Tag: Computer Science

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BlockSem: PCP and Ethereum PoS

The BlockSem seminar brings together academic and private researchers working on blockchain technologies. The seminar is multidisciplinary, hosting presenters from computer science, economics and finance.

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Rollups: a Powerful Scaling Mechanism

One of the major challenges in the world of blockchains is that of scaling up, particularly in terms of throughput, i.e. the number of transactions per second. One way to increase throughput is to use a block validation system other than the one based on proof of work…

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Tokenomics 2022

Tokenomics, International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security and Protocols is an international forum for theory, design, analysis, implementation and applications of blockchains and smart contracts. Original interdisciplinary works exploring the conjunction of economic concerns with distributed systems, networks and system security are particularly encouraged.

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A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Decentralized Finance

Decentralized Finance is a major innovation trend that is shaking the FinTech world. DeFi refers to a universe of financial applications that rely on blockchain technology to achieve decentralization. In other words, DeFi applications allow their users to perform traditional financial operations…

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Blockchains & Sustainable Development

This report is a continuation of the work of the Blockchain for Good association, including the publication of a first report released in June 2020. Both attempt to answer the question of whether and how blockchains could help accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in a significant and sustainable way.

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The Future(s) of Money

A two-day workshop where academics, central bankers and industry experts will envision the future(s) of money. Recordings of all the talks available HERE Academia: Universities…

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Cryptoeconomics Seminar

Blockchain & Digital Market Design Seminar – We consider blockchain adoption in a multiple firm market. The blockchain cost per firm decreases with the adoption rate as the cost of verification and recording is distributed…

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Tokens and Icos : a Review of the Economic Literature

Tokens and ICOs: A review of the Economic Literature, with Andrea Canidio, Vincent Danos and Stefania Marcassa, This article is a part of Principles of Blockchain Systems, Synthesis Lectures on Computer Science, 2021, Vol. 9, No. 2 About the book This book is the first to present the state of…

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