Chapter 8

Innovation and new forms of savings and investment. Cryptocurrencies

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Cryptocurrencies and all the technology on which they are based constitute one of the biggest disruptions in the history of the financial sector. Their arrival seems to be disrupting everything and, despite their volatility, they are only growing. Some say it's a risky investment while others see it as the best investment to get rich quickly. In any case, the truth is that this is a completely revolutionary investment alternative.

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Bogdan Stirbu
CEO of Bit2Me Capital. Stirbu

He joined Bit2Me since its inception, being an active part of the company between 2015 and 2017 as Chief Value Officer (CVO). Before that, he dedicated a good part of his professional career to the world of the digital economy in companies such as Tikebit and Hive, among others. In 2017, he joined the Accenture team as a consultant specialized in the blockchain world. He will now lead Bit2Me Capital, a division that seeks to facilitate investments and co-investments through pre-seed, seed and series A rounds in startups related to blockchain and the world of cryptocurrencies.

Daniel Díez Garcia
Innovation Lead Iberia at Accenture

Daniel is a renowned Spanish entrepreneur who is internationally renowned for his career as one of the first early adopters to promote the use and development of Blockchain technology solutions and ecosystems, founding companies such as Bit2Me (awarded as the best startup in 2015 by Actualidad Economica), Blockchain Toolkit (the first Spanish-speaking Blockchain training academy) and Furai (the first Spanish Blockchain consultancy firm), among others. He currently holds the position of global director of Blockchain and new business models at the American technology multinational UST Global, leading multidisciplinary teams located in more than 10 countries and working with more than 15 universities, research centers and business schools as a teacher, mentor and researcher, while advising public institutions, startups and tokenized investment vehicles, on an international basis. He is also co-author of the best seller “Blockchain: The Industrial Revolution of the Internet”, the best-selling Spanish-language book on Blockchain with more than 7 editions sold in one year across 5 countries.

Alejandro Esteve de Miguel
Cofounder and CEO of Bigle Legal

Alejandro Esteve de Miguel Anglada is CEO & Co-founder of Bigle Legal. Founding member of the Global Legal Tech Hub and professor in Legal Tech at ESADE University. Alejandro is a lawyer, graduated from the University of Barcelona and a Master's degree in International Business Law from ESADE.

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Eustaquio Arrimadas
Commercial and Marketing Director — Santalucía Asset Management