Research & Engagement

The CBT goes beyond established boundaries to set the foundations for interdisciplinary research required to advance the understanding of Distributed Ledger Technologies.

Three research pillars

Science + Technology

Distributed network
Scalability
Cryptography
Cybercrime
Mining (de)centralisation pseudonimity
Technology of smart contracts and DAOs
Elaboration of a Blockchain protocol suite

Economics + Finance

Herding and irrational behaviours
New sources of risk
Market distortions
Cryptofinance
Social inequality and financial inclusion
Community information and decision-making
Smart contracts and DAOs

Regulation + Law

Regulatory (un)certainty
Digital consumer protection laws
Digital identification
Institutional development
Elaboration of industry best practice standards
Law of smart contracts and DAOs

Three research pillars

Science + Technology

Distributed network
Scalability
Cryptography
Cybercrime
Mining (de)centralisation pseudonimity
Technology of smart contracts and DAOs
Elaboration of a Blockchain protocol suite

Economics + Finance

Herding and irrational behaviours
New sources of risk
Market distortions
Cryptofinance
Social inequality and financial inclusion
Community information and decision-making
Smart contracts and DAOs

Regulation + Law

Regulatory (un)certainty
Digital consumer protection laws
Digital identification
Institutional development
Elaboration of industry best practice standards
Law of smart contracts and DAOs

Drawing knowledge from 8 UCL Departments

MATHEMATICS

Complex Systems and Agent-Based Modelling

ECONOMICS

Privacy, Reputation and P2P Economics

PSYCHOLOGY

Behavioural Science and Data Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Cryptography and Information Security

STATISTICS

Cyber Risk, Operational Risk, Sytematic Risk

LAW

Public Policy, Tech Law and Cyberethics

ENERGY INSTITUTE

Smart Contracts and Blockchain applications

SCIENCE & TECH

Distributed Ledgers and Network Security

Resources

Database of Projects and Papers

As the largest blockchain academic centre in the world by number of research affiliates, the CBT is able to leverage its large network and global reach to provide instruction from leading academics and practitioners at the frontline of blockchain and DLT research and deployment.

Go to Database

Database of Projects and Papers

As the largest blockchain academic centre in the world by number of research affiliates, the CBT is able to leverage its large network and global reach to provide instruction from leading academics and practitioners at the frontline of blockchain and DLT research and deployment.

Go to Database