Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference

Upcoming
3rd CtCe Conference
October 29–30, 2026
Columbia University
Columbia Engineering Innovation Hub
2276 12th Avenue, New York, NY, USA

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, CKGSB
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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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