What do institutions really need before they trust a new kind of finance? Barnali Biswal, CEO of Hilbert Group, explains her move from 15 years of credit at Goldman Sachs into digital asset management, what institutions still fear and the hidden risks of yield products.

• Why people from credit bring the risk view a new asset class needs
• Why fintech companies are entering now that infrastructure and regulation have matured
• How Hilbert Group grew from its 2018 founding to a 2021 Nasdaq First North listing
• What institutions still worry about: fragmented rules, custody and underwriting
• The risks behind yield products that are not always well advertised
• Barnali's advice for founders: if you think you're dreaming big, dream bigger

00:00 Intro 01:03 The Blockopedia intro 01:15 Meet Barnali Biswal, CEO of Hilbert Group 01:39 From 15 years of credit at Goldman Sachs 03:06 Why she left Wall Street 04:33 Why fintech companies are entering now 07:14 What is Hilbert Group? 08:05 How Hilbert Group grew 12:04 What do institutions still fear? 13:08 Running a listed asset manager in a volatile market 14:26 Still the Wild West next to Wall Street? 15:50 Yield products: the risks that are not obvious 16:42 Advice for founders: dream bigger

• Hilbert Group: www.hilbert.group
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