Fabian Schär

Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel

Basel, 4001

Switzerland

http://cif.unibas.ch

University of Basel - Economics Department

Petersgraben 51

Basel, CH-4003

Switzerland

Swiss Finance Institute

c/o University of Geneva

40, Bd du Pont-d'Arve

CH-1211 Geneva 4

Switzerland

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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“  Research Focus: Decentralized Finance and Web3 Economics  ”

Scholarly Papers (14)

Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-Based Financial Markets

FRB of St. Louis Review
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 14 May 2021
Fabian Schär
Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 8,121 (1,670)
Citation 28

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Decentralized Finance: On Blockchain- and Smart Contract-based Financial Markets

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 04 May 2020 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2021
Fabian Schär
Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 7,562 (1,857)
Citation 80

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Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Distributed Ledger, Ethereum, Open Finance, Smart Contracts

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Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 09 Sep 2023
Ethereum Foundation, Chainalysis, University of Basel, Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel and Privacy Pools
Downloads 12,054 (864)
Citation 7

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Blockchain, Privacy, Regulation, Smart Contracts, Zero-Knowledge Proofs

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Land Valuation in the Metaverse: Location Matters

Journal of Economic Geography, 2024 [10.1093/jeg/lbae027]
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 01 Oct 2021 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2024
Mitchell Goldberg, Peter Kugler and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 3,890 (5,842)
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Attention Economy, Locally Weighted Regression, Metaverse, NFTs

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Downloads 3,129 ( 8,336)
Citation 40

A Short Introduction to the World of Cryptocurrencies

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 01 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2019
Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 2,050 (16,005)
Citation 32

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Digital currency, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Blockchain

A Short Introduction to the World of Cryptocurrencies

FRB of St. Louis Working Review
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 May 2021
Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 1,079 (42,242)
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The Tokenization of Assets: Using Blockchains for Equity Crowdfunding

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Sep 2019
Jakob Roth, Fabian Schär and Aljoscha Schöpfer
Independent, Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 2,086 (15,861)
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Tokenization, Blockchain, Token standards, DLT, Crowdfunding, Secondary markets, Sustainable finance, Sustainability

The Case for Central Bank Electronic Money and the Non-Case for Central Bank Cryptocurrencies

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 13 Jun 2018 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2020
Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 1,515 (25,619)
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The Case for Central Bank Electronic Money and the Non-Case for Central Bank Cryptocurrencies

FRB of St. Louis Review
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 14 May 2021
Aleksander Berentsen and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Faculty of Business and Economics and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 146 (412,622)
Citation 1

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Decentralized Crypto Governance? Transparency and Concentration in Ethereum Decision-Making

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 22 Jan 2024 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2024
Cesare Fracassi, Moazzam Khoja and Fabian Schär
University of Texas at Austin, Finance, McCombs School of Business and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 1,107 (41,348)

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Blockchain, Crypto, Governance, Open Source Communities

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Tornado Cash and Blockchain Privacy: A Primer for Economists and Policymakers

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis REVIEW
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 09 Feb 2023
Matthias Nadler and Fabian Schär
University of Basel and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 505 (116,429)
Citation 1

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cryptoassets, blockchain

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On Defi and On-Chain CeFi: How (Not) to Regulate Decentralized Finance

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 28 Apr 2023
Katrin Schuler, Ann Sofie Cloots and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Law and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 390 (157,726)

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Blockchain, Decentralized Finance, Regulation, Smart Contracts, Tokenization

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Metaverse Governance: An Empirical Analysis of Voting Within Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

Journal of Business Research, volume 160, 2023 [10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113764]
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 29 Jul 2024
Mitchell Goldberg and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 279 (226,302)

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Attention Economy, Blockchain, DAO, Governance, Metaverse, Web3

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Retailing and Customer Engagement in the Metaverse: An Empirical Analysis

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2024
Mitchell Goldberg, Fabian Schär and Dario Thürkauf
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance, Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel and University of Basel - Center of Innovative Finance
Downloads 245 (257,999)
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Blockchain, Metaverse, NFT, Retailing, Web3, Customer Engagement

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Blockchain Price Oracles: Accuracy and Violation Recovery

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Feb 2024 Last Revised: 28 Nov 2024
Matthias Nadler, Katrin Schuler and Fabian Schär
University of Basel, University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 219 (287,467)

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Asset Prices, Blockchain, Decentralized Finance, Financial Risk, Oracles

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Contagion and Loss Redistribution in Crypto Asset Markets

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 04 Jul 2023
Katrin Schuler, Matthias Nadler and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 127 (460,038)
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Crypto Assets, Decentralized Finance, Non-Recourse Loans, Shock Propagation, Systemic Risk

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Scarcity in the Metaverse: Space, Location and the Attention Economy

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 16 Nov 2023
Mitchell Goldberg and Fabian Schär
University of Basel - Center for Innovative Finance and Center for Innovative Finance, University of Basel
Downloads 76 (647,244)

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attention economy, blockchain, metaverse, network effects, virtual land