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"No other research area has matched the rapid growth of topics like bitcoin and blockchain".
"Looking at the world of research in 2018, we have seen that research on fintech is in a league of its own: no other area of research has matched the rapid growth of topics like bitcoin and blockchain," he said Gregg Gordon, Managing Director at SSRN.
Over the past two years, over 550,000 pre-press prints and documents relating to the initial phase of fintech have been downloaded by SSRN. This is something completely different from 160,000 large documents and less than 50,000 "fake news" documents.
Best sellers
Here are the top 10 that everyone has read (or at least downloaded) in the last two years.
If you are looking for a thorough reading of the crypt, one of these might be suitable for the bill. But if they simply put you to sleep, then one of these could fit into the bill.
- Is Bitcoin really unrestricted? by John Griffin and Amin Shams
This article has been widely reported since its release, and is considered one of the most important evidence to date that Tether is used to manipulate the cryptocurrency markets.
Describes in detail the use of an algorithm that tracks patterns between the Tether press and bitcoin prices and finds a strong correlation between Tether print runs and the major bitcoin price movements. Also "suggests the incomplete support of the Tether before the months", the researchers say.
The study was originally published in June 2018, but has remained one of the most downloaded in recent years. It has also been repeatedly reported as new news during the year, much to the dismay of Tether spokespersons.
2. Blockchain technology: principles and applications by Marc Pilkington
This 2015 research manual takes a dive into the background of blockchain technology and the new pros and cons of what they bring.
One of its main purposes, besides providing a fairly complete history of blockchain's current status (according to 2015 standards), is to unravel some of the controversies surrounding technology. It notes that technology is very polarizing and divides opinions among influential researchers in the field.
It strives to adopt a prudent and balanced approach to technology through a clear look at the shortcomings and possible solutions, while highlighting the potential that can lead through a series of practical examples.
"While we are still in their infancy, we must not underestimate the promising socio-economic benefits of these extraordinary technological changes," concludes Pilkington.
3. Some Simple Economies of the Blockchain by Christian Catalini and Joshua Gans
This article aims to provide a solid introduction to the theory of blockchain games and, judging by its popularity, is successful. It focuses on the cryptocurrency and the value it can provide, both in dollars and in the context of securing and facilitating a decentralized network.
Its main objective is to show how valuable digital tokens have the potential to destroy existing industries by cutting intermediaries and how networks capable of handling these tokens can be positioned to change almost anything.
His abstract also provides one of the most thought-out and most practical explanations of the role of cryptocurrencies in blockchains, saying: "If combined with a native token (as in Bitcoin and Ethereum), a blockchain allows a decentralized network of economic agents at regular intervals. , about the real state of shared data. "
It should be noted that these shared data may represent exchanges of currency, but also intellectual property, contracts or information of any kind.
"The resulting markets are characterized by increased competition, lower barriers to entry and innovation, lower privacy and censorship risks, and allow participants in the same ecosystem to support and manage shared infrastructures without assigning them. power to a platform operator ".
In short, it provides part of a practical exploration of decentralization itself.
4. 2017 Global Blockchain Benchmarking Study by Garrick Hileman and Michael Rauchs
This document takes a step back and takes a critical look at the blockchain ecosystem as of September 2017. It contrasts the hype of the time with the emerging reality of the sector, observing the wide range of projects emerging from a realistic perspective.
Pay particular attention to the importance of blockchain platforms in the sector as a whole, in contrast to their originality. The overall effect it suggests was a state of interdependent projects with many weak ties. For example, a system that depends on Ethereum that finds a quick scalability solution to reach maturity itself.
The researchers presumably presaged small-scale implementations until 2018, with critical infrastructures that took much longer to develop. Overall, it provides a comprehensive look at the current state of blockchain in the real world.
From a technical point of view, the fact that its findings date back more than a year and that are still relevant could be an alarm in some respects.
5. Decentralized blockchain technology and the increase of Lex Cryptographia by Aaron Wright and Primavera De Filippi
"Lex Cryptographia" was a term coined by the authors to describe the general principle and impacts of "code is law" that underlies many theories of decentralized space. More specifically, Lex Cryptographia refers to rules administered through self-executed smart contracts and decentralized autonomous organizations.
It indicates the potential of decentralized technologies to eliminate the authorities' ability to control people's movements and actions to the same extent they are used to, and examine the pros and cons of a decentralized world.
It indicates true individual freedom and emancipation, global markets, smart property, cryptographically activated assets, voting without corruption, etc. On the one hand, and the increase in unstoppable illicit activities and global frictions from the other.
Where should the programmed rules kick off human judgment, or vice versa? How does Lex Cryptographia and global technology successfully host such a diverse planet and such a wide range of beliefs?
In short, he asks himself: how should the planet best meet the potential of the blockchain?
Very carefully, he answers.
6. Cryptocurrencies: a brief thematic review by Usman Chohan
People are quite passionate about this crypto stuff, but they do not actually do it, says Chohan.
Although the paper says it "is a frenzy around the notion of cryptocurrencies that is not met with a commensurate understanding of their nature".
It does not attempt to answer directly to any of the big questions in the area, but instead provides a summary of which are some of the most urgent questions and which researchers are trying to answer, to serve as a starting point for further research.
7. Initial tokens and cryptographic token offerings by Christial Catalini and Joshua Gans
In the same way as another popular paper (number 3 on the list), Catalini and Gans explore the concept of value in decentralized systems with a specific focus on ICOs and fundraising.
It does not deepen the issue too much, but instead focuses on a specific burning question: how can a businessman make an absolute mint by launching an ICO?
Address the issue by exploring a wide range of relevant factors to substantially develop the most comprehensive ICO best practice manual to date.
8. The evolution of Fintech: a new post-crisis paradigm? by Douglas W. Arner, Janos Nathan Barberis, Ross Buckley
This article takes a dip in the history of fintech, coming back. As we know it has its origins in the transition from hunter-gatherer societies to settled agricultural states, he claims, and has since been inextricably linked to technology.
Currency, abacus, double-entry accounting, insurance, banks, public limited companies, credit cards, ATMs and other fintech developments were all indispensable elements in human history over the years and technologies that facilitated financial ties across borders tended to be some of the most profound in the second or last century, he points out.
The cycles of expansion and diffusion of these technologies have a similar impact and, in turn, generate new developments. We are a species prone to disaster, he suggests, but at least we learn from mistakes.
Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, therefore, in response to the global financial crisis could be one of the most important lessons. RegTech, he notes, is another equally important addition to the fintech arsenal.
The researchers observe that the GFC has led to an unprecedented level of control by regulators, which has had some good results, but also a lot of huge expenses, inefficiencies and disadvantages.
It ends by encouraging conscious regulation in order to promote developments – such as blockchain – that can be used in RegTech.
As the CFTC president said, blockchain could have prevented the global financial crisis.
9. Blockchain technology and decentralized governance: is the state still necessary? by Marcella Atzori
Blockchain technology and decentralized systems can usurp government power? Can technology usher in a new utopia? Is the world on the verge of a radical review of the structures of power that have guided humanity for thousands of years? Can decentralized autonomous organizations replace the role of the state?
No, the newspaper says. No they can not.
10. Digital tulips? Return to investors in initial token offers by Hugo Benedetti and Leonard Kostovestky
This document is divided into ICO based on the numbers with the goal of pulling out optimal investment strategies in new projects and discovering the factors influencing ICO performance.
He discovers that the optimal strategy is to be a wealthy VC company with the money to enter presale with a discount, invest in important legitimate ICOs and spend heavily, then abandon the gullible real estate investors and leave as soon as your investment affects an exchange.
This is science.
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