#Metaverse and DAO governance: Our new paper provides some empirical insights into DAO voting behavior using Decentraland as an example. Published in the Journal of Business Research. This is joint-work with Mitchell Goldberg sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Central bankers, industry members in FX markets, leaders from academia, and the DeFi ecosystem discuss the role of DeFi in a future financial system Alan Lim Caroline Malcolm David Newns Fabian Schär @henryzh29829602 Michael Egorov Nidhi Shanbhag 🦄 Shobhit Maini Teana Baker-Taylor morten bech

Blockchain privacy is an important topic. Read our article, published in the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review. We study #TornadoCash and the pros and cons of privacy enhancing protocols. Joint-work w/ matnad.eth papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Join us on September 5th at the Center for Innovative Finance (University of Basel) for an exciting #Blockchain conference with keynotes by Thomas Moser (Swiss National Bank) and Morten Bech (Bank for International Settlements). Register here: eventbrite.ch/e/finance-meet…

Very excited to share our new paper. This is joint-work with vitalik.eth, Jacob Illum (Chainalysis), matnad.eth (University of Basel) and Ameen Soleimani. Full Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Privacy Pools has the potential to be the most important tool we have to address regulatory challenges while maintaining privacy on public blockchains.

Excellent keynote by Erik Voorhees.

Exciting news 🥳!! Angelo #Ranaldo will be joining our faculty from August 2024 onwards. I am looking forward to our new colleague with his groundbreaking research agenda 🚀!!! Welcome Angelo! #moneyFinance wwz.unibas.ch/de/newsdetails… Fabian Schär

New academic knowledge article by Mitchell Goldberg, PhD Candidate at Universität Basel Center for Innovative Finance. 📚 Mitchell, along with Dario Thürkauf and Fabian Schär, has explored the fascinating world of #NFT-Based Retailing in the Metaverse. 🌐 Read the full article below👇 cfc-stmoritz.com/academic-knowl…

Is #Ethereum governance decentralized? Read our new research paper. We study Ethereum's decision-making process, wrt transparency, openness & decentralization. Joint-work w/ Cesare Fracassi & Moazzam Khoja, UT Austin. DMs open, comments appreciated. 📄papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Call for Papers: Together with the Swiss National Bank, we will hold our 6th annual research conference on #Cryptoassets and #FinancialInnovation. We look forward to receiving your best #DeFi and #blockchain submissions. Please share. See you in Zürich! snb.ch/en/services-ev…

I’m excited to share a new report on public blockchains in the context of regulated financial markets, published by the European Commission. op.europa.eu/en/publication…

Zero-knowledge proofs, privacy pools, and compliance—how can blockchain protect users and satisfy regulators? 💡Prof. Fabian Schär Fabian Schär from Universität Basel explains why pseudonymity isn’t necessarily enough and what this means for financial privacy. 🎧 Learn more in the full

Join the discussion on blockchain in finance ⛓️🔗 We’re hosting a webinar with Professor Fabian Schär Fabian Schär of Universität Basel, where he’ll present his recent report on integrating permissionless blockchain technology into traditional finance. More info: finance.ec.europa.eu/events/webinar…

Can permissionless #blockchains serve as infrastructure for regulated Financial Services? I discuss insights from my recent paper for the European Commission in the Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock'n'Roll. bfrr.info/2025/04/21/per…