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3rd CtCe Conference
October 29–30, 2026
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Tokenomics 2026
November 23, 2026
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

3rd Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference

October 29–30, 2026 · Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
In collaboration with Columbia University's Center for Digital Finance and Technologies
Sponsored by Uniswap Foundation and Avalanche Foundation
Conference Registration
Day 1 – Thursday, October 29
Opening Remarks8:45 – 9:00 am
  • Agostino Capponi, Columbia University
Prediction Markets Research9:00 – 10:00 am
  • Overview of Prediction MarketsHarry Crane, Rutgers University
  • Settlement Manipulation in Prediction MarketsRuizhe Jia, Stanford University
Coffee Break  10:00 – 10:15 am
Fireside Chat: Regulation of Prediction Markets10:15 – 11:00 am
Moderator: Maureen O'Hara, Cornell University
  • Patrick Schorno, Chief Economist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Coffee Break  11:00 – 11:15 am
Keynote (Virtual): Scott Kominers (Harvard University and a16z crypto)11:15 am – 12:00 pm
  • Crypto, AI, and Formal Methods: Towards an Internet General Intelligence
Lunch  12:00 – 1:00 pm
Stablecoins in Practice1:00 – 2:00 pm
  • Stablecoin Use in PracticeJulian Ma, Ethlabs
  • Tempo: Theory and Practice of a Stablecoin ChainMallesh Pai, Tempo
Coffee Break  2:00 – 2:15 pm
Stablecoins and Cross-Border Payments2:15 – 3:15 pm
  • International Stablecoin Flows, Capital Controls and Currency CrisesMarco Reuter, International Monetary Fund
  • Competing Rails for Cross-Border Payments: Banks, Fintechs, and StablecoinsWenxin Du, Harvard University
Coffee Break  3:15 – 3:30 pm
Stablecoins and Banking3:30 – 5:00 pm
  • Stablecoin RiskUday Rajan, University of Michigan
  • Stablecoins and the Dollar: Historical Parallels and Future RisksKenneth Rogoff, Harvard University
  • Will Stablecoins Disrupt Banking?Lin William Cong, Nanyang Technological University
Day 2 – Friday, October 30
Quantum Computing8:30 – 9:30 am
  • Overview of Quantum ComputingJames Bartusek, Columbia University
  • Blockchain and the Quantum ThreatBrett Falk, University of Pennsylvania
Coffee Break  9:30 – 9:45 am
Ethereum Roadmap9:45 – 10:30 am
  • Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Ethlabs
Coffee Break  10:30 – 10:45 am
Layer 210:45 am – 12:00 pm
  • Rollup Economics: Sequencing, Pricing and ValidationAkaki Mamageishvili, Offchain Labs
  • TradFi meets DeFi: Robinhood and BeyondEd Felten, Offchain Labs
Lunch  12:00 – 1:00 pm
Tokenization and Policy1:00 – 2:00 pm
  • Tokenizing Real-World AssetsSimon Mayer, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Economics of Regulating Tokenized SecuritiesÁlvaro Cartea, University of Oxford
Coffee Break  2:00 – 2:15 pm
Tokenization in Practice2:15 – 3:15 pm
  • From Tokenized Assets to Tokenized Markets: Liquidity, Distribution, and the Next Phase of RWADanning Sui, Pantera Capital
  • Tokenized Equity Trading on Decentralized ExchangesDavid Rincon-Cruz, Uniswap Labs
Coffee Break  3:15 – 3:30 pm
What is the Future of Equity Tokenization?3:30 – 4:15 pm
  • Moderator: Andreas Park, University of Toronto
    • TradFi Perspective: Joel Hasbrouck, NYU Stern
    • DeFi Perspective: Max Resnick, Anza Labs
Coffee Break  4:15 – 4:30 pm
Fireside Chat: Tokenization4:30 – 5:15 pm
Moderator: Cam Harvey, Duke University
  • Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel, SEC Crypto Task Force
Closing Remarks5:15 – 5:30 pm
  • Agostino Capponi, Columbia University

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