2020 in review
To be honest, I am not sad that the year 2020 and with it hopefully soon also the global pandemic come to an end. It was not a particularly satisfactory year for me, but a very productive one. Over the weekend, I have taken stock of all articles, research papers, podcasts, webinars, panel discussions, etc. in which I was involved. I counted 54 publications/events. This is slightly more than one item per week. Below you find a list with links to some of the articles and event recordings.
There are already exciting projects in the pipeline for 2021. Stay tuned. I wish you a good start into the next year. Stay healthy!
The year in numbers
- Published 2 academic working papers
- Taught 2 trainings/courses
- Visited 3 conferences
- Wrote 7 articles/op-eds
- Was a guest in 11 webinars/podcasts/etc.
- Published 29 podcast episodes (Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll)
The year in detail (a selection)
| Research: Future of Payments in a DLT-based Economy Bechtel, Alexander; Ferreira, Agata; Gross, Jonas; Sandner, Philipp: The Future of Payments in a DLT-based European Economy: A Roadmap. 2020. [Link] |
| Research: Money in programmable applications Deutsche Bundesbank: Money in programmable applications. 2020. [Link] Comment: I contributed as participant of the working group on programmable money |
| Teaching: Master in Banking and Finance, University of St. Gallen Video Lecture Series on Monetary Policy and Financial Markets [Link] |
| Crypto Assets Conference, Frankfurt Talk: Programmable Money and Programmable Payments [Link] Panel: Leveraging Blockchain Use Cases Through Programmable Money Panel: Which Hurdles Still Exist for the Digital Programmable Euro to Go Live? |
| Blocktrainer YouTube, online Interview: Central Bank Digital Currencies [Link DE] |
| RBI Blockchain Night, online Panel: Interoperability of Blockchains [Link] |
| Bitkom, Webinar Talk and Panel: Central Bank Digital Currencies [Link DE] |
| Hanseatic Blockchain Institute, online Talk: The Future of Money [Link DE] |
| Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband, Berlin Talk: The future of money – What is behind Bitcoin, Libra, CBDC, and Co.? Panel: Digital payment systems of the future |
| Deutsche Bank Festival of Finance at SIBOS 2020, online Panel: Central Bank Digital Currencies [Link] |
| Digital Kompakt, Podcast Interview: The Future of Currencies – Programmable Money [Link DE] |
| Bitcoin verstehen, Podcast Interview: Bitcoin and Money [Link DE] |
| 2nd Crypto 49ers Bitcoin Bootcamp: Bitcoin and Monetary Policy, Hamburg Talk: From QE to CBDC – The crazy world of monetary policy and how CBDC could change our life |
| Konsenes&Nonsens, Podcast Panel: Do we need central banks? [Link DE] |
| Payment&Banking 5pm Club, Webinar Panel: Cryptocurrencies [Link] |
| Blocktrainer YouTube, online Interview: Monetary policy and Bitcoin [Link DE] |
| Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, Webinar Panel: The Future of Money [Link] |
| Bitbucks, Webinar Panel: Bitcoin Basics [Link DE] |
| Einundzwanzig, Podcast Interview: Unconventional Monetary Policy in the Euro Area [Link DE] |