Scaling Trust in Crypto — Insights from Consensus Miami
From What The Fraud? by Sumsub
May 20, 2026 · 33 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the transition of crypto from early adoption to mainstream finance, focusing on scaling digital assets safely.
In Part 1 of our What the Fraud? special from Consensus Miami 2026, we explore how crypto is moving beyond early adoption and into mainstream finance. From regulation and compliance to payments and user growth, the conversation focuses on what it takes to scale digital assets safely in the real world. Direct from the Sumsub booth at Consensus Miami, Anastasia Shvechkova, Sales Director Americas at Sumsub, speaks with experts from across the ecosystem about the challenges shaping the next phase of digital finance, from compliance and payments to trust, scale, and user adoption. Our guests include: Lei Lei (VP of Business Development and Strategy, Kite) on building crypto-native products and driving real-world utility Mayur Gupta (Chief Growth & Marketing Officer, Kraken) on scaling adoption and bringing more users into crypto markets Larry Wade (Global Head of Crypto Compliance and Regulatory Relations, PayPal) on how global payment platforms are navigating regulation while integrating crypto Across the conversation, a different set of challenges emerges: not just how to build crypto systems, but how to grow them responsibly. From user onboarding and product-market fit to…
People in this episode
Host: Anastasia Shvechkova
Guests: Lei Lei, Mayur Gupta, Larry Wade
Topics covered
- crypto adoption
- digital finance
- regulation
- compliance
- user growth
- trust
- payments
Keywords
- crypto
- mainstream finance
- regulation
- compliance
- user adoption
- digital assets
- payments
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sumsub, Kite, Kraken, PayPal
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