MEXC and Payward discuss crypto and TradFi convergence at TOKEN2049
Image: NewsBTCMEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi spoke on a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel about crypto and traditional finance convergence. Both described a shift toward more connected, always-on markets. Vugar said blockchain infrastructure challenges market structures built around fixed trading hours, and that retail will drive convergence. Arjun said 24/7 trading requires bringing assets and collateral into one place. Both cited collaboration as key to scaling global trading platforms, with Arjun naming MEXC as a partner.
Key points
- MEXC CEO Vugar Usi Zade and Payward Co-CEO Arjun Sethi appeared on a TOKEN2049 Singapore panel.
- Both executives described a shift toward more connected, always-on markets.
- Vugar said blockchain infrastructure challenges traditional market structures built around fixed trading hours.
- Arjun said 24/7 trading means bringing assets and collateral into one connected environment.
- Both said collaboration is needed to scale global trading platforms, and Arjun named MEXC as a partner.
Why it matters
The executives pointed to infrastructure, market access and distribution as areas where greater connectivity between trading platforms could create value, and said the two companies are exploring broader collaboration.
What's unclear
The reports give no terms, timeline or scope for the broader collaboration the two companies said they are exploring.
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MEXC and Payward Highlight Collaboration as Crypto and TradFi Converge at TOKEN2049
Coverage timeline
- First reported by NewsBTC
- Confirmed by BeInCrypto
- CryptoVideos brief published
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