The era of on-chain finance? Opening remarks by Mícheál O'Keeffe, Director of Policy and International at Blockchain Ireland Summit 2026

Thank you, Paul and Lory, for the invitation, and thank you to Blockchain Ireland and TEDx Dublin for putting this afternoon together – it really is quite the lineup. So – as the summit was pitched – we are here today to explore how the new era of digital on-chain finance has the potential to bring speed, security, innovation, opportunity and resilience to one of our oldest inventions: money. …