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The 3rd Crypto Asset Lab Conference
Investments, Economics, and Regulation for Bitcoin, Crypto-Assets, and CBDCs
The conference is online (YouTube) and in person (Building U4, Sironi room, Università Milano-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 4, 20126 Milano, Italy). Attending the conference is free, but registration is required: for registration and ticketing see the Eventbrite conference page.
Day 1, November 4, 15:00-19:30 CET (UTC+1)
15:00 |
Opening remarksLucia Alessi, DG Joint Research Centre - European CommissionFerdinando M. Ametrano, Digital Gold Institute and Università Milano-Bicocca Paola A. Bongini, Università Milano-Bicocca Massimo De Rosa, Regione Lombarda |
15:20 |
Crypto-Economics IModerator: Marco Petracco Giudici, DG Joint Research Centre - European CommissionBest Before? Expiring Central Bank Digital Currency and Loss Recovery, (slides) Charles M. Kahn, University of Illinois Maarten R.C. van Oordt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Yu Zhu, Bank of Canada Presented by Yu Zhu Monetary Policy Pass-Through with Central Bank Digital Currency, (slides) Janet Jiang, Bank of Canada Yu Zhu, Bank of Canada Presented by Janet Jiang The Transition- Dynamics from Government Money only to Differentiated (Crypto-) Currency Competition, (slides) Katharina Filip, Vienna University of Economics and Business The crumbling wall between crypto and non-crypto market: risk spillovers through stablecoins, (slides) Yiping Huang, Peking University Yang Ji, Xiamen University Juan Lin, Xiamen University Peng Wang, Xiamen University Presented by Peng Wang |
16:40 |
Sponsored speechChallenges in Bitcoin Investing for HNWIs and Institutional Investors (slides)Michele Mandelli, Managing Partner, CheckSigBitcoin has become an investable asset class, sought after by institutional investors and HNWIs. Anyway, in spite of a growing industry, investing still lacks simplicity, security and easy compliance. CheckSig addresses these issues with a unique value proposition and the strongest Bitcoin custody protocol in the world. |
17:00 |
Break |
17:20 |
Crypto-Economics IIModerator: Paola Bongini, Università Milano-BicoccaDigital Currencies in Financial Networks, (slides) Olli Castrén, European Banking Authority Ilja Kristian Kavonius, University of Helsinki Michela Rancan, Università Politecnica delle Marche Presented by Michela Rancan Systematization of Knowledge: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), (slides) Sam M. Werner, Imperial College London Daniel Perez, Imperial College London Lewis Gudgeon, Imperial College London Ariah Klages-Mundt, Cornell University Presented by Sam M. Werner Financial literacy and attitudes to cryptocurrencies, (slides) Georgios A. Panos, University of Glasgow Tatja Karkkainen, University of Glasgow Adele Atkinson, Private consultant Presented by Georgios A. Panos |
18:20 |
Quantitative ModellingModerator: Daniele Marazzina, Politecnico di MilanoSentiment, Google Queries and Explosivity in the Cryptocurrency Market, (slides) Arianna Agosto, University of Pavia Paola Cerchiello, University of Pavia Paolo Pagnottoni, University of Pavia Presented by Paolo Pagnottoni Common dynamic factors for cryptocurrencies and multiple pair-trading statistical arbitrages, (slides) Gianna Figá-Talamanca, University of Perugia Sergio Focardi, Léonard de Vinci Pôle Universitaire, Paris Marco Patacca, University of Verona Presented by Marco Patacca |
19:00 |
Closing remarks |
Day 2, November 5, 15:00-19:30 CET (UTC+1)
15:00 |
Keynote SpeechOn decentralized protocols (slides)Ricardo Pérez-Marco, CNRS, Université de ParisAfter the success of Bitcoin as a decentralized payment network, a natural question is what type of protocols can be build using these decentralization ideas. It appears surprisingly difficult to build more general decentralized networks. We will explain why this is so, and what are the future challenges for this new technology. |
15:30 |
Investments and TradingModerator: Gianfranco Forte, Università Milano-BicoccaOrder Book Liquidity on Crypto Exchanges, (slides) Martin Angerer, University of Liechtenstein Marius Gramlich, University of Liechtenstein Michael Hanke, University of Liechtenstein Presented by Marius Gramlich Intraday Herding and Attention around the Clock, (slides) Stefan Scharnowski, University of Mannheim Yanghua Shi, University of Mannheim Presented by Stefan Scharnowski Bitcoin and News Around the World in Twenty-Six Languages, (slides) Lucia Alessi, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission Eric Ghysels, University of North Carolina Marco Petracco Giudici, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission Zhe Wang, University of North Carolina Presented by Marco Petracco Giudici |
16:30 |
Sponsored speechDigital assets and the future of Financial Services (slides)Paolo Gianturco, Senior Partner, Core Business Operations & FinTech Leader, Deloitte Consulting, DCM (Italy, Greece & Malta)Deloitte's 2021 Global Blockchain Survey offers an overview of the role and the transformative impact that digital assets and blockchain technologies play in the FSI domain. It provides a picture of current and future expectations for the global financial services industry around digital assets, as well as their impacts and opportunities for the banking sector. |
16:50 |
Break |
17:10 |
Fungible and Non-Fungible TokensModerator: Gianna Figà-Talamanca, University of PerugiaA topic modelling analysis of white papers in security token offerings: which topic matters for funds?, (slides) Paola Bongini, Università Milano-Bicocca Francesco Osborne, The Open University Alessia Pedrazzoli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Monica Rossolini, Università Milano-Bicocca Presented by Monica Rossolini Auction with tokens, (slides) Andrea Canidio, IMT School for Advanced Studies, Lucca Non-fungible token (NFT) markets on the Ethereum blockchain: Temporal development, cointegration and interrelations, (slides) Lennart Ante, Blockchain Research Lab |
18:10 |
Legal and RegulatoryModerator: Francesca Mattassoglio, Università Milano-BicoccaNon-Fungible Tokens Legal and Economic considerations – A European Perspective, (slides) Anna-Maria Agresti, European Central Bank, Frankfurt Miray Kavruk, DLA Piper UK LLP, Frankfurt Dennis Kunschke, DLA Piper UK LLP, Frankfurt Natalie-Dilan Yerlikaya, DLA Piper UK LLP, Frankfurt Presented by Anna-Maria Agresti and Dennis Kunschke The Impact of Tokenisation on Property Law, (slides) Riccardo de Caria, Università di Torino Towards total decentralisation through non-adjudicative methods, (slides) Giulio Stefano Ravot, I3P (Incubatore Imprese Innovative Politecnico di Torino) Cristina Poncibò, University of Turin Andrea Gangemi, I3P (Incubatore Imprese Innovative Politecnico di Torino) Giacomo Corrias, I3P (Incubatore Imprese Innovative Politecnico di Torino) Presented by Giulio Stefano Ravot |
19:10 |
Closing remarks |
CAL2021 Organizing Committee
- Program Chairs
- Ferdinando M. Ametrano, Digital Gold Institute and Università Milano-Bicocca
- Paola A. Bongini, Università Milano-Bicocca
- General Chair
- Lucia Mandelli, Digital Gold Institute
- Program Committee
- Lucia Alessi, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission
- Filippo Annunziata, Bocconi University
- Gianna Figà-Talamanca, University of Perugia
- Gianfranco Forte, Università Milano-Bicocca
- Paolo Giudici, University of Pavia
- Daniele Marazzina, Politecnico di Milano
- Francesca Mattassoglio, Università Milano-Bicocca
- Elaine Ou, Global Financial Access
- Marco Petracco Giudici, DG Joint Research Centre - European Commission
- Gina Pieters, University of Chicago
- Carla Reyes, Southern Methodist University
- Sandra Ro, Global Blockchain Business Council
- Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- Maarten van Oordt, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Angela Walch, St. Mary's University School of Law
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