The Challenges of ‘Permissionless’ at the Institutional Level

Prior to joining Fnality, Fletcher spent the last 25 years working in regulatory reform and post-trade services for a number of global financial institutions

article-image

Angus Fletcher, senior commercial and regulatory advisor, Fnality; Source: Blockworks

share

In this video, Blockworks’ Senior Editor Macauley Peterson chatted with Angus Fletcher, senior commercial and regulatory advisor, Fnality, at Blockworks Digital Asset Summit in London to talk about the challenges institutions will face when it comes to a permissionless financial system of the future.

Prior to joining Fnality, Fletcher spent the last 25 years working in regulatory reform and post-trade services for a number of global financial institutions; Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, SWIFT, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. He has been and continues to be an industry advocate for change and improvement.

Watch the full interview below.


Get the day’s top crypto news and insights delivered to your inbox every evening. Subscribe to Blockworks’ free newsletter now.


Tags

Decoding crypto and the markets. Daily, with Byron Gilliam.

Upcoming Events

Old Billingsgate

Mon - Wed, October 13 - 15, 2025

Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit (DAS) will feature conversations between the builders, allocators, and legislators who will shape the trajectory of the digital asset ecosystem in the US and abroad.

Industry City | Brooklyn, NY

TUES - THURS, JUNE 24 - 26, 2025

Permissionless IV serves as the definitive gathering for crypto’s technical founders, developers, and builders to come together and create the future.If you’re ready to shape the future of crypto, Permissionless IV is where it happens.

Brooklyn, NY

SUN - MON, JUN. 22 - 23, 2025

Blockworks and Cracked Labs are teaming up for the third installment of the Permissionless Hackathon, happening June 22–23, 2025 in Brooklyn, NY. This is a 36-hour IRL builder sprint where developers, designers, and creatives ship real projects solving real problems across […]

recent research

Research Report Templates (10).png

Research

Kamino has evolved into a full-stack asset scaling suite with V2: unlocking new markets, improving capital efficiency, and catering to various risk profiles. We believe it is best positioned to become the credit backbone of Solana as the ecosystem matures. Simply put, KMNO remains our highest-conviction bet in the Solana ecosystem. This report lays out our thesis.

article-image

Sponsored

Neitec’s Debita platform is closing the credit gap by unlocking high-yield private debt in markets that need it most

article-image

From bank porters to stablecoins, the history of money is a story of acceleration

article-image

The Byreal DEX will use both centralized and decentralized liquidity sources to route trades

article-image

Last week’s solana ETF amendments points to “some sort of push from the SEC to get things organized,” a person familiar tells Blockworks.

article-image

Attorneys weigh in on the issue in light of a changing US regulatory environment

article-image

A new report by top Ethereum stakeholders projects ETH at $8000