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Mechanism design theory, introduced by 2007 Nobel laureates Hurwicz, Maskin, and Myerson, has guided economic institutions worldwide by efficiently allocating resources to achieve desirable outcomes.…

Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is hailed as multi-trillion business opportunity and treasure trove of innovation. It is poised to change the inner mechanisms of the financial system and complement…

In this presentation, I will share the investigation results of the performance of the Tangle 2.0 consensus protocol in a Byzantine environment, which are published in the paper. We use an…

Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) offer a compelling alternative to traditional chain-based Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) by enhancing scalability, throughput, and security. In this…

By bridging blockchain concepts with novel ideas from distributed computing, Convex represents a clear departure from the status quo by pioneering Lattice Technology. From consensus to execution, we…

Today, the digital realm is dominated by two architectures: Autocratic digital platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Amazon marketplace, Uber, Airbnb) and plutocratic cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin,…

Non-fungible tokens (NFT) have gained much attention during the last few months and are used in many markets and contexts. Normatively, NFT concern several parts of the legal framework. For instance,…

Recently, Web3 has gained massive attention by major analysts such as Gartner, Forrester, Forbes Technology Council and the Harvard Business Review. The Web3 vision takes blockchain disintermediation…

Abstract: Blockchains, DeFi, and Web3, innovations for greater financial inclusion and democratization, currently fall short of the advocated benefits and present new risks and challenges. For…