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• researchDecember 13, 2022

  Report on blockchain technology & legitimacyReport on blockchain technology & legitimacy Dr. Primavera De Filippi, Dr. Morshed Mannan, Jack Henderson, Tara Merk, Sofia Cossar, Kelsie Nabben This report synthesizes the insights explored within the ERC BlockchainGov reading group on “Legitimacy in Blockchain,” taking place bi-weekly from July 2021 until June 2022. The report investigates the role of legitimacy in blockchain systems from descriptive, conceptual, and normative perspectives. It summarizes the discussions and provides recommendations concerning the role of legitimacy in blockchain systems drawing from the talks held by the reading group. The organizers of the reading group are part of several initiatives, including a five-year-long (2021-2026), EU-funded (ERC grant of €2M) on ‘Blockchain Gov’ at the CNRS (France)/EUI (Italy), a Future Fellowship project funded by the Australian Research Council on ‘Cooperation through Code’ at RMIT (Australia) and the Coalition of Automated Legal Applications (COALA). The “Legitimacy in Blockchain” report is one of a series that includes the “Blockchain Technology, Trust, and Confidence” report (De Filippi et al., 2022) and “Blockchain Technology & Polycentric Governance” report (De Filippi et al., forthcoming). RSC_REPORT_08_12_2Download [...] Read more...
• researchDecember 13, 2022

  Blockchain Technology, Trust & ConfidenceBlockchain Technology, Trust & Confidence Reinterpreting Trust in a Trustless system? ABSTRACT This report provides an in-depth analysis of the theoretical foundations of the concepts of trust andconfidence and their correlation to the notions of risk, agency and legitimacy. These theoreticalunderpinnings are thereafter applied to permissionless blockchains, in order to identify how thefoundational nature of the technology lends itself to bridging traditional paradigms in generating greatertrust and confidence amongst users. We first review the literature which distinguishes the concept of trustfrom confidence before turning to major scholarly contributions on interpersonal trust, system trust andtrust in technology. This literature has been examined through the lens of a multi-disciplinary readinggroup, which subsequently brings to bear practical and philosophical considerations in the use ofblockchain technology in the modern world. The report concludes by providing the key areas in whichtrust can be reinforced, identifies the limitations of traditional factors as a measure for building trust with adecentralised and pseudonymous environment and clearly defines the differing levels of trust andconfidence which are required within an on-chain and off-chain governance structure and its nexus toengendering legitimacy. HIIG_DP_2022-3_DE-FILIPPI-etal-1Download     [...] Read more...
• Events / News / PressAugust 14, 2022

  The first issue of the Blockchaingov Newsletter is out!We are excited to announce that the 1 st issue of the newsletter is out!Check this out if you’re interested in our recent research in the field of blockchain! Newly published papers, events, conferences and so much more! We believe in the power of #community and that knowledge should be shared and multiplied. This newsletter aims to provide updates on the projects, conferences, and events that our team members take part in. We are excited to share this first newsletter issue that we plan to publish each month. We are open to collaborations, and feedback and we are also hiring! Hope you like the material we prepared for you! Click here to read the first issue of the Blockchaingov news!  > Enjoy Facebook Twitter LinkedIn [...] Read more...
• Articles / Books / News / Publications / ReportsAugust 6, 2022

  New Academic Papers Alert!New Academic Papers Alert ! De Filippi, P, Mannan, M. presentation of “The BlockchainGov Report on Trust and Confidence in Blockchain Technology”, in the framework of the EUI Tech Cluster research seminar series. European University Institute. 18 May 2022. Florence. Italy     Our team is involved in a variety of research projects, focus groups and initiatives that aim to explore challenges of the blockchain technology. Here are some of the recently published selected papers authored by our members, advisors and affiliates:   1. De Filippi, P., Poux, P., Deffains, B. (2022) “MEV ou la tragédie des blockchains en tant que communs, in Terminal. (forthcoming) 2. Rennie, E., Zargham, M., Tan, J., Miller, L., Abbott, J., Nabben, K., De Filippi, P. (2022) “Towards a participatory digital ethnography of blockchain governance.” 3. Reijers, W., Orgad, L., De Filippi, P. (2022) “The Rise of Cybernetic Citizenship” in Citizenship Studies, Special Issue on “Digital Citizenship in the Post-Pandemic Urban Realm. 4. De Filippi, P., Mannan, M., Reijers, W. (2022) “The Alegality of Blockchain Technology”, in Policy & Society, special issue: “The Policy Dilemmas of Blockchain”. 5. De Filippi, P., Leiter, A. (2021) “Blockchain in Outer Space” in American Journal of International Law (AJIL) Unbound, special issue: “The Global Governance Implications of Blockchain”   [...] Read more...
• Blog posts / PublicationsDecember 6, 2021

  1st Meeting of ERC BlockchainGov ProjectAfter introductions, the agenda included sessions on Legitimacy, Outreach & Policy, OpEds, a potential documentary, PhD Consultancy, and multiple sessions on theory concerning the following topics: Blockchain, Coercion & Legitimacy: Dyzenhaus, David. 1997. “Legality and Legitimacy: Refractions from Weimar” Decentralized/Polycentric governance: Aligica, Paul D., and Vlad Tarko. 2012. “Polycentricity: From Polanyi to Ostrom, and Beyond.” Blockchain and Commons-based governance: Grisel, Florian. 2021. “How Migrations Affect Private Orders: Norms and Practices in the Fishery of Marseille“ Constitutional guarantees in blockchain tech: Suzor, Nicolas. 2018. “Digital Constitutionalism: Using the Rule of Law to Evaluate the Legitimacy of Governance by Platforms.” Stay tuned to learn more about our new scholars! From left to right: Primavera De Filippi, Morshed Mannan, Tara Merk, Philemon Poux, Vashti Maharaj (virtual), Sofia Cossar (virtual), Jamilya Kamalova (virtual), Nathan Vandy, Yann Aouidef, Simona Ramos, Wessel Reijers. [...] Read more...
• Conference Presentations / EventsDecember 6, 2021

  How to Govern Decentralized Digital Public Goods? Blockchains Between Innovation and RegulationYouTube De Filippi, P. “How to govern decentralized digital public goods? Blockchains between innovation and regulation” panel presentation at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2021, organised by the United Nations. 6 December 2021 (online). [...] Read more...
• Conference Organizations / EventsDecember 2, 2021

  European Crypto-Initiative (EUCI) WorkshopCo-organiser of the first European Crypto-Initiative (EUCI) Workshop, organised in collaboration with COALA and the BlockchainGov project of the European Research Council (ERC). December 2-3, Citizen Corner Brussels, Belgium. [...] Read more...
• Conference Organizations / EventsDecember 2, 2021

  1st Meeting of ERC BlockchainGov ProjectOrganiser of the 1st Meeting of European Research Council BlockchainGov Project, December 4-5, 2021, CERSA – Paris, France  [...] Read more...
• Conference Organizations / EventsNovember 30, 2021

  Cryptogovernance WorkshopCo-organiser of the Cryptogovernance Workshop, organized by Wharton’s Blockchain & Digital Asset Project at University of Pennsylvania. 30 November 2021 (online) [...] Read more...
• Misc / TeachingNovember 28, 2021

  Smart Contracts & Legal ContractsDe Filippi, P., Guest Lecture: “Smart Contracts & Legal Contracts” at Fordham Law School (1 hour) as part of the “Securities” course, run by Donna Redel. [...] Read more...
• Misc / TeachingNovember 28, 2021

  The Economic Impact of BlockchainDe Filippi, P., Module 3: Deep Dive Blockchain – Unit 0: The Economic Impact of Blockchain at DT2 Invest Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Online course sponsored by the European Commission, developed by France Digitale. [...] Read more...
• Misc / TeachingNovember 28, 2021

  Role of Platform Cooperatives at the Base of the PyramidMannan, M., Guest Lecture: “Role of Platform Cooperatives at the Base of the Pyramid” for the Online Course “Platform Cooperatives Now!” at The New School, New York City & Mondragon University, Spain (1 hour) [...] Read more...
• Events / Focus GroupsNovember 28, 2021

  Platform Cooperative Working GroupDe Filippi, P., Mannan, M., “Platform Cooperative Working Group” at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University [...] Read more...
• Events / Focus GroupsNovember 28, 2021

  Technological Change & SocietyDe Filippi, P., Mannan, M., Research cluster on “Technological Change & Society” (EUI) [...] Read more...
• Events / Focus GroupsNovember 28, 2021

  Alternative Data Futures: Cooperative Principles, Data Trusts, and the Digital EconomyDe Filippi, P., Mannan, M., Research sprint on “Alternative Data Futures: Cooperative Principles, Data Trusts, and the Digital Economy” at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society (October-December 2021) [...] Read more...
• Conference Presentations / EventsNovember 18, 2021

  Blockchain & the LawDe Filippi, P. “Blockchain & the Law”, presentation at the EUIPO Observatory “Impact of Technology” expert group workshop. 18 November 2021 (online) [...] Read more...
• Conference Presentations / EventsNovember 17, 2021

  Distributed Autonomous Organizations and CooperativesDe Filippi, P. “Distributed Autonomous Organizations and Cooperatives” presentation at the conference #TheNewCommonSense: Forging the Cooperative Digital Economy, organised by the Platform Cooperativism consortium. 17 November 2021 (online). [...] Read more...
• Conference Presentations / EventsNovember 16, 2021

  Personhood, Blockchain & LegitimacyDe Filippi, P. “Personhood, Blockchain & Legitimacy” panel presentation for the RadicalXchange TV series. 16 November 2021 (online) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  The Ethics of Social Credit SystemsPodcast appearance on Philosophical Disquisitions – The Ethics of Social Credit Systems (26/02/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Blockchain et Organizzazioni decentralizzatePodcast appearance on Idee SottoSopra — Blockchain et Organizzazioni decentralizzate (18/04/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Art Crytpo : la porte est ouverte, elle ne va pas se refermerInterview for an article on “Art Crytpo : la porte est ouverte, elle ne va pas se refermer” in the online media Libération (22/03/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Pourquoi les NFT envahissent le monde de l’artInterview for an article on “Pourquoi les NFT envahissent le monde de l’art” in Beaux Arts Magazine (19/04/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Taking the crypto out of digital currencyInterview for Harvard Gazette on “Taking the crypto out of digital currency” (25/05/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Comment les NFTs révolutionnent le monde de l’artInterview for an online video on “Comment les NFTs révolutionnent le monde de l’art” for the “Decryptage” series in Les Echos (10/06/2021) [...] Read more...
• Interviews / MiscNovember 15, 2021

  Euforia en el arte digital: ¿burbuja o revolución de los NFT?Interview for an article on “Euforia en el arte digital: ¿burbuja o revolución de los NFT?” in El Pais (18/09/2021) [...] Read more...
• Misc / News / PressNovember 15, 2021

  Lessons Bangladesh can learn from others about blockchain regulationDe Filippi, P., Mannan, M. (2021) “Lessons Bangladesh can learn from others about blockchain regulation” in Whiteboard Magazine. 16 June 2021. [...] Read more...
• Misc / News / PressNovember 15, 2021

  Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help BuildSchneider, N., Mannan, M. (2021) “Let Users Own the Tech Companies They Help Build”, in WIRED Magazine. 19 June 2021.  [...] Read more...
• Misc / News / PressNovember 15, 2021

  Could Blockchain end Big Tech?Reijers, W., Mannan, M. (2021) “Could Blockchain end Big Tech?”, in IAI.TV. 25 October 2021. [...] Read more...
• Blog posts / PublicationsNovember 15, 2021

  Introduction to Extitutional TheorySchingler, J. K., De Filippi, P. (2021) “Introduction to Extitutional Theory”. Berkman-Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. [...] Read more...
• Publications / ReportsNovember 15, 2021

  A meta-proposal for Twitter’s bluesky projectEsber, J., Sender, B., Zuckerman, E., Lee, C., Nwachukwu, N., Ly, O., Suber, P., De Filippi, P., Massachi, S., Klein, S., Zick, T. (2021). A meta-proposal for Twitter’s bluesky project (March 31, 2021). [...] Read more...