6th Meeting of European Research Council BlockchainGov Project Review the action items from the last meeting: Discussion & Debrief: DAO Palace Law and Society Association Conference in Lisbon Papers: Blockchain Constitutionalism Toward Corporate Governance Case Studies: Proof of Humanity Theory Session: E. Glen Weyl, Puja Ohlhaver & Vitalik Buterin Decentralized Society: Finding Web3's Soul […]
Blockchaingov meet up with the Kleros team Chaired by Primavera De Filippi the meeting included our PhD students Tara Merk, Sofía Cossar, Jamilya Kamalova and our colleague Sabine Van Haecke-Lepic Ph.D who together with the Kleros team had a chance to discuss important challenges and issues in the blockchain space. Thank you, Federico Ast and Clément Lesaege and all other participants for the lively discussion!
Join us tomorrow at the "Exploring Digital Identity for Decentralized Societies" event organised by RadicalxChange Foundation. The event will take place online, learn more and register here. Will take place on 16th & 18th, 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT / 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM EDT Join the event if you are interested in […]
The Stanford DAO Workshop, hosted by the DAO Research Hub and the Stanford Center for Blockchain Research, aimed to accelerate research on DAOs by bringing together leading DAO operators and researchers from various fields. The interdisciplinary approach aimed to identify and prioritize the key open problems faced by DAOs to make them impactful and sustainable. […]
8th Meeting of European Research Council BlockchainGov Project Review the action items from the last meeting: Welcome on board, Marco! DAO Model Law Discussion & Debrief: EthCC ETHICOMP dWeb Camp DAO Day / Stanford blockchain week Discussion on Proof of Humanity Reading Groups: Legitimacy Report September Papers Updates Communications & Upcoming events Participants in […]
The BlockchainGov Public Workshop was divided into four sessions, each focusing on a specific aspect of blockchain technology. Session 1 was dedicated to the case of Tornado Cash. After the arrest of Alexey Pertsev, the creator of Tornado cash, several points: From a legal point of view: who is the operator? Is it possible to […]
Extitutions & Blockchain / Web3 Research Workshop This research workshop was focused on extitutional theory, which is about the interplay between institutions and extitutions. The events included discussions on the differences between institutionalization and extitutionalization, the power dynamics between institutions and extitutions, and the role of trust and confidence in collective action. Other topics covered […]
The Researching Web3 Workshop was a two-day online event focused on exploring Web3, a field built upon blockchain technologies. Scholars from academia came together to generate new research questions, learn about new and emerging technologies, and coordinate communities of practice. The workshop included short summaries and reviews of foundational topics, on-stage interviews with practitioners, opportunities […]
The "Blockchain Technology & Polycentric Governance" reading group investigates the polycentric governance of blockchain systems from descriptive, conceptual, and normative perspectives. The reading group aims to test several preliminary hypotheses related to the governance of blockchain-based systems, including the benefits and challenges of polycentricity, the characteristics of good governance, and the factors that contribute to […]
The RMIT University Blockchain Innovation Hub / Digital Ethnography Research Centre, Metagov, and BlockchainGov are hosting a reading group on digital ethnography and blockchain. The group aims to bring together researchers interested in ethnographic research in the blockchain industry. The first session will be held on September 26th. The reading will lay the foundation for […]
9th Meeting of European Research Council BlockchainGov Project Review the action items from the last meeting: ERC BlockchainGOV September Papers Communication: website and social media IGN ONTOCHAIN - DAOstar Grant Legitimacy Repor ERC 2023 Research Plan Action plan Ethnography: Proof of humanity DAO Case Study Roadmap Extitutional Theory: Preliminary document mapping extitutional theory Identity, Privacy […]
Web3 is a "decentralized online ecosystem based on blockchain” (Gavin Wood, 2014). Web3 governance broadly describes the rules and processes that are used for decision-making over platforms and applications that are ‘permissionless’ - meaning anyone with the required resources and capital can take part. Governance occurs through the software and infrastructure choices of node operators who […]
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