Currently, the amount of outstanding loans on the top 3 decentralized lending platforms are over $15 billion – this reflects phenomenal growth, as the space was nonexistent five years ago. What is decentralized lending? And what are the opportunities and risks associated with it?…Read More
Climate change will increase extreme weather events such as floods, droughts, and storms. In addition to tragic direct consequences that include deaths and physical damage to homes and businesses, climate change threatens to suppress business investments and slow economic growth by increasing the risk associated with capital investment.…Read More
The cryptocurrency market has grown rapidly in recent years and become a popular innovative platform for the purpose of investment. Its underpinning blockchain infrastructure has been designed to keep track of trusted financial transactions.…Read More
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are an emerging form of fundraising for Blockchain-based startups. We propose a simple model of matching supply with demand with ICOs by companies involved in production of physical products.…Read More
Sherif Hanna, VP of Ecosystem Development at Truepic, describes their blockchain-based solution to the problem of deepfakes and explains why collaboration will be so necessary to grow it to scale.…Read More
The project analyzes the regulatory and governance implications of cryptocurrencies, blockchain-based systems, and distributed ledger technologies. …Read More
Wharton professor Kevin Werbach, author of The Blockchain and the New Architecture of Trust, discusses the growing need for legal sophistication regarding data privacy and how blockchain is poised to play a role.…Read More
The project aims to explore the extent to which blockchain technology can be ported to alleviate information asymmetry issues in the context of supply chain financing. In particular, firms seeking the capital needed to efficiently run their operations are often impeded by severe information asymmetry issues. …Read More
Ajay Anand (WG’13), Founder of Rare Carat, explains how the company is working to increase transparency in the diamond industry and smooth out the purchasing process for consumers.…Read More
The Mack Institute’s Saikat Chaudhuri presents strategies on how companies can approach blockchain technology to determine whether adopting it is the right step for them.…Read More
To help firms make strategic decisions about blockchain, the Mack Institute introduces a new white paper laying out a road map and key questions for blockchain adoption.…Read More
Don Tapscott, founder of the Blockchain Research Institute, discusses the implications of blockchain, the promises of decentralized networks, and how this new technology can change the world.…Read More
Wharton students, faculty, and alumni are at the forefront of exploring the many ways blockchain is likely to fundamentally impact the world in the near future.…Read More
Alain Neyroud, Principal Blockchain Architect at IBM, discussed the current state of blockchain technology, along with new initiatives that are putting it to work.…Read More
The first-ever Penn Blockchain Conference drew 41 speakers and over 300 attendees to discuss the future of blockchain technology.…Read More
A series of interviews discussing how adoption of Blockchain technology will impact financial services, telecommunications, real estate, and more.…Read More
