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18 years on the FX, CFD & crypto desk. Keynotes that read like a P&L, panels that don't flinch, moderation that keeps the room honest.

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Alex Badea presenting affiliate and regulated-fintech growth research on a conference stage
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18Y
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CONTINENTS
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42
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★ iFX EXPO INTERNATIONAL 2026

Blurred Lines: When Crypto Platforms Trade Wall Street

Location · LIMASSOL · CY
Date · JUNE 2026
Role · PANEL MODERATOR
The set list · 4 talks
TOTAL RUNTIME · 2H 45M
01
42 MIN

Regulatory Grey Zones

Prop firms under MiFID II. ESMA's next move. Where the tied-agent argument breaks. The regulatory landmines most platforms are sleepwalking toward.

02
38 MIN

Affiliate Fraud & Attribution

Click injection, distribution modeling, anonymous IP filtering — the real mechanics of how fraud enters CFD acquisition funnels and how to shut it down.

03
45 MIN

Zero-Budget Market Entry

How to crack EMEA, APAC, and LATAM without a war chest. IB networks, local partnerships, and the playbook that scaled platforms across three continents.

04
40 MIN

When Crypto Meets TradFi

The collision point between crypto exchanges and regulated brokerages. Product convergence, licensing gaps, and what the next generation of platforms looks like.

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