Jun 10, 2021
Extract: Decentralized Finance — or DeFi — has experienced explosive growth in the past year. But in order for DeFi to fulfill its promise as a disintermediated ecosystem that helps rather than harms, “now is the time to evaluate its benefits and dangers,” write...
Jun 8, 2021
In collaboration with the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project, the World Economic Forum released the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Policy-Maker Toolkit. Working groups made up of DeFi entrepreneurs, academics, legal practitioners, and experts in regulation...
May 30, 2021
In collaboration with the World Economic Forum, the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project produced the DeFi Beyond the Hype Report. Access Full...
Aug 31, 2020
Wharton BDAP’s director Kevin Werbach and Wharton Assistant Professor Brian Feinstein publish an opinion piece in the Regulatory Review. Access full...
Nov 12, 2019
Extract: In a speech late last month, Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared blockchain “an important breakthrough,” and promised that China would “seize the opportunity.” He detailed the ways the Chinese government would support blockchain research, development, and...
Nov 20, 2018
How the blockchain—a system built on foundations of mutual mistrust—can become trustworthy. The blockchain entered the world on January 3, 2009, introducing an innovative new trust architecture: an environment in which users trust a system—for example, a shared ledger...
