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majority of benefits of the underlying blockchain architecture but support accountability and regulatory compliance …
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Cryptomining, the clearing of cryptocurrency transactions, uses large quantities of electricity. We document that cryptominers' use of local electricity implies higher electricity prices for existing small businesses and households. Studying the electricity market in Upstate NY and using the...
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Web3 and DeFi are widely advocated as innovations for greater financial inclusion and democratization. We assemble the most comprehensive dataset to date on the largest Web3 ecosystem and use large-scale computing to conduct an initial investigation. We describe Ethereum's network structure,...
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We examine decentralization of digital platforms through tokenization as an innovation to resolve the conflict between platforms and users. By delegating control to users, tokenization through utility tokens acts as a commitment device that prevents a platform from exploiting users. This...
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Blockchain front-running involves multiple agents, other than the legitimate agent, claiming a payment from performing … a contract. It arises because of the public nature of blockchain transactions and potential network congestion. This … eliminates blockchain front-running. In each case, the mechanism relies on threats to remove ownership from all claimants and …
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participants on the blockchain. Second, we document the concentration and regional composition of the miners which are the backbone … of the verification protocol and ensure the integrity of the blockchain ledger. Finally, we analyze the ownership …
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When is record-keeping better arranged through a blockchain than through a traditional centralized intermediary? The … out a blockchain trilemma: no ledger can satisfy all three properties simultaneously. A centralized record-keeper extracts …
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, these two equations imply that (3) the recurring, "flow", payments to miners for running the blockchain must be large … versus stock) if both (i) the mining technology used to run the blockchain is both scarce and non-repurposable, and (ii) any … majority attack is a "sabotage" in that it causes a collapse in the economic value of the blockchain; however, reliance on non …
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We rely on economic theory to discuss how blockchain technology will shape innovation in digital platforms. We identify … operate a digital marketplace without the need for a traditional intermediary. A blockchain allows a decentralized network of …
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wiped out $50 billion in valuation. At the center of the collapse was a run on a blockchain-based borrowing and lending … protocol (Anchor) that promised high yields to its stablecoin (UST) depositors. Using detailed data from the Terra blockchain …, 2022, other large traders followed. Blockchain technology allowed investors to monitor each other's actions and amplified …
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