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The digital asset dilemma — How to overcome barriers to institutional involvement with Krishna Hegde @ PYOR


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Krishna Hegde, Co-Founder of PYOR (Power Your Own Research)

Before co-founding PYOR, Krishna worked at CoinSwitch, leading new initiatives and setting up CoinSwitch Labs (an in-house incubator for new products). He led the development of products and strategy for the ongoing transformation of CoinSwitch from a Crypto platform to a wealth tech platform.

He graduated with a degree in Computer Science at BITS Pilani and has an MBA from Tuck School of Business along with being a CFA Charter Holder.

Prior to CoinSwitch, Krishna has a track record of driving innovation in the Indian fintech space. He pioneered several financial products used by 10s of millions of users across Indian fintech platforms including Digital Gold, Postpaid, Microinsurance etc.

Krishna has been invested in crypto since 2017 and has recently launched a Crypto Rupee Index for CoinSwitch.

Before moving to Indian fintech in 2016, Krishna was a Managing Director and top ranked Research Analyst at Barclays Singapore. He was featured in Asset Magazine Hall of Fame 2016.

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