Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference

3rd CBER Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference

Columbia University, New York, NY
Sponsored by Uniswap Foundation and Avalanche Foundation
October 29–30, 2026

Thursday, October 29

Opening Remarks · 8:45–9:00 am
Agostino Capponi, Columbia University

Prediction Markets Research · 9:00–10:00 am

• Overview of Prediction Markets
  Harry Crane, Rutgers University
• Settlement Manipulation in Prediction Markets
  Ruizhe Jia, Stanford University

Coffee Break · 10:00–10:15 am

Fireside Chat: Regulation of Prediction Markets · 10:15–11:00 am
Patrick Schorno, Chief Economist, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Moderator: Maureen O'Hara, Cornell University

Coffee Break · 11:00–11:15 am

Keynote Address (Virtual) · 11:15 am–12:00 pm

• Crypto, AI, and Formal Methods: Towards an Internet General Intelligence
  Scott Kominers, Harvard University and a16z crypto

Lunch · 12:00–1:00 pm

Stablecoins in Practice · 1:00–2:00 pm

• Stablecoin Use in Practice
  Julian Ma, Ethlabs
• Tempo: Theory and Practice of a Stablecoin Chain
  Mallesh Pai, Tempo

Coffee Break · 2:00–2:15 pm

Stablecoins and Cross-Border Payments · 2:15–3:15 pm

• International Stablecoin Flows, Capital Controls and Currency Crises
  Marco Reuter, International Monetary Fund
• Competing Rails for Cross-Border Payments: Banks, Fintechs, and Stablecoins
  Wenxin Du, Harvard University

Coffee Break · 3:15–3:30 pm

Stablecoins and Banking · 3:30–5:00 pm

• Stablecoin Risk
  Uday Rajan, University of Michigan
• Stablecoins and the Dollar: Historical Parallels and Future Risks
  Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University
• Will Stablecoins Disrupt Banking?
  Lin William Cong, Nanyang Technological University

Friday, October 30

Quantum Computing · 8:30–9:30 am

• Overview of Quantum Computing
  James Bartusek, Columbia University
• Blockchain and the Quantum Threat
  Brett Falk, University of Pennsylvania

Coffee Break · 9:30–9:45 am

Ethereum Roadmap · 9:45–10:30 am
Caspar Schwarz-Schilling, Ethlabs

Coffee Break · 10:30–10:45 am

Layer 2 · 10:45 am–12:00 pm

• Rollup Economics: Sequencing, Pricing and Validation
  Akaki Mamageishvili, Offchain Labs
• TradFi meets DeFi: Robinhood and Beyond
  Ed Felten, Offchain Labs

Lunch · 12:00–1:00 pm

Tokenization and Policy · 1:00–2:00 pm

• Tokenizing Real-World Assets
  Simon Mayer, Carnegie Mellon University
• Economics of Regulating Tokenized Securities
  Álvaro Cartea, University of Oxford

Coffee Break · 2:00–2:15 pm

Tokenization in Practice · 2:15–3:15 pm

• From Tokenized Assets to Tokenized Markets: Liquidity, Distribution, and the Next Phase of RWA
  Danning Sui, Pantera Capital
• Tokenized Equity Trading on Decentralized Exchanges
  David Rincon-Cruz, Uniswap Labs

Coffee Break · 3:15–3:30 pm

What is the Future of Equity Tokenization? · 3:30–4:15 pm

• TradFi Perspective: Joel Hasbrouck, NYU Stern
• DeFi Perspective: Max Resnick, Anza Labs

Moderator: Andreas Park, University of Toronto

Coffee Break · 4:15–4:30 pm

Fireside Chat: Tokenization · 4:30–5:15 pm
Taylor Lindman, Chief Counsel, SEC Crypto Task Force
Moderator: Cam Harvey, Duke University

Closing Remarks · 5:15–5:30 pm
Agostino Capponi, Columbia University

Organizers

Agostino Capponi (Chair), Columbia University
Nir Chemaya, Ben-Gurion University
Kose John, NYU Stern
Andreas Park, University of Toronto
Fahad Saleh, University of Florida
Aviv Yaish, Yale University

The program is subject to change. Registration fees are non-refundable for cancellations received on or after Thursday, October 22, 2026, regardless of any changes to the program.