BitGo COO Jody Mettler pitched onchain settlement tools to banks and asset managers at Money20/20 Europe, weeks after the crypto custodian's NYSE listing under BTGO.
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Jody Mettler told a room full of bankers and payment executives that their settlement systems are too slow.
BitGo's COO spoke at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam on June 11, laying out how the firm's Go Network can let institutions trade and settle digital assets without moving them out of cold storage. The pitch came weeks after BitGo went public on the NYSE under the ticker BTGO.
Traditional equity trades in the U.S. only moved to T+1 settlement last year. Cross-border payments can still take days. Mettler's argument is that onchain asset management tools compress that timeline by replacing a chain of intermediaries with automated, transparent settlement on blockchain rails.
BitGo's Go Network handles off-chain settlement for over 1,000 digital assets. Trades execute and settle off-chain while the underlying assets stay in BitGo's qualified custody. For institutional players managing client funds under regulatory oversight, that setup keeps security intact while improving operational efficiency, Mettler said.
The NYSE listing changes BitGo's positioning. Public companies face quarterly reporting, SEC scrutiny, and shareholders who can sell. That accountability matters when pitching to banks and asset managers that have been burned by crypto counterparty failures.
Mettler specifically highlighted cross-border liquidity and the preparedness of financial infrastructure across U.S. and EU markets. Cross-border settlement is where the pain points are most acute and where blockchain solutions offer the most obvious efficiency gains, he argued.
Money20/20 Europe has historically been dominated by payments and banking executives, not crypto natives. Mettler's appearance there signals BitGo is no longer just talking to crypto people. It is talking to the banks, asset managers, and payment processors that control the bulk of global capital flows.
A public company pitching onchain settlement to TradFi at a mainstream conference is a different conversation than the one crypto custodians were having two years ago. Whether the banks are ready to move off T+1 remains an open question.
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