Excited to announce that my #DeFi overview paper will be published in the @stlouisfed Review! The pre-print is already online. The Journal version will be available in Q2. research.stlouisfed.org/publ…

Are #stablecoins just dollar payments moving from A to B? Not quite. ~60% of transfers are part of complex transactions, not standalone payments. New research paper w/ Anneke Kosse, Tara Rice, Takeshi Shirakami and Jirapat Siridhasanakul. Full paper: bis.org/publ/work1359.htm

Can permissionless #blockchains serve as infrastructure for regulated Financial Services? I discuss insights from my recent paper for the European Commission in the @bfrr_podcast. bfrr.info/2025/04/21/permiss…

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

Zero-knowledge proofs, privacy pools, and compliance—how can blockchain protect users and satisfy regulators? 💡Prof. Fabian Schär @fschaer from @UniBasel explains why pseudonymity isn’t necessarily enough and what this means for financial privacy. 🎧 Learn more in the full podcast: 🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/4g7… 🟣 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… 🌐 owlexplains.com/en/podcast/a… 📑 Full paper: Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.… Co-hosted with @financeUTM and @cryptoeconprof #Web3 #Blockchaineducation #blockchainpolicy

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-…

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-events/ev…

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

New academic knowledge article by @golmit_crypto, PhD Candidate at @UniBasel @cifunibas. 📚 Mitchell, along with @dario_thuerkauf and @fschaer, has explored the fascinating world of #NFT-Based Retailing in the Metaverse. 🌐 Read the full article below👇 cfc-stmoritz.com/academic-kn…

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… @fschaer

Excellent keynote by @ErikVoorhees.

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

Very excited to share our new paper. This is joint-work with @VitalikButerin, Jacob Illum (@chainalysis), @mat_nadler (@UniBasel_en) and @ameensol. Full Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

Join us on September 5th at the @cifunibas (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…

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/ @mat_nadler papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…

Central bankers, industry members in FX markets, leaders from academia, and the DeFi ecosystem discuss the role of DeFi in a future financial system @Alankhlim @Caro_Malcolm @DavidNewns2 @fschaer @henryzh29829602 @newmichwill @NidhiShanbhag @ShobhitMaini @TeanaTaylor @mlbindc