Why the U.S. Government Should Regulate Cryptocurrency

Kevin Werbach explains why the Biden administration’s executive order to develop a national policy on cryptocurrency is an important step forward on this episode of Wharton Business Daily on SiriusXM.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Secure Imprecision: Andreas Haeberlen speaks on the importance of Differential Privacy

During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, testing and contact tracing failed to quell the spread. Many circumstances contributed to this outcome, however, according to Andreas Haeberlen, one of the main reasons contact tracing wasn’t more successful is simple: people don’t feel comfortable sharing their information.

Computer and Information Science

Resilience in Networked Systems

Will China’s Ban Hurt Cryptocurrencies?

In a recent interview on the Wharton Business Daily radio show, Kevin Werbach pointed to numerous factors that shape cryptocurrency prices. The evolution of cryptocurrencies will be shaped by choices countries make on how to use them (e.g., as a digital asset or as a currency, or both) and the attendant regulation, he said.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Economics of Digital Services

The Economics of Digital Services is an initiative of CTIC and The Warren Center that promotes research on digital platforms with a focus on empirical studies. EODS has funded 9 research proposals in such areas as cloud competition, advertising, data neutrality, smart contracts, and the effect of search engines on the media industry.

Economics
Law

Resilience in Networked Systems

Cryptocurrency & Fintech

In the latest video in the Wharton Great Question series, Kevin Werbach shares his answers to questions on the NFT boom, applications for Blockchain, and how cryptocurrencies impact climate change.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

High Prices and Long Wait Times: What’s Ahead for Uber and Lyft?

Gad Allon spoke with Wharton Business Daily about the challenges ride-hailing companies are facing following the pandemic. “I think no one is happy at this point. Customers are not happy, drivers are not happy, and Uber is not happy,” he said.

Operations Information and Decisions

Resilience in Networked Systems

The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion

Broadband expansion, in rural areas especially, is a key component of the infrastructure package proposed by the Biden Administration. Christopher Yoo and Aviv Nevo discuss the monumental task at hand.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Economics
Law
Marketing

Resilience in Networked Systems

Second Call for Grant Proposals on the Economics of Digital Services

Penn's Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition and the Warren Center have extended their grant program that will fund research examining the issues raised by the economics of digital services from either an economic or legal perspective.

Economics
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Law

Resilience in Networked Systems

The Opportunities and Dangers of Decentralizing Finance

Decentralized Finance — or DeFi — has experienced explosive growth in the past year. Kevin Werbach spoke with Wharton Business Daily about the opportunities and risks of decentralizing finance.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Transparency and Privacy in Public Rulemaking Dockets

A new ACUS recommendation seeks to balance transparency with privacy when agencies disclose rulemaking comments. Christopher Yoo comments on ACUS’s recommendation in this Regulatory Review op-ed.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Law

Resilience in Networked Systems

News

Why the U.S. Government Should Regulate Cryptocurrency

Secure Imprecision: Andreas Haeberlen speaks on the importance of Differential Privacy

Will China’s Ban Hurt Cryptocurrencies?

Economics of Digital Services

Cryptocurrency & Fintech

High Prices and Long Wait Times: What’s Ahead for Uber and Lyft?

The multilayered challenges of broadband expansion

Second Call for Grant Proposals on the Economics of Digital Services

The Opportunities and Dangers of Decentralizing Finance

Transparency and Privacy in Public Rulemaking Dockets