Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference

Upcoming
3rd CtCe Conference
Late October / Early November 2026
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Date TBD

Past Conferences

2nd CtCe Conference

October 16–17, 2025 · Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Day 1 – October 16
Special Session: Layer 1 Protocols
  • Avalanche ProtocolStephen Buttolph, Ava Labs
  • Solana ProtocolAshwin Sekar and Max Resnick, Anza
Special Session: Oracles
  • Overview of OraclesFan Zhang, Yale University
  • Economic Implications of OraclesDaniel Rabbeti, National University of Singapore
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Overview of Oracles
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Economics of Oracles
Research Session: Economics of Staking
  • Incentives and Reputation in Liquid Restaking Protocols
    • Boyang Mu, Ecole Polytechnique
    • Julien Prat, Ecole Polytechnique
    • Natkamon Tovanich, Ecole Polytechnique
  • ETH Staking Market: Incentives and Implications
    • Fayçal Drissi, University of Oxford
    • Zachary Feinstein, Stevens Institute of Technology
    • Basil Williams, Imperial College
  • Optimal Issuance for Proof-of-Stake BlockchainsUrban Jermann, University of Pennsylvania
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Liquid Restaking Protocols
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ETH Staking Market
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Optimal PoS Issuance
Special Session: Banking on Blockchain
Rod Garratt, University of California at Santa Barbara
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Keynote: Darrell Duffie (Stanford University)
  • How Stablecoins are Changing the Financial System
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Day 2 – October 17
Special Session: Trading
  • Onchain Options TradingGuillaume Lambert, Panoptic
  • Hyperliquid ProtocolRuizhe Jia, Stanford University
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Onchain Options
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Hyperliquid
Research Session: Cryptomarket Microstructure
  • A Structural Model of Automated Market Making
    • David Cao, University of Pennsylvania
    • Brett Falk, University of Pennsylvania
    • Leonid Kogan, MIT
    • Gerry Tsoukalas, Boston University
  • Structural Estimation of MEV-Boost Auctions
    • Mallesh Pai, Rice University
    • Tivas Gupta, Consensys
    • Max Resnick, Anza
    • Xun Tang, Rice University
  • Quantitative Investments in Decentralized FinanceEvgeny Lyandres, Tel Aviv University
  • Becoming Immutable: How Ethereum is Made
    • Andrea Canidio, CoW Protocol
    • Vabuk Pahari, Max-Planck-Institute
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Structural Model of AMMs
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MEV-Boost Auctions
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Quantitative DeFi Strategies
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How Ethereum is Made
Special Session: BuilderNet
Quintus Kilbourn, Flashbots
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Special Session: Layer-2s
  • UnichainJoshua Gutow, Uniswap Labs
  • BaseAnika Raghuvanshi, Base
  • Optimal Rollup DesignCiamac Moallemi, Columbia University
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Unichain
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Base
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Optimal Rollup Design
Special Session: Ethereum
  • Ethereum's Developer EcosystemTrent Van Epps, Ethereum Foundation
  • PectraCaspar Schwarz-Schilling, Ethereum Foundation
  • Fusaka and BeyondAnsgar Dietrichs, Ethereum Foundation
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Ethereum Governance
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Pectra
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Fusaka and Beyond
Special Session: Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Justin Thaler, Georgetown University and a16z
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1st CtCe Conference

October 25–26, 2024 · Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Day 1 – October 25
AMMs and Uniswap v4
  • Economics of Automated Market MakersAndreas Park, University of Toronto
  • Overview of Uniswap v4Fahad Saleh, University of Florida
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Economics of AMMs
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Uniswap v4 Overview
Maximal Extractable Value
  • Overview of Maximal Extractable ValueCiamac Moallemi, Columbia University
  • Mitigation Techniques for Maximal Extractable ValueJulian Ma, Ethereum Foundation
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MEV Overview
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MEV Mitigation
Lunch Presentation: Overview of Eigen Layer
Brett Palatiello, Head of Economics Research, Eigen Labs
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Order Flow Auctions
  • Market Microstructure Concepts for CryptoeconomicsJoel Hasbrouck, NYU Stern
  • The Ecosystem of OFAs in the CryptoeconomyBrad Bachu, Uniswap Labs
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Order Flow Auctions
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OFA Ecosystem
Keynote: Bruno Biais (HEC Paris)
  • Do Cryptocurrencies Matter From An Economic Perspective?
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Day 2 – October 26
Panel: Evolution of Decentralized Exchange
  • Moderator: Troy Paredes
  • Campbell Harvey, Duke University
  • Brian Nistler, Uniswap Foundation
  • Lee Schneider, Ava Labs
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Privacy in the Cryptoeconomy
  • Regulating Decentralized Systems: Evidence from Sanctions on Tornado Cash
    • Anders Brownworth, Radius
    • Jon Durfee, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    • Michael Junho Lee, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    • Antoine Martin, Swiss National Bank
    Discussant: Alfred Lehar, University of Calgary
  • Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium
    • Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Foundation
    • Jacob Illum, Chainalysis
    • Matthias Nadler, University of Basel
    • Fabian Schär, University of Basel
    • Ameen Soleimani, Privacy Pools
    Discussant: Jiasun Li, George Mason University
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2nd CBER-Circle Insight Award Presentation
  • Tokenomics: Dynamic Adoption and Valuation
    • Lin William Cong, Cornell University
    • Ye Li, University of Washington
    • Neng Wang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
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Decentralized Exchanges
  • Automated Market Makers and the Value of Adaptive Fees
    • David Cao, University of Pennsylvania
    • Brett Hemenway Falk, University of Pennsylvania
    • Gerry Tsoukalas, Boston University
    Discussant: Alex Nezlobin, London School of Economics
  • An Analysis of Intent-Based Markets
    • Tarun Chitra, Gauntlet
    • Kshitij Kulkarni, UC Berkeley
    • Mallesh Pai, Rice University
    • Theo Diamandis, MIT
    Discussant: Andrea Canidio, CoW Protocol
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Intent-Based Markets
Panel: Economic Limits of Permissionless Consensus
  • Moderator: Hanna Halaburda, NYU Stern
  • Tim Roughgarden, Columbia University
  • Katya Malinova, McMaster University
  • Katrin Tinn, McGill University
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Research Briefs
  • Who Wins Ethereum Block Building Auctions and Why?Danning Sui, Flashbots
  • Decentralization of Ethereum's Builder MarketFan Zhang, Yale University
  • CLVR Ordering of Transactions on AMMsRobert McLaughlin, UC Santa Barbara
  • Price Formation in Memory PoolsFayçal Drissi, University of Oxford
  • BoLD: Fast and Cheap Dispute ResolutionBen Berger, Offchain Labs
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Block Building Auctions
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Builder Market
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Memory Pool Pricing
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BoLD Dispute Resolution
Special Session: Overview of Rollups
Ed Felten, Offchain Labs and Princeton University
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