PRESENT

  CryptoCurrencies v Gold 

Which is the better long term bet?

Tuesday 19th September 2017

FREE to Attend*

*Registration only. Places STRICTLY Limited. Register NOW to avoid disappointment 

Venue: NEX Exchange 

2 Broadgate Circle

London, EC2M 7UR 

 Event timings:

17:30 - 18:00 Registration and Drinks

18:00 - 19:30 Panel Session + Audience questions

Trading Gold/Cryptos by Rupert Osborne, Deputy Head of FX

IG Markets   

19:30 - 20:15 Canapés, drinks + networking

In March this year the price of a single bitcoin surpassed the value of an ounce of gold for the first time, as the exchange price for one unit of the digital currency closed at $1,268, while a troy ounce of gold cost $1,233. Just five months later, bitcoin is now trading over three times higher at $4,110 whilst gold is up a mere $56 at $1289.

So what is actually happening here? And is it possible that, as cryptocurrencies start to go mainstream (bitcoin is just one of over a thousand cryptos in circulation) they could possibly threaten to challenge gold for the 'ultimate money' mantle? 

The two asset classes share many similarities and also many differences. But ultimately it comes down to how they behave as money  -  a store of value, a unit of account and a medium of exchange.... and that's where the debate gets interesting!

Gold has been doing all three very effectively for thousands of years and now the Internet Age has thrown this new exotic financial asset class to the fore and under the global finance spotlight.

So the big question we will be seeking to answer is what does the future hold and will there still be a legitimate place for both gold and cryptocurrencies in your portfolio 10 years from now? 

We have assembled a unique panel of gold and cryptocurrency experts who will be debating this question from both sides of the fence and fielding questions from the audience on this the hottest of investment subjects. You really won't want to miss this!

 The Panel

JOHN BUTLER 

John Butler is Vice President and head of Wealth Services for Goldmoney Inc. He has over 20 years’ experience in international finance and has served as a Managing Director for bulge-bracket investment banks on both sides of the Atlantic in research, strategy, asset allocation and product development roles, including at Deutsche Bank and Lehman Brothers. He has advised some of the world's largest institutional and private investors in matters ranging from wealth preservation to enhancing returns through a wide variety of innovative strategies and he has been a #1 ranked investment strategist by Institutional Investor magazine. 

Among his other accomplishments, John is on the record having anticipated the great gold bull market of the 2000s, the US housing market bust of 2007-09 and the protracted euro debt crisis. His publications include his popular Amphora Report investment newsletter and The Golden Revolution (John Wiley and Sons, 2012), a book explaining the causes and consequences of the 2008 global financial crisis and exploring the financial market implications of global monetary regime change. His latest book The Golden Revolution – REVISITED is due for release next month. 

Dr KERIM SENER 

Kerim Sener is an exploration Geologist and Managing Director of Turkey focused gold mining and exploration company, Ariana Resources.  

Kerim graduated from the University of Southampton with a first-class BSc (Hons) degree in Geology in 1997 and from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, with an MSc in Mineral Exploration in 1998. After working in gold exploration and mining in Zimbabwe, he completed a PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2004. Since then he has been responsible for the discovery of over 3.8Moz of gold.

 As a gold producer in Turkey, a country with a historic cultural and economic attachment to gold, Kerim brings a unique perspective to the panel.

  ADAM CLEARY 

Adam Cleary is a renowned cryptocurrency expert and no less so when it comes to the subject of gold. He is Head of Structuring and Operations for Novasset, a London based group focused on structuring and distributing ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings).

Adam has been involved in the digital currency ecosystem since 2013, was a founding director of the UK Digital Currency Association and is an investor and entrepreneur. Adam is also the CEO of Cavenham Capital Limited, an investment management firm regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority, based in London, which he founded in 2005.

MALCOLM PALLE  - MODERATOR

MiningMaven regulars will know co-founder, Malcolm Palle, as a long time unashamed 'gold bug' and an avid investor in the gold mining and exploration sector. But more recently, as co-founder and now Chairman of blockchain focused venture company Coinsilium Group (NEX:COIN), he is witnessing the unabated rise of cryptocurrencies from close quarters.

"What is happening now in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies is really quite extraordinary" Malcolm said "yet many of the investors I talk to either struggle to get their heads around it or don't really appreciate the sheer scale of the blockchain opportunity. When it comes to gold versus cryptocurrencies there's a massive debate going on right now and its drawing in many of the biggest names on both sides of the divide. I am really looking forward to moderating this panel session - dull, I can assure you, it won't be!"          

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 Partners

NEX Exchange is a Recognised Investment Exchange under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Both the NEX Exchange Main Board and the NEX Exchange Growth Market are Recognised Stock Exchanges under S1005 (1)(b) Income Tax Act 2007.

Coinsilium is an accelerator that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies. Blockchain technology is now labelled a ‘foundational technology’ and new blockchain protocols are emerging with features and applications far beyond the initial vision of digital currencies for payment purposes.

As the growth in digital asset offerings gathers pace, smart contracts and ‘Tokenization’ models are set to play a key role in the development of this market and Coinsilium has partnered with some of the leaders in this sector. https://www.coinsilium.com

Sponsors

Ariana Resources is an exploration and development company focused on epithermal gold-silver and porphyry copper-gold deposits in Turkey. The Company is developing a portfolio of prospective licences originally selected on the basis of its in-house geological and remote-sensing database.

The Company's flagship assets are its Kiziltepe and Tavsan gold projects which form the Red Rabbit Gold Project. Both contain a series of prospects, within two prolific mineralised districts in the Western Anatolian Volcanic and Extensional (WAVE) Province in western Turkey. This Province hosts the largest operating gold mines in Turkey and remains highly prospective for new porphyry and epithermal deposits. These core projects form part of a 50:50 Joint Venture with Proccea Construction Co. The Kiziltepe Sector of the Red Rabbit Project is fully-permitted and is currently in production. The total resource inventory at the Red Rabbit Project and wider project area stands at c. 525,000 ounces of gold equivalent. 

In north-eastern Turkey, Ariana owns 100% of the Salinbas Gold Project, comprising the Salinbas gold-silver deposit and the Ardala copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry among other prospects. The total resource inventory of the Salinbas project area is c. 1 million ounces of gold equivalent. 

For further information on Ariana you are invited to visit the Company's website at www.arianaresources.com

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