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2022
2022 Winning Papers
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Disciplining Central Banks: Addressing the Privacy Concerns of CDBC and Central Bank Independence
How We Can Regulate Stablecoins Now — Without Congressional Action
Crypto Markets and Fragmented Regulators
Digital Topologies of Finance: Pix Fast Payments and Central Bank Regulatory Policy in Brazil
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DC Fintech Week 2022 - Featured Research
- Climate Finance Innovation: The Value of Machine Learning, Andres Alonso-Robisco, Jose Manuel Carbo, Jose Manuel Marques, Banco de España
- Agent-Based Simulation of Central Bank Digital Currencies, Amanah Ramadiah, Marco Galbiati, and Kimmo Soramäki, Financial Network Analytics and S&P Global
- THE NFT WAVE – A Primer for CPAs, Dr. Sean Stein Smith, Strategic Advisor, The Central Bank Digital Currency Think Tank
- Digital topologies of finance: Pix fast payments and Central Bank regulatory policy in Brazil, Alexandre Rebêlo Ferreira, PhD Candidate at University of São Paulo Faculty of Law Department of Economic Law and Political Economy
- Disciplining Central Banks: Addressing the Privacy Concerns of CBDCs and Central Bank Independence, Cheng-Yun Tsang, Yueh-Ping (Alex) Yang and Ping-Kuei Chen
- Design Secure DeFi Systems to Enable Financial Inclusion, Ken Huang, Blockchain Security Working Group, Cloud Security Alliance, GCR William Zhang, Security Architecture Lead, The World Bank Group
- How We Can Regulate Stablecoins Now—Without Congressional Action, Timothy Massad, Howell Jackson and Dan Awrey, Harvard University and Cornell University
- Privacy Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies, Jiaying Jiang, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law
- Programmable Payments & Smart Contracts, Jaskaran Singh, Blockchain Developer
- Is a Trader a Trader, No Matter How Small?, Nizan Geslevich Packin, Professor of Law, CUNY
- Into the Ether or the State? The Politics of Legibility in Cryptocurrency Markets, Miles Kellerman, Associate Director at Exiger & Jack Seddon, Associate Professor in International Political Economy at Waseda University
- Retaining Sovereignty in a Forever Disrupted World: Finding a Workable Regulatory Solution for Cryptocurrencies, Paul Ingrassia,Incoming Litigation Associate at Kasowitz, Benson & Torres LLP
- USDF Consortium Comments on Treasury Digital Asset RFC, Rob Morgan, Chief Executive Officer, USDF Consortium
- Beyond Terra: An Assessment of Stablecoin Benefits and Policy, Maggie Sklar, Lisa Weingarten Richards, and Jordan Miller, Davis Wright Tremaine and GDCA
- Global Crypto Markets and Fragmented U.S. Regulators: The Impact Of The SEC And The CFTC , Yuliya Guseva, Vice Dean and Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School
- Fintech and Financial Stability in Nigeria: A Case Study of Neobanks , Osaretin O. Evbuomwan, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja , Chioma P. Nwosu, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja
- A Shared-Services Model to Address MDIs’ Digital Needs, Nicole A. Elam, CEO, National Bankers Association; David Ehrich, Executive Director, Alliance for Innovative Regulation; and Joe Adler, Head of Content, Alliance for Innovative Regulation
- The art of public money: Policy considerations for central bank digital currencies, Catherine Gu from Visa Crypto and Chad Harper from the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute
- The Principles of Risk Management for Crypto, Suzanne Morsfield, Global Head of Accounting Solutions and Brian M. Whitehurst, Head of US Regulatory Affairs of Lukka
- Macro-prudential Considerations for Tokenized Cash, Gordon Y. Liao, Chief Economist at Circle and Shai Bernstein, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School
- China’s Approach to Central Bank Digital Currency, Heng Wang, University of New South Wales (UNSW) – Faculty of Law
- Accelerating Digital Payments in Latin America and the Caribbean, WEF, Lead Author: Julia Muir, Fellow, Digital Trade, World Economic Forum and Senior Manager, Global Government Engagement, Visa