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Professor Alex Brauneis' Inaugural Lecture

The Cryptoverse in a Nutshell

Alexander Brauneis
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In this lecture, you will learn why you cannot afford to ignore blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and their applications. Alex will guide you through the basics of cryptocurrencies and blockchains, explaining decentralized finance (DeFi), comparing it to traditional finance, and exploring the future of DeFi. Along the way, Alex will also highlight some of his related research papers.

  • From: Tuesday 24 September 2024, 5.30 pm
  • To: Tuesday 24 September 2024, 7.30 pm
  • Registration: 5.30 pm
  • Location: Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building, Goldsmith Street, Nottingham, NG1 4BU
  • Booking deadline: Tuesday 24 September 2024, 3.00 pm
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In this lecture, you will learn why you cannot afford to ignore blockchains, cryptocurrencies, and their applications. Since Bitcoin's inception in 2009, a new era of value exchange has begun: a decentralized, censorship-resistant, immutable, fast, cheap, and traceable peer-to-peer network that operates without intermediaries. Since then, tens of thousands of different cryptocurrencies have been created. Today, we see an ecosystem valued at $2.5 trillion, with a daily trading volume of $100 billion and millions of active users. Cryptocurrencies and tokens have real-world applications in cloud computing, cloud storage, AI, supply chains, gaming, the metaverse, oracles, real estate, ticketing, the Internet of Things, and of course finance. Alex will guide you through the basics of cryptocurrencies and blockchains, explaining decentralized finance (DeFi), comparing it to traditional finance, and exploring the future of DeFi. Along the way, Alex will also highlight some of his related research papers.

Biography

Alex was born and raised in Salzburg, Austria. After finishing high school, he began studying Business Administration in Graz, Austria's second-largest city. He earned his bachelor's degree and then completed a master's degree in financial and industrial management. In 2004, he became a research assistant at the University of Klagenfurt. He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 2008 and Associate Professor in 2014. After 18 years in the University of Klagenfurt's Department of Finance and Accounting, he was appointed Professor of Finance and Innovation at Nottingham Trent University Business School in 2022. Alex's research interests include finance, empirical finance, blockchain finance, big data finance, and quantitative finance. He has also conducted research projects on pricing carbon emissions, competitive decision-making, accountability in management accounting, insider trading, and electricity markets. Alex is also the author of finance textbooks and a series of articles on financial literacy. He has delivered various seminars for professionals and collaborated with startup companies, crypto ventures, banks, and central banks.

Programme

5.30 pmRegistration and welcome refreshments
6 pmLecture begins
7 pmDrinks Reception
7.30 pmClose

Location details

Room/Building:

Lecture Theatre 4, Newton Building

Address:

Goldsmith Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4BU

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