{"id":"eva-lawrence","title":"Eva Lawrence","content":"Eva Lawrence is a UK-based finance and legal professional, currently serving as Head of EMEA and Director at [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment). [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment) is an independent institutional blockchain staking infrastructure provider headquartered in Canada. Lawrence joined [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment) in March 2022 and holds the dual titles of Head of EMEA and Director, Head of EMEA. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-FImZqJU1cM9uaquZ) Her career spans law, institutional finance, and crypto, having entered the digital assets sector in 2018. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM)​\n\n## Education and Legal Qualifications\n\nLawrence earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Brunel University London, studying from 2004 to 2007, and completed the Legal Practice Course at BPP Law School from 2006 to 2007. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) In 2018, she completed the Oxford [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) [Strategy](https://iq.wiki/wiki/strategy) Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She is a UK-qualified solicitor with experience in digital assets, securities, funds, and financial services. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y)​\n\n## Early Legal Career\n\nLawrence began her career as a trainee solicitor at Rosenblatt from 2008 to 2010, working on capital markets, corporate law, cross-border transactions, and financial services matters. Prior to this, she worked as a negotiator at Merrill Lynch from 2007 to 2008, before completing her legal qualification. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y)​\n\n## Morgan Stanley (2010–2018)\n\nIn 2010, Lawrence joined Morgan Stanley, initially in the FX prime brokerage division. She later held Vice President roles and served as Head of EMEA [Flow](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flow) Trading for Securities Lending, with VP positions held from 2010 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2018. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) During her tenure, she worked on equities, derivatives, capital markets, hedge funds, and investment banking matters. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM)​\n\n## Entry into Crypto (2018–2020)\n\nLawrence entered the cryptocurrency industry in 2018, describing it as a gradual transition from institutional finance. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM) From 2018 to 2020, she worked in business development roles at early-stage crypto and fintech firms and provided advisory services to crypto-adjacent companies, including Alphaplate and Pure Digital Markets. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y)​\n\n## Arcane Crypto (2020–2022)\n\nLawrence was appointed Chief Operating Officer at Arcane Crypto in August 2020, a Nordic-listed crypto company offering market analysis and financial products related to cryptocurrencies. She oversaw operational functions during her tenure and left the role in 2022. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-FImZqJU1cM9uaquZ) [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM)​\n\n## Figment (2022–present)\n\nSince joining [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment) in March 2022, Lawrence has been serving as the Head of EMEA and Director. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment) provides institutional staking infrastructure and staking-as-a-service across multiple proof-of-stake networks. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM) In her role, she is responsible for business development, partnerships, and client relationships across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) Lawrence has represented [Figment](https://iq.wiki/wiki/figment) at industry conferences, including CoinDesk’s Consensus, SALT, Southeast Asia [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) Week, and DigiAssets Connect. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-FImZqJU1cM9uaquZ)​\n\nShe appeared on the MoneyNeverSleeps podcast (episode 232, September 2023) to discuss institutional staking and her career transition from law and trading into crypto. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-wlWqegswu3W0ozfM)​\n\n## Public Profile and Speaking\n\nLawrence is a regular speaker on institutional digital assets and blockchain infrastructure topics. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) She is active on X/Twitter at  (https://x.com/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_evalawrence) and maintains a professional profile on LinkedIn. [\\[2\\]](#cite-id-gyxScrwWwMPQ8M3Y) <br />","summary":"Eva Lawrence is a UK-based finance professional and crypto executive. 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