MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab
Hidden Costs of Verification
Within the blockchain community many identify its key technological advantage as its ability to create a consensus regarding the veracity of a set of transparent records.
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MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab
The Blockchain Effect: Network Effects without Market Power Costs
The recently launched MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab is the first academic research initiative in the blockchain and crypto space bridging the fields of economics, computer science, and business.
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In Ontario, new project will give providers and patients more access to health records
“Making health data available for academic research is an important step in advancing our understanding of diseases and cures."
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How blockchain applications will move beyond finance
Christian Catalini writes: "As cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and distributed ledgers continue to mature, where might they be applied next?"
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Combining IoT and blockchain toward new levels of trust
See what it takes to develop a secure and dependable model for each piece of the IoT ecosystem...
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A slice of pizza for your most intimate secrets? How much (or little) we value our digital privacy
Christian Catalini says: "...although we do care about privacy, we make rushed or impulsive decisions when placed in the wrong context."
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The highs and lows of the wild year of Bitcoin
“People hear about the price of bitcoin increasing and increasing, and when that happens, the price goes up."
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Bitcoin’s astronomical rise last year was buoyed by market manipulation, researchers say
“It is great to see academic work in this space given the relatively opaque and not always very liquid nature of these markets at the moment."
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Why blockchain can be good for competition
Blockchain technology...can make markets more secure and efficient, and expand the types of transactions we are willing to engage in.
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The right way to think about crypto tokens
Consumers might be the biggest winners when crypto tokens are designed correctly. At least that’s the case made by MIT’s Christian Catalini...