The paper examines the existing shortcomings in the open-source code review process and how decentralized autonomous organizations can help optimize the code review process and quality. Optimized code reviews and code review processes, in turn, can help create open-source software standards. The...

Charitable giving in legacy systems is subject to several major downsides that can be addressed with decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Centralized legacy charitable organizations often lack foundational transparency and are subject to significant power imbalances that favor the...

Venture capital (VC) models can be optimized with emerging decentralized technology. After discussing the shortcomings of the existing VC market and the rise of alternative early-round funding mechanisms, the paper highlights the evolution of VC businesses that are operated by a Decentralized...

Disruptive innovation creates increasing regulatory challenges. Venture capital’s assessment of innovative products, businesses, and initiatives generates highly relevant institution -- and industry -- specific decentralized information on innovation trends. Using a dataset comprising over...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) have the potential to upgrade finance. This paper evaluates the design of and system requirements for a decentralized cryptocurrency venture capital investment club that is operating as a DAO (DAOIC). The design of the proposed DAOIC enables...

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) enable unprecedented technology-driven decentralized decision-making tools, transparent governance, and direct participation of stakeholders, making them highly adaptable to the evolving digital age.DAOs disrupt established centralized legacy models...

Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 introduced the most significant regulatory change in the history of the private fund industry. Attempts to rescind Title IV via the Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 illustrate the highly politically sensitive nature of Dodd-Frank Act...

Non- and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (N/DPAs), are controversial because prosecutors, not judges or the legislature, are changing the governance of leading public corporations and entire industries. The evaluation of issues pertaining to the effect of N/DPAs on corporate governance in prior...

The failure of systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) during the 2008–2009 financial crisis may underscore possible shortcomings in corporate governance. The regulatory evaluation of contingent capital in the United States could be an opportunity to assess the possible...

Hedge fund pricing and valuation errors do happen despite efforts to ensure fair pricing at all times. The credit crunch and the global financial crisis have illustrated that the valuation of complex financial products and hard-to-value assets is one of the most pressing issues affecting...