurrency, DeFi, blockchain, B2B, payments, NFTs, custody, digital assets, digital asset custody, mpc wallet, defi wallet, eth fees, mpc custody, crypto custody, crypto capital markets, Crypto Investing, Real Vision Crypto, BTC, Crypto, Crypto Currency, Ethereum, Bitcoin, First Look, Digital Assets, Stablecoin, Crypto Asset, Crypto Adoption, Altcoins, Decentralized Finance, Digital Currencies, Wallet, MPC
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-ka5kn7K6Z3c
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka5kn7K6Z3c

## Description

In this intimate session, Fireblocks CEO and Co-founder Michael Shaulov will discuss what he is seeing in terms of institutional adoption of digital assets across a variety of use cases, what some of the barriers are for institutions and what makes him most excited for the future. 

The market cap for cryptocurrencies is approximately $3 trillion.  There is more than $100 billion locked in DeFi pools and the market cap of stablecoins is more than $100 billion as well. Digital assets can no longer be ignored and institutions, both new and old, need to be thinking about the impact they can have on their business and how digital asset use cases apply to them.  


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SPEAKER
- Michael Shaulov, CEO and Co-founder of Fireblocks