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Prof. Didier Sornette (ETH Zurich)
Abstract
Prof. Didier Sornette will present empirical and theoretical results on:
- bubble dynamics and what we can learn from them [1,2]
- the aging dynamics of bitcoin transactions and prices
- The social bubble hypothesis applied to Bitcoin [3]
- The question whether cryptocurrencies will replace fiat money? [4].
Literature
[1] Spencer Wheatley, Didier Sornette, Max Reppen, Tobias Huber and Robert N. Gantner, Are Bitcoin Bubbles Predictable? Combining a Generalised Metcalfe’s Law and the LPPLS Model, Royal Society Open Science 6, 180538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180538, pages 1-13 (2019) Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 18-22. (Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3141050 )
[2] J.-C. Gerlach, G. Demos and D. Sornette, Dissection of Bitcoin’s Multiscale Bubble History from January 2012 to February 2018, Royal Society Open Science 6, 180643 (2019).(https://ssrn.com/abstract=3164246 ) (http://arxiv.org/abs/1804.06261)
[3] Tobias A. Huber and Didier Sornette, Boom, Bust, and Bitcoin: Bitcoin-Bubbles As Innovation Accelerators, Journal of Economic Issues 61(1), (March 2022).
(http://ssrn.com/abstract=3599179)
[4] Richard Senner and Didier Sornette, The Holy Grail of Crypto Currencies: Ready to replace fiat money? Journal of Economic Issues 53 (4), 966-1000 (2019) (http://ssrn.com/abstract=3192924)
Time
Tuesday, 29 Mar. 2022
18:00 – 20:00
Online via Zoom
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Speakers

Prof. Didier Sornette
Prof. Didier Sornette is the professor on the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks, Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC)
ETH Zurich. Didier is also
- Director of the Financial Crisis Observatory (http://www.er.ethz.ch)
- Co-founder of the ETH Risk Center (http://www.riskcenter.ethz.ch)
- Member of the Swiss Finance Institute (http://www.swissfinanceinstitute.chcall_made)
- associated with the Department of Physics (D-PHYS), ETH Zurich (http://www.phys.ethz.ch)
- associated with the Department of Earth Sciences (D-ERDW), ETH Zurich (http://www.erdw.ethz.ch/index_EN).
Timeline
Time | Speaker | Event Title | Presentations |
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18:00 -18:15 | Welcome & Introduction (#SBHACK21) | ||
18:15 -19:00 | Prof. Didier Sornette | Transaction Dynamics of Blockchain and Predictable Bitcoin Bubbles | |
19:00 -19:30 | Q&A | ||
19:30 -20:00 | e-Apéro |