UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies

Nikhil Vadgama, UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies Director, is giving you a heads up during his speech at P2P Financial Systems International Workshop: #AI can actually scam you! With the help of social engineering, good old scams can become way better: • Pig butchering #scams: relationships formed with victims persuading them to invest or transfer money with personalisation through social engineering.  • Inheritance scams: long lost relatives have died with personalisation through social engineering.  • Humanitarian relief scams: requesting #donations and stealing personal #information.  • Triangulation #fraud: easy creation of content and infrastructure, such as fake storefronts, product image generation and reviews to con customers.  • Telephone scams: voice cloning of a colleague making a request or a family member in distress. • Email #phishing: well-written emails, probably even personalised, using the receiver’s social media data.

Look at our Deputy Director Francesco Pierangeli leading #P2PFISY2024 on stage, thank you for being a rockstar host! “I am grateful to all the incredible speakers and our generous host, Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority [VARA], for making the P2P Financial Systems International Workshop a huge success. Dubai is truly the ideal place to discuss digital assets. The welcoming attitude of local authorities and their growth mindset is proving successful in attracting global talent, which is converging in the UAE to build and innovate.”

Join tomorrow’s event to explore “How UK Digital Assets Can Fit Into a Global Ecosystem” at UCL. Hear from leading industry voices about digital #identity, #CBDCs, the UK digital pound and the opportunities within the Polkadot ecosystem. 🗓️ Tuesday, 8th October - 18:30 to 20:30 BST 📍 UCL - Lecture Theatre 115, Torrington Place (1-19) Register and explore the full agenda here  ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dh7fKQgC

We're proud to introduce our 9th speaker for the Digital Money Event in London on 23 October 👉 Dr. Francesco Pierangeli, Deputy Director at UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UK CBT). Dr. Francesco Pierangeli is the UK CBT Deputy Director and an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Birmingham, where he leads the Blockchain and Financial Applications module in the MSc FinTech program. His research focuses on Game Theory, Economic Development, and Innovation in Financial Markets. Francesco is a research associate at UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and heads the Scientific Community at the DLT Science Foundation. He holds a PhD in Economics from King's College London and the National University of Singapore, with prior experience at J.P. Morgan and UBS. Francesco joins an impressive group of speakers, with more announcements coming soon! Here’s the current line-up: ⭐ Michael Mainelli - Lord Mayor of the City of London ⭐ David Birch - Author of ‘Money in the Metaverse’ ⭐ Martin Hargreaves - Chief Product Officer, Quant ⭐ Elise Soucie - Executive Director, Global Digital Finance (GDF) ⭐ Devina Paul - Deputy CEO, Zumo ⭐ Daniel Coheur - Co-Founder and CCO, Tokeny ⭐ Duncan Trenholme - Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Digital Assets, TP ICAP ⭐ Emma Joyce - Head of EMEA at Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) ⭐ Dr. Francesco Pierangeli - Deputy Director at UK CBT During the conference, we’ll explore and debate a wide range of topics, including use cases, payments, policy and regulation, privacy and identity, digital sustainable finance, tokenization, and more! If you haven’t registered yet, tickets are FREE but limited, so head over to our website to register your interest today! For guaranteed access, we also have two remaining sponsorship opportunities available. Visit our website for more information 👉 https://buff.ly/3zehBz7 ... #DigitalMoney #DigitalFinance #DigitalCurrencies #FinTech #Blockchain #DLT #Payments #Tokenization #Policy #Regulation #DigitalPound #DigitalEuro #DigitalDollar #CBDC #Stablecoins #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #Conference #Event #London #UK | City of London Corporation Quant Global Digital Finance Zumo Tokeny TP ICAP Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC)

UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies Deputy Director Francesco Pierangeli participated this week in an engaging panel at the 7th Cryptocurrency Research Conference 2024 (#CRC2024) alongside Alexandros Papaspyridis, moderated by the insightful Dr. Larisa Yarovaya at Zayed University, Dubai. They dove into the crucial role of industry-academia collaboration in the #crypto and #fintech space and discussed how these partnerships are shaping the future of innovation. One key takeaway: the industry is increasingly open to academic collaborations, with opportunities for mutual growth through shared research, expertise, and fresh perspectives. A huge thanks to the fantastic audience for their participation and thoughtful questions! #Cryptocurrency #Fintech #IndustryCollaboration #Innovation #ZayedUniversity #Dubai #PanelDiscussion

Supported by UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies, YiWen Sun and Alex Chalakov explored the potential of reinforcement learning to enhance market-making and trade execution in #cryptocurrency markets. Guided by Rahul Chatterjee from Ripple their project, “Reinforcement Learning for Execution Optimization,” offers fresh perspectives on methods for financial strategies. Watch their research presented at the UCL Capstone Project Showcase here: https://lnkd.in/dGZcUE9v

Join the MiCA Crypto Alliance! Today Hedera, Ripple and Aptos Foundation become founding members of the MiCA Crypto Alliance, with the technical support from the DLT Science Foundation (DSF). Its mission? To streamline compliance efforts across the blockchain industry, ensuring consistency, transparency, and sustainability. The #MiCA Alliance will aim to provide standard tools and resources which ultimately will build a trustworthy cryptocurrency system and reduce compliance costs. The #MiCA Crypto Alliance welcomes new members from today! As part of the Alliance, members will receive exclusive access to advanced tools. These tools are for sustainability assessment and white paper development. Members will also get strategic guidance and technical expertise from the DLT Science Foundation. Together, members will set new standards and pave the way for a compliant and sustainable future in cryptocurrency. Join the #MiCA Crypto Alliance on this exciting journey! Learn more about the #MiCA Crypto Alliance and how it's transforming the industry here:  www.micacryptoalliance.com #CryptoCompliance #Blockchain #MiCA #DLTScienceFoundation #Innovation

Excited to share the program for the Cryptocurrency Research Conference 2024, taking place on 23-24 September at Zayed University in Dubai! This is truly the premier academic event in the #cryptocurrency, #defi, and #fintech space. We are honored to feature two incredible keynote speakers, Antoinette Schoar and Sofia Johan, alongside 56 outstanding papers that dive deep into this innovative niche of finance. These papers will be considered for publication in the Special Issue "Key Emerging Issues in Cryptocurrency" of the Journal of International Money and Finance. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eYvPQX98 We’re also thrilled to have the continued support of The Financial Review, with opportunities for suitable papers to be invited for submission. A huge thank you to our sponsors, the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies and Elsevier's Research in International Business and Finance, for supporting us, and to our host - Zayed University and Efstathios Polyzos for making this event possible! So proud of the vibrant community of #crypto scholars we’ve built over the past 7 years. I can’t wait to see everyone in Dubai in just one week and meet some new faces! Andrew Urquhart Francesco Pierangeli John W. Goodell #blockchain #dlt #p2p #innovation #technology

Walter J. Hernandez delivered an insightful presentation on the Automated Market Maker on the XRP Ledger at Ripple’s UBRI Connect. One of the key insights coming out of the research is; XRPL-AMM = higher efficiency and lower costs by taking advantage of native transaction speed. Reach out to Walter if you want to hear more. Thanks to Paolo Tasca and Jiahua Xu for the supervision of this research.

We are proud to announce our very own Walter J. Hernandez won the “2024 XRPL Contribution” award at Ripple’s UBRI Connect for his research and engagement within the XRPL ecosystem under the supervision of Paolo Tasca and Jiahua Xu.