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State of the Ledger 2020

State of the Ledger 2020

Blockchain at Berkeley
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Katherine Plotz
Behind the Veil of Decentralization: How Blockchain Can Consolidate Power

Behind the Veil of Decentralization: How Blockchain Can Consolidate...

Blockchain technology has long been touted as a savior for the disadvantaged–a way to empower individuals as opposed to overbearing…
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Shreya Shekhar
Moving Toward Platform Differentiation in DeFi Lending

Moving Toward Platform Differentiation in DeFi Lending

Currently, the main form of competition in DeFi lending exists in terms of interest rates offered and liquidity provided. In the short run…
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Matt McGee
B@B Gives

B@B Gives

A helping hand during an unprecedented time
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Liam D.
Designing blockchain for those who can benefit from it most

Designing blockchain for those who can benefit from it most

Reconciling a mass-adoption pipe dream with accessibility across the socioeconomic spectrum
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Ruhi Pudipeddi
The Moral Imperatives For Banks to Adopt Digital Currencies

The Moral Imperatives For Banks to Adopt Digital Currencies

Investigating the set of questions on how banks should act and build towards financial inclusion
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Gökçe Güven
Newsletter Takes a Byte of the Blockchain Industry

Newsletter Takes a Byte of the Blockchain Industry

Berkeley, California — April 15, 2020 — Today, Blockchain at Berkeley, an organization focused on blockchain technology based in UC…
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Arvin Palma
State of the Ledger 2019

State of the Ledger 2019

Blockchain at Berkeley recently celebrated its 3rd year anniversary, and we would like to look back at what we have done over the past…
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Arvin Palma
Better Blockchain Governance: A Conversation With David Schwartz

Better Blockchain Governance: A Conversation With David Schwartz

by Ayush Aggarwal
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Ayush Aggarwal
The Evolution of the Digital Asset Market in 2019 — Q2 Update

The Evolution of the Digital Asset Market in 2019 — Q2 Update

Crypto is back and Bitcoin leads the way!
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Anton Muehlemann
Community Node Initiative Press Release

Community Node Initiative Press Release

Today, we announce the launch of Blockchain at Berkeley’s Community Node Initiative with the mission to contribute back to the community…
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Arvin Palma
Is true decentralization possible without true randomness? (Part2)

Is true decentralization possible without true randomness? (Part2)

How dare we speak of the laws of chance? Is not chance the antithesis of all law?
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Minxing C.
Is true decentralization possible without true randomization(Part 1)

Is true decentralization possible without true randomization(Part 1)

Randomness is one of the cornerstones of modern technologies based on computation, especially in the field of secure-channel communication…
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Minxing C.
5 Tips for Product Management in a Decentralized World

5 Tips for Product Management in a Decentralized World

How blockchain is changing your job
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Josh Arteaga
Digital Panopticon: Why Privacy is a Human Right

Digital Panopticon: Why Privacy is a Human Right

A design for efficient digital oppression, and an argument for why you should care about your privacy.
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Gloria Zhao
5 Ways Blockchain Can Boost Economic Development

5 Ways Blockchain Can Boost Economic Development

If there is one area where blockchain technology seems to have not only direct relevance but also an enormous potential, it is ultimately…
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Oscar Chaix
Blockchain at Berkeley Spring 2019 Report

Blockchain at Berkeley Spring 2019 Report

In Spring 2019 semester, Blockchain at Berkeley continued its journey in Blockchain space. With the goal of becoming a center for…
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Blockchain at Berkeley
The Evolution of the Digital Asset Market in 2019 — Q1 Update

The Evolution of the Digital Asset Market in 2019 — Q1 Update

After 2017’s Crypto-Optimism and 2018’s Crypto-Pessism, it is time for Crypto-Realism.
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Anton Muehlemann
Stake to Play Token Economics: Exploring Work Tokens

Stake to Play Token Economics: Exploring Work Tokens

The work token has emerged as a novel way of interacting with decentralized networks. What are its implications?
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Anjan Vinod
Top 5 energy blockchain use cases

Top 5 energy blockchain use cases

Our electricity grid is one of the most complex technological innovations of the 20th century. Figuring out how to use blockchains most…
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Kate Tomlinson
Digital Footprints: Data and Digital Identity

Digital Footprints: Data and Digital Identity

“Those who rule data will rule the entire world… That’s what people of the future will say.” — Masayoshi Son³. If we agree on this premise…
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Justine Humenansky, CFA
Alternative Signatures Schemes

Alternative Signatures Schemes

How to not lose your crypto with novel cryptography
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Leland
Microfinance and alternative data meets the world of Blockchain

Microfinance and alternative data meets the world of Blockchain

I interviewed Microfinance institutions that have issued $750m in micro loans to over 4.5m customers globally, and here’s what I found.
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Bosun Adebaki
B@B Business Consultants receive funding for CBDC, and Energy research from the Berkeley-Haas…

B@B Business Consultants receive funding for CBDC, and Energy resea...

In June 2018, UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business announced its participation in the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), a…
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Blockchain at Berkeley
UC Berkeley Launches Accelerator to Support Blockchain Startups

UC Berkeley Launches Accelerator to Support Blockchain Startups

The University of California, Berkeley has just announced the formation of a new blockchain-focused accelerator, the Berkeley Blockchain…
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Arvin Palma
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