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A Framework for Blockchain Governance Design: The Prysm Group Wheel

Blockchain platforms are economies written in code. The goal of any blockchain-based platform is to bring together participants — such as…

Apr 23, 2019

A Framework for Blockchain Governance Design: The Prysm Group Wheel

Apr 23, 2019

Cathy Barrera, PhD
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Prysm Group

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 3: Token Value Won’t Align Stakeholders

I often hear people in the blockchain space assert some form of the following argument: if a platform creates a native token, such as a…

Jan 17, 2019

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 3: Token Value Won’t Align Stakeholders

Jan 17, 2019

Cathy Barrera, PhD
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Prysm Group

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 2: Selecting Effective Performance Metrics

In our previous post, we explained that pay for performance is useful when key desired outcomes cannot be specified in advance. Under…

Jan 7, 2019

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 2: Selecting Effective Performance Metrics

Jan 7, 2019

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Prysm Group

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 1: Intro to Pay for Performance

This post is part of a series in which we discuss the principles of incentive design for blockchain platforms.

Dec 18, 2018

Economics of Tokenized Incentives 1: Intro to Pay for Performance

Dec 18, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
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Prysm Group

Asset-Backed Security Tokens: What you can learn from the Economics of Property Rights

Sep 25, 2018

Asset-Backed Security Tokens: What you can learn from the Economics of Property Rights

Sep 25, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
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Prysm Group

Blockchain Incentive Structures: What they are and why they matter

Founders of blockchain platforms must understand the nuances of incentives — what they are, what they aren’t, how they work and how they…

Aug 22, 2018

Blockchain Incentive Structures: What they are and why they matter

Aug 22, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
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MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab

ICOs Leverage Network Effects

One potential advantage to fundraising using tokens instead of equity

Jul 26, 2018

ICOs Leverage Network Effects

Jul 26, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
in
MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab

Tokens: Investment Vehicle or Medium of Exchange (Not Both)

Jul 3, 2018

Tokens: Investment Vehicle or Medium of Exchange (Not Both)

Jul 3, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
in
Prysm Group

Blockchain and Coordination Games: Failures and Focal Points

Key Concepts from Economics

Jun 27, 2018

Blockchain and Coordination Games: Failures and Focal Points

Jun 27, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD
in
MIT Cryptoeconomics Lab

Blockchain Adoption and Digital Privacy

May 7, 2018

Blockchain Adoption and Digital Privacy

May 7, 2018

Cathy Barrera, PhD

Cathy Barrera, PhD

Founding Economist at Prysm Group (prysmgroup.io), blockchain economics and governance design services

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