The next call for the Digital Asset Securities Working Group will be on Monday June 15 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will discuss the SEC’s approval of Paxos as a clearing agency.

The Back Office Committee will have its next call on Tuesday June 16 at 11 am ET to review applicable FICC, DTC, NSCC, SEC, MSRB, OCC and FINRA updates during the past month. The spotlight presenter will be Ian Springle from ICE Clear US, who will provide an update on ICE Treasury Clearing.

The 24x7 Trading Working Group will have its next call on Tuesday June 16 at 2 pm ET. The Working Group will continue its discussion of a draft FIF letter to the SEC and FINRA on implementation issues relating to the planned expansion of exchange trading hours.

FIF has scheduled a joint call for the Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Working Groups for Thursday June 25 at 3 pm ET. Monsurat Ottun from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will discuss CISA’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiative. 

Due to high demand from FIF Members, the June 17th in-person event at Daiwa Capital Markets in NYC has reached full capacity, and registration is now closed. For those who have registered, we will share additional details as the event approaches. We look forward to two engaging panels and a fantastic networking opportunity afterward!

After opening remarks from Chief Risk Officer, Ben Genek of Daiwa, there will be two panels, one on Extended Trading Hours, TradFi & the December 6th Shift and the second will be on Digital Assets & Crypto – The Modern Blueprint. The Extended Trading Hours panel will be moderated by Tom Jordan of Jordan & Jordan, and the panelists will be Matt Billings of Robinhood, Brian Hyndman of Blue Ocean Technologies, Andrew Oppenheimer of Robinhood and Andrew Upward of Jane Street. The Digital Asset & Crypto panel will be moderated by Shawn Sloves of Fundamental Interactions, and the panelists will be Greg Cignarella of ApexInvest Markets, Mark Daly of Zero Hash and Alan Konevsky of T-Zero. The event will take place on Wednesday June 17th at Daiwa Capital Markets' offices at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10020. Registration begins at 4:30pm ET, the speaking engagement will be from 5-6:30pm ET with refreshments and networking afterwards from 6:30-8pm ET. FIF would like to thank Daiwa Capital Markets for sponsoring this event.