This paper shows the existence of a central bank trilemma. When a central bank is involved in financial intermediation, either directly through a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or …
Since its launch in 2009 much has been written about Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchains. While the discussions initially took place mostly on blogs and other popular …
We explore the economics and optimal design of “permissioned” distributed ledger technology (DLT) in a credit economy. Designated validators verify transactions and update …
L Chen, LW Cong, Y Xiao - … for efficient decision making: Big data …, 2021 - World Scientific
We introduce economic research on blockchains and its recent advances. In particular, we highlight the (i) unifying concepts on blockchain as a decentralized consensus and its core …
This paper shows the existence of a central bank trilemma. When a central bank is involved in financial intermediation, either directly through a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or …
The core premise of permissionless blockchains is their reliable and secure operation without the need to trust any individual agent. At the heart of blockchain consensus …
JS Gans, H Halaburda - Management Science, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
The core premise of permissionless blockchains is their reliable and secure operation without the need to trust any individual agent. At the heart of blockchain consensus …
Blockchain technology is bringing together concepts and operations from several fields, including computing, communications networks, cryptography, and has broad implications …
JS Gans, N Gandal - The Palgrave Handbook of Technological Finance, 2021 - Springer
In this chapter, we discuss the fundamental elements of the design of the blockchain. We then examine the equilibrium properties of consensus mechanisms for the blockchain under …