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Fed-Published DeFi Study By a European Professor Boosts Industry Morale
9.2.2021
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) remains a niche market, but its efficiency, transparency, accessibility, and composability make for interesting characteristics, enabling it to potentially contribute to a more robust and transparent global financial infrastructure, according to a study published by...
Harvard Economics Professor: Governments Will Not Allow Bitcoin on a Big Scale and They Will Win
24.1.2021
Harvard Professor of Economics and former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kenneth Rogoff believes that governments will not allow bitcoin to flourish on a large scale. “The regulation will come in. The government will win,” he said. The professor also discussed...
US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
14.1.2021
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. The Former Banker...
Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama's CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC
12.1.2021
Gensler taught a course on "blockchain technology's potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance."
Economics Professor Tyler Cowen Says Cryptos Useful as Hedges or Forms of Payments – ‘Not Both’
4.1.2021
Tyler Cowen, an economist and professor at George Mason University, has suggested that the key use cases of cryptocurrencies are mutually exclusive. He argues that cryptos can either be important inflation hedging tools or useful forms of payment but not both. The Regulation Threat The professor...
Cryptocurrencies Prove Central Bank Models Are Obsolete, Says Professor
4.12.2020
A Spanish professor and economist stated that cryptocurrencies have brought out the “obsolescence” of central banks, although their capitalization is still “very insignificant.” Crypto Is Not Only About the ‘Speculative Noise’ Pablo Agnese, an economics professor...
Crypto Proves Central Banks Are Obsolete, Says UIC Barcelona Professor
2.12.2020
A Spanish economics professor said that the popularity of crypto proves that central banks have become “obsolete” in the modern world.
The comments were made by professor Pablo Agnese, a tenured lecturer in the Department of Economy and Business Organization at the Universitat Internacional...
EIP-1559 Won't Lower High Ethereum Fees On Its Own - Professor
2.12.2020
Among several of the recently much-discussed Ethereum (ETH)-related events is the arrival of a particular Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that should help lower fees - but high fees are a scalability, not a mechanism issue, argues an expert.
EIP-1559 is expected to bring automatic token burn...
DLT Voting Would Likely Benefit Democrats: UNSW Professor
10.7.2020
Professor Richard Holden thinks exploring distributed ledger technology for voting in US elections could put voter fraud lawsuits to bed
Professor Shoots 6 Questions At Digital Dollar Champions
30.6.2020
While the digital dollar advocates stress benefits of this new form of money, Duke University Visiting Professor of Law Nakita Cuttino urges to be more critical.
“Congress must critically review innovations like CBDCs [central bank digital currencies] and stablecoins to ensure novel forms do...
Stellar Foundation Adds College Professor and Dropbox Brass
22.4.2020
The Stellar Development Foundation added two member to its board of directors, bolstering the experience held on its roster
MIT Professor: Blockchain Is Good on Its Own but Not Good for Voting
28.2.2020
Computer scientist Ronald Rivest has said that blockchain is not the right technology for voting, although it can find proper application in a number of other areas
Professor Emin Gün Sirer: ‘The Crypto Revolution Is Here to Stay’
28.2.2020
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Professor Ben Noys: What Crypto Sees in Accelerationism
4.1.2020
Benjamin Noys found a link between fringe, online philosophies and digital-native currencies. Here he explains "accelerationism."
Why Quantum Computing’s Threat to Crypto May Be Further out Than Previously Thought
22.12.2019
According to one researcher, quantum computing faces more hurdles than many realize when it comes to achieving viability in breaking encryption. In a recent report Dr. Subhash Kak, Regents Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University, notes that there are issues...
Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show
20.10.2019
Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the risk of double spending. Some of its features, however, like the characteristic irreversibility of blockchain transactions, have created certain challenges for...
OceanEx Names Professor Fei Wang as First Partner of OceanLabs Research Award Program
26.9.2019
OceanEx is delighted to announce that Professor Fei Wang’s Research Lab at Cornell University has been chosen as the first participant for OceanLabs Research Award Program. OceanEx, an AI-powered virtual asset trading platform launched by BitOcean Global in 2018, is one of the most reliable...
MIT Professor Claims Blockchain Technology Is Not as Secure as Claimed
6.6.2019
MIT Prof. Stuart Madnick states that blockchain tech is not as secure as many purport it be
Authorities Will Regret Shutting Down Bitcoin Mixer - Crypto Professor
23.5.2019
Authorities will regret the chain reaction that they are starting with a decision to shutdown a major bitcoin mixer, Emin Gün Sirer, a Cornell University crypto professor who's launching his own coin, estimated.
The Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), in cooperation with...