Is the FTX Crash the End of Cryptocurrencies? RESKILL #2 LinkedIn Masterclass

In this LinkedIn Live Masterclass, Bruno Biais, HEC Paris Professor of Finance and expert of blockchain and cryptocurrency, will put the November 2022 FTX bankruptcy in context, shedding light on its causes and likely consequences. He will delve into these issues and answer your questions to discuss and the potential implications for the future of cryptocurrencies and bitcoin. (Update: watch the replay on LinkedIn here.)

What went wrong at FTX? Will the FTX collapse affect the overall adoption and use of cryptocurrencies? How might this crash influence the regulation of the cryptocurrency market?

By the end of this masterclass, you will have a better understanding of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin or Ethereum, and how they operate on decentralized networks, using blockchain technology to record and verify transactions. Bruno Biais will also explain the specificities of cryptocurrencies and their place in the financial system, including their potential advantages and disadvantages.

Bruno Biais is a Professor of Finance at HEC Paris and expert of cryptocurrencies. His research focuses on blockchain protocols and the development of theoretical model of equilibrium market valuation and volatility of cryptocurrencies.

Among his latest publications:

Y. Amoussou-Guénou, B. Biais, M. Potop-Butucaru, Sara Tucci, 2023, “Committee based blockchains as games between opportunistic agents & adversaries”, forthcoming in the Review of Financial Studies.

B. Biais, C. Bisière, M. Bouvard, C. Casamatta, A. Menkveld, 2022, “Equilibrium Bitcoin Pricing”, forthcoming Journal of Finance.

B. Biais, C. Bisière, M. Bouvard, C. Casamatta, 2019, “The Blockchain Folk Theorem”, Review of Financial Studies, pp 1662–1715.

"Strategic Interactions in Blockchain: A survey of game theoretic approaches", Bruno Biais, Christophe Bisière, Matthieu Bouvard & Catherine Casamatta, in the book, "Principles of Blockchain Systems", 2021.

Knowledge@HEC article and filmed interview: Professor Bruno Biais on Cryptocurrencies' Challenges, July 2021.

Knowledge@HEC podcast and article: "The World is Watching El Salvador’s Bitcoin Experiment".

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RESKILL is a series of interactive masterclasses by Knowledge@HEC with HEC Paris professors to help you develop new approaches that can transform your companies, organizations or your day-to-day life, to address, adapt and embrace contemporary challenges.
 
- Learn new expertise through a science-based knowledge by world-class academics
- Engage in the discussion to design cutting-edge solutions to strategic business and societal issues
- Grow professionally
- Expand your network
 
Change your mindset to achieve change.
 
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This interactive masterclass is filmed by HEC Records, the media lab of the HEC Paris Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center.