Research Theme: Incentives & Governance

Discover the posts related to Incentives & Governance produced by the team from the Blockchain@X research center at Ecole Polytechnique.

Fundamental Pricing of Utility Tokens

We propose a framework for the fundamental valuation of utility tokens. Our model endogenizes the velocity of circulation of tokens and yields a pricing formula that is fully microfounded. According to our model, tokens are valuable because they have to...

Reversible and Composable Financial Contracts

It is widely believed that financial markets cannot be liquid without centralised processes to manage counterparty risk. We propose an alternative method for liquidity based on reversible and composable contracts run atop a blockchain. Novel instruments for zero-collateral intermediation can...

Efficient Lattice-based Inner-product Functional Encryption

In the recent years, many research lines on Functional Encryption (FE) have been suggested and studied regarding the functionality, security, or efficiency. These studies include quadratic FE, multi-client FE, function-hiding FE, dynamic FE and much more. Nevertheless, an open problem...

The 2nd Tokenomics Conference – Blockchain Economics, Security & Protocols

After the great success of Tokenomics 2019, we are pleased to announce Tokenomics 2020, the 2nd International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security and Protocols. This year’s conference...

CBER Symposium : Decentralized Exchanges 2022

The event will be hosted by Leonid Kogan (MIT) and will include the following presentations: – “The Need for Fees at a DEX: How Increases...

Proceedings of Tokenomics 2019

Tokenomics is an international forum for theory, design, analysis, implementation and applications of blockchains and smart contracts. The goal of the conference is to bring together economists, computer science researchers and practitioners working on blockchains in a unique program featuring...

CBER Forum – Markus Brunnermeier

For the third CBER seminar, MARKUS BRUNNERMEIER (PRINCETON U) will present his paper THE DIGITALIZATION OF MONEY Infos & Registration...

The Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research (CBER) Forum

The CBER forum seeks to build a community of academics and experts with an interest in the economics of blockchain. As a starting point, we...

Helicopter Money and CBDCS: are DLTS the Perfect Infrastructure for Monetary Policies in a Time of Crisis ?

The nascent economic crisis is highlighting the need to rely on creative policy responses. Helicopter money appears to be one of the few untried monetary tool. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) based on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) would provide the...

An Equilibrium Model of the Market for Bitcoin mining

We propose a model which uses the exchange rate of Bitcoin against the US dollar to predict the computing power of Bitcoin network. We show that free entry places an upper-bound on mining revenues and we devise a structural framework...

Fundamental Pricing of Utility Tokens

We propose a framework for the fundamental valuation of utility tokens. Our model endogenizes the velocity of circulation of tokens and yields a pricing formula that is fully microfounded. According to our model, tokens are valuable because they have to...

Reversible and Composable Financial Contracts

It is widely believed that financial markets cannot be liquid without centralised processes to manage counterparty risk. We propose an alternative method for liquidity based on reversible and composable contracts run atop a blockchain. Novel instruments for zero-collateral intermediation can...

Efficient Lattice-based Inner-product Functional Encryption

In the recent years, many research lines on Functional Encryption (FE) have been suggested and studied regarding the functionality, security, or efficiency. These studies include quadratic FE, multi-client FE, function-hiding FE, dynamic FE and much more. Nevertheless, an open problem...

The 2nd Tokenomics Conference – Blockchain Economics, Security & Protocols

After the great success of Tokenomics 2019, we are pleased to announce Tokenomics 2020, the 2nd International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security and Protocols. This year’s conference...

CBER Symposium : Decentralized Exchanges 2022

The event will be hosted by Leonid Kogan (MIT) and will include the following presentations: – “The Need for Fees at a DEX: How Increases...

Proceedings of Tokenomics 2019

Tokenomics is an international forum for theory, design, analysis, implementation and applications of blockchains and smart contracts. The goal of the conference is to bring together economists, computer science researchers and practitioners working on blockchains in a unique program featuring...

CBER Forum – Markus Brunnermeier

For the third CBER seminar, MARKUS BRUNNERMEIER (PRINCETON U) will present his paper THE DIGITALIZATION OF MONEY Infos & Registration...

The Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research (CBER) Forum

The CBER forum seeks to build a community of academics and experts with an interest in the economics of blockchain. As a starting point, we...

Helicopter Money and CBDCS: are DLTS the Perfect Infrastructure for Monetary Policies in a Time of Crisis ?

The nascent economic crisis is highlighting the need to rely on creative policy responses. Helicopter money appears to be one of the few untried monetary tool. Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) based on Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) would provide the...

An Equilibrium Model of the Market for Bitcoin mining

We propose a model which uses the exchange rate of Bitcoin against the US dollar to predict the computing power of Bitcoin network. We show that free entry places an upper-bound on mining revenues and we devise a structural framework...

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