Project Description
Entrepreneurship and digital finance
The Blockchain Research Lab looks to assess entrepreneurial opportunities arising from blockchain technology, such as startup financing in the form of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or security tokens.
While the potential of blockchain-based financing is great, the market is still immature. Therefore, the Blockchain Research Lab launched a project to gain further understanding of the phenomenons and related markets.
Publications:
Cross-listings of Blockchain-based Tokens issued through Initial Coin Offerings: Do Liquidity and specific Cryptocurrency Exchanges matter?
This study analyzes 250 exchange cross-listings of 135 different tokens issued through ICOs on 22 cryptocurrency exchanges...
Cheap Signals in Security Token Offerings (STOs)
Startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a significant share of the economy but are often constrained in their growth potential, as they have difficulty accessing capital markets...
Blockchain-Based ICOs: Pure Hype or the Dawn of a New Era of Startup Financing?
This study explores the determinants of initial coin offering (ICO) success, where success is defined as the amount of capital a project could raise. ICOs are...
