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Scott Bauguess
Vice President, Global Regulatory & International Policy
Coinbase
Dr. Scott Bauguess is VP for International and Regulatory Policy at Coinbase, a position responsible for consultations with regulatory authorities that oversee the banking and financial market sectors worldwide, including global standard setting organizations. He previously served as the Deputy Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, where he supervised economic analyses of recommendations to enact federal rules related to capital raising, investment management, broker dealers, market structure, and derivative securities. Dr. Bauguess most recently was a member of the finance faculty in the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin and held a teaching appointment in the University of Michigan Law School. He received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Finance from Arizona State University.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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2:15–2:45pmWed 18 NovPolicy StageHall 3, Singapore EXPOOpen
Policy Rewiring
RWA & Tokenization: When the Asset Becomes a Token, What Happens to the Rules?
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Audrey MetzgerDirector of Innovation & Financial Market InfrastructuresBanque de France
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Dr. Nopnuanparn PavasantAssistant Secretary-GeneralSEC Thailand
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Scott BauguessVice President, Global Regulatory & International PolicyCoinbase
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Prof. Tālis PutniņšCo-Chief Executive Officer & Chief ScientistDFCRCModerator
About this session
Tokenization is moving real-world assets such as treasuries, funds and credit onto new digital rails. The technology is advancing quickly. The harder question is whether the legal and regulatory framework can keep pace. When an asset becomes a token, does it retain the same rights and protections? Who owns the underlying asset? Which jurisdiction's rules apply when the token crosses a border? And what happens when different markets take different approaches? This conversation brings regulators and market participants together to examine where the rules are clear, where they diverge, and what still needs to be resolved for tokenized assets to scale.
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4:55–5:30pmThu 19 NovFutureMatters StageHall 5, Singapore EXPOPremium
Policy Rewiring
Geoeconomics of Tokens: Lessons From Live Cross-Border Tokenized Corridors
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Alan LimDirector & Head, Financial Infrastructure & Artificial Intelligence OfficeMonetary Authority of Singapore
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Fernando VázquezPresident, Capital MarketsChainlink
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Oli HarrisGlobal Head of KinexysKinexys by J.P. Morgan
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Scott BauguessVice President, Global Regulatory & International PolicyCoinbase
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Angela AngManaging Director, Asia-PacificBitGoModerator
About this session
Cross-border tokenized corridors are moving from proof-of-concept to production. Hear from the people who made the crossing: what broke first - tech, legal or liquidity; what the operating model actually looks like when someone has to issue, settle and supervise; what they would never build again; and the honest timeline from pilot to scaled corridor. This discussion will be around the gating factors, the requirements, and what it really takes to move live value across borders on tokenised rails.
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