From hype to utility: How stablecoins redefine financial infrastructure

Richard is a principal in Deloitte’s Risk & Financial Advisory practice. He leads complex and transformative projects, assisting banking and fintech clients in setting up new entities, enabling M&A activity, aligning to regulatory requirements, launching new products, and helping address a broad range of regulatory and risk areas to enter and meet expectations of the US banking system. Richard leads Deloitte’s Business and Entity Transformation integrated services, Banking for the Deloitte Center for Regulatory Strategy and Deloitte’s Digital Assets Banking Regulatory practice.

Amy is a US Audit & Assurance Blockchain & Digital Assets partner and a partner in Deloitte’s National Office Accounting and Reporting Services specializing in technical accounting matters in consolidation, financial instruments, and accounting for digital asset transactions. She serves companies in both an advisory and audit capacity that operate in the blockchain ecosystem or have complex digital asset transactions, with a focus on accounting and financial reporting. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and serves on the AICPA’s Digital Assets Task Force, focusing on accounting matters related to digital assets. Amy has more than 15 years of experience in public accounting, including a practice fellowship at the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and has served public and private companies in the banking and securities, investment management, and digital assets industries.

Tim Davis is the Consulting leader of Deloitte’s Blockchain and Digital Assets (BDA) practice. With over 30 years of experience with Deloitte, Tim has made significant contributions to the fields of innovation and helping clients take advantage of new technology cycles. He has a rich history of serving a wide range of clients from large multi-national technology companies to fast growth startups. In the BDA industry, he serves several large digital asset exchanges, custodians, and enterprises adopting crypto. Having lived and worked in multiple locations such as Europe, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, Tim brings a global perspective to his work. He collaborates with several schools and research institutions on the advancement of blockchain technology and standards. Tim's dedication to driving innovation and progress in the blockchain and digital assets industry has helped position Deloitte as a trusted advisor and leader in the field. His leadership extends beyond his professional life. He serves on the board of the Deloitte Foundation, a US education nonprofit that supports a variety of initiatives designed to help develop the talent of the future and their influencers while promoting excellence in teaching, research, and curriculum innovation. Outside of work, he serves on the emeritus board of Treehouse for kids, a non-profit organization committed to enhancing the lives of foster children in Washington State through education, and volunteers at Operation Nightwatch, a non-profit serving the homeless community in Seattle. He also loves hiking in any weather on the many trails in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Roy Ben-Hur is the Digital Assets Financial Services leader for Deloitte Advisory. He has been a consultant in the financial services industry for over 25 years and brings deep industry experience. He has a background leading large-scale integration programs supporting business, compliance, risk, regulatory, and technology transformation initiatives.

Rob Massey is the Tax leader of Deloitte’s Blockchain and Digital Assets (BDA) practice. Since 2012, Rob has focused on the complex world of blockchain, digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and tokenization, serving clients across the ecosystem. This includes investors, miners, staking providers, payment processors, wallet providers, exchanges, custodians, funds, DAOs, foundations and entities involved in protocol development. With over two decades of experience in tax consulting for technology companies, his experience spans the complex tax considerations of blockchain enabled transactions and the tax impacts of tokenization and digital asset transactions across business models, industries, and geographies. He also has growing experience in tax controversy matters involving digital assets and blockchain based business models. As the first person from Deloitte to work in blockchain and digital assets, Rob has been instrumental in establishing the BDA practice and growing the deep bench of experienced specialists on the team. Not only has his visionary leadership positioned Deloitte at the forefront of the industry, but also established Rob as a highly respected speaker at industry events worldwide. His presentations often cover a range of topics, from the evolving blockchain and digital assets ecosystem and future technology directions to the complex tax implications faced by corporations in the digital asset space. Beyond his professional achievements, Rob’s passion for fitness and sailing underscores his belief in the importance of wellness for himself and his team – a value captured by his favorite motto, “Proof of Wellness.” As an active member in his local community, Rob volunteers and offers his time as an advisor to Digital Dollar Foundation, as the Tax Task Force Chair for the Chamber of Digital Commerce, and as the President and Site Manager of Tax-Aid.