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World Economic Forum covers BDAP work on Stablecoins
BDAP director Kevin Werbach shares insights from the recent Stablecoin Toolkit on the WEF site, highlighting the definition of stablecoins, methods of stabilization, and what comes next for the stablecoin sector.
Wharton BDAP Launches the First Report in the Stablecoin Toolkit Project
Understanding the Stablecoin Landscape Stablecoins are a foundational component of the digital asset ecosystem and a critical bridge between traditional finance and blockchain-based markets. As regulatory frameworks mature and provide greater clarity for institutional...
Wharton BDAP is in Brussels
On April 24, 2025, the Wharton BDAP hosted its inaugural Reg@Tech event in Brussels at the Breydel Building of the European Commission. This event was organized in collaboration with DG GROW and featured insightful contributions from the Commission’s Principal...
BDAP hosts the first Reg@Tech Asia event in Singapore
The Reg@Tech Asia Roundtable—a collaboration between the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project (BDAP) and the Singapore Management University Centre for Digital Law—was held on February 23, 2025, in Singapore. The day-long event was BDAP’s first gathering in...
BDAP hosts the 11th Reg@Tech at the Wharton School
Full report of the workshop is available here.The Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project hosted the 11th Reg@Tech Roundtable at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, on October 4–5, 2024. This two-day event convened prominent leaders from the digital...
BDAP co-hosts DAO book workshop in London
On June 26 and 27, BDAP co-hosted two events with the London School of Economics on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs), in connection with the forthcoming book, Foundations of Decentralized Organizations: Blockchain and the Future of Corporate Law,...
Reg@Tech 10 takes place in Philadelphia
Wharton BDAP hosts 11th Reg@Tech Event on Digital Asset Regulation The Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project proudly marked the 10th iteration of its bi-annual Reg@Tech event on October, 12-13, 2023 - a significant milestone since the event’s launch in 2017....
Wharton Reg@Tech takes place in Europe for the first time
On June 16, 2023 Wharton BDAP organized the first Reg@Tech Roundtable on Digital Assets in Europe. It took place in Vienna, Austria and was hosted and supported by Schoenherr Attorneys at Law. The roundtable covered a variety of topics. The morning session was focused...
Restoring Trust & Managing Risks
The latest Wharton BDAP Report "Restoring Trust & Managing Risks" authored by our research fellow Bianca Kremer is out now. The ninth Reg@Tech Roundtable on Digital Assets delved into critical aspects of digital asset regulation, including the need for global...
Reg@Tech 9 takes place in Philadelphia
On March 23-25, 2023, Wharton BDAP hosted the 9th edition of the Reg@Tech Roundtable at The Wharton School in Philadelphia. The three-day roundtable was titled “The Future of Digital Asset Regulation”. The first day addressed the key developments and pending issues in...
Publications
Wharton BDAP Launches the First Report in the Stablecoin Toolkit Project
Understanding the Stablecoin Landscape Stablecoins are a foundational component of the digital asset ecosystem and a critical bridge between traditional finance and blockchain-based markets. As regulatory frameworks mature and provide greater clarity for institutional...
Restoring Trust & Managing Risks
The latest Wharton BDAP Report "Restoring Trust & Managing Risks" authored by our research fellow Bianca Kremer is out now. The ninth Reg@Tech Roundtable on Digital Assets delved into critical aspects of digital asset regulation, including the need for global...
Decentralized Autonomous Organization Toolkit released
We are thrilled to announce the release of the "Decentralized Autonomous Organization Toolkit". It is the second in a series of outputs from our joint World Economic Forum and Wharton BDAP DAO Project series collaboration that began with DAOs: Beyond the Hype. The DAO...
Finding Common Ground
The new Wharton BDAP Report "Finding Common Ground" written by our research fellow Bianca Kremer is out now. Reg@Tech is a biannual series on the regulation of digital assets from a multi-jurisdictional perspective. This report is based on Reg@Tech 8, which took place...
The Digital Asset World of 2035
In this report, written by our research fellow Bianca Kremer, readers will gain insight into the four scenarios developed during Reg@Tech 7 in Philadelphia in March 2022. Roundtable participants were asked to envision the future, specifically the year 2035. Reg@Tech...
Quo Vadis Digital Asset Regulation?
The new Wharton BDAP Report "Quo Vadis Digital Asset Regulation?" written by our research fellow Bianca Kremer is out now. Reg@Tech is a biannual series on the regulation of digital assets from a multi-jurisdictional perspective. This report is based on Reg@Tech 7....
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Beyond the Hype released
We are thrilled to announce the release of a joint World Economic Forum and Wharton BDAP publication entitled "Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: Beyond the Hype". This white paper aims to shed light on the topic of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs),...
A Turning Point for Digital Asset Regulation
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, President Biden's Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets was released. Wharton BDAP Director Kevin Werbach wrote an opinion piece which was published in The Regulatory Review.
The Global Challenge of Digital Asset Regulation
Wharton BDAP's director Kevin Werbach and research fellow Bianca Kremer published an article in the Competition Policy International TechREG Chronicle, February 2022 issue. Abstract: Digital assets add complexity to an already complex global financial system....
Werbach, Written Statement Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation (Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Feb. 2022)
On Wednesday, February 9, 2022, the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry invited witnesses to a hearing on Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation organized in two panels. During the first panel, the Honorable...