Matthias Hafner, Ph.D.

Support for the Football Prediction Platform Pooky Labs (2022). A new collaboration between the Center for Cryptoeconomics and Pooky Labs to create the world's first multi-sport prediction game in a web3 environment.  

Economic support for Decommerce (2022 – 2023). How to incentivize different groups to join Decommerce's community service platform? Client: Decommerce.  

Economic Audit of a Lending Protocol (2022). Exactly is an algorithmic credit market protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. Exactly asked Swiss Economics to review their protocol design. Client: Exactly.  

Valuation of a Blockchain Protocol (2022). Valuation for a new project developed by a group of scientists, engineers, and creatives who work at the intersection of multi-agent systems and distributed ledger technology.  

Token economics for an NFT launchpad and trading platform (2022). How to allocate and distribute the native token of the NFT lauchpad and trading platfrom Meme Cake? Client: Meme Cake.  

Token economics for a decentralized exchange (2022). What is the impact of token distribution and rewards on the success of Pact? Client: Pact.fi.  

Study on Blockchain and Intellectual property (2022). How can blockchain technology make IP processes more secure, transparent and efficient? Client: Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE).

Swiss Economics establishes a strategic partnership with Folks Finance (2022 – 2023). Swiss Economics' Center for Cryptoeconomics cryptecon is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Folks Finance – a lending protocol on the Algorand Blockchain. Cryptecon will review the economic model of the protocol. Client: Blockchain Italia.  

Tokenomics and Protocol Design for Folks Finance (2021 – 2022). Folks Finance is a lending protocol on the Algorand Blockchain. The Center for Cryptoeconomics started a strategic partnership to review the economic model of the protocol. Client: Blockchain Italia.  

Structure and governance of a Swiss innovation fund (2021 – 2022). If Switzerland wants to introduce an innovation fund, how should it be structured? Client: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).  

Tokenomics for a Carbon Offset Trading Platform (2021). ChangeBlock aims to provide a platform that facilitates trading carbon offsets and allowances.  

Tokenomics for a Metaverse Platform (2021 – 2022). Consulting project for a metaverse platform that offers users immersive experiences through a VR headset.  

Platform- and Token Economics Applied to Integrity (2021). Integrity is a platform provider that connects small businesses with service providers that help them grow.  

Decentralized option platform (2021 – 2023). What are the optimal set of parameters of a DeFi protocol mechanism that offers put options to its users? Client: Bumper.  

Decentralized futures contracts (2021). How can decentralized futures contracts be implemented on Synthetix' DeFI protocol? Client: Synthetix.  

Benchmarking European electricity and gas transmission (TCB21) (2021 – 2024). How efficient are European electricity and gas transmission system operators? Client: Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).  

Supporting CoinFantasy's launch (2021 – 2022). Cryptecon and CFX Technologies Ltd. are collaborating to create the world’s first fantasy prediction platform for cryptocurrencies.  

Trusted data spaces (2020 – 2021). Swiss data governance: How to govern data spaces such that they are trusted by the public and enable innovation? Client: Bund.  

Decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies (2020). How to organize a decentralized exchange for cryptocurrencies? What are the pros and cons of different automated market-makers? Client: Polkadex.  

Assessment of economic effects from UPC - Sunrise merger (2020). Update on the economic assessment of effects from the merger between UPC and Sunrise in the light of the reversed acquisition intention of UPC, following Sunrise's withdrawal of its own bid   Client: Sunrise.  

Net costs of the USO of tomorrow (2020 – 2021). What are the net costs of the postal universal service obligation (USO) today and in ten years? Client: Post CH AG.  

DLT for Power (2019 – 2021). What are the requirements for DLT in the Swiss energy sector? Which norms should the sector define to foster the technology? Client: Schweizerische Normen-Vereinigung (SNV).  

Assessment of economic effects from the UPC - Sunrise merger (2018 – 2019). Assessment of the effects from the merger between Sunrise and UPC on competition, including analysis of coordinated and non-coordinated effects. Client: Sunrise.  

Damage assessment for Sunrise (2018 – 2019). What are the damages resulting from a margin squeeze (abuse of a dominant position)? Client: Sunrise.  

Platform- and Token Economics Applied to a Project in the Real Estate Industry (2018). Neovate is developing an artificial intelligence platform (Wisp) that allows property residents to interact

• with the property unit’s appliances
• with the property management and,
• with a variety of the city’s local businesses.

 

Platform and Monetary Economics for Verasity (2018 – 2019). Verasity developed the Proof-of-View blockchain technology and an ad-tech solution to prevent ad fraud on various video platforms. Furthermore, they created a platform for e-sport broadcasts with which they could also test their ad tech solution.  

Protocol Design Support for Havven (Synthetix) (2018 – 2019). Havven, rebranded as Synthetix, is a decentralized payment network enabling cryptocurrency purchases.  

Solving the Incentive Problem of the News Market with Spot (2018 – 2019). The incentives on the online news market got misaligned with the rise of search engines and online advertisements. In many cases, online news publishers are remunerated solely by online ad distributors. The value of news articles are therefore signaled by clicks. This leads to an overvaluation of clickbaits and an undervaluation of quality articles. This is the problem, Spot wants to solve with their solution.  

Storing and Managing Contacts with Envoy (2018 – 2019). Envoy built a cloud-based, AI-powered, decentralized application to manage and store networks of contacts securely. Through the launch of Envoy tokens they allow their users to commoditize and monetize their networks.  

Simulation of Monetary Policy Choices for Gen.ki (2018). Cryptecon was contracted in 2018 to do simulations of monetary policy choices for Gen.ki, a blockchain-based IoT application.  

Development of a synthetic stable coin (Synthetix) (2018). How to design incentives of a token such that it's value represent another asset? Client: Synthetix.io (former Havven).

Benchmarking European Electricity and Gas TSOs (TCB18) (2017 – 2018). How efficient are European electricity and gas transmission system operators (TSOs)? Client: Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).  

Benchmarking European gas transmission operators (e2GAS) (2015 – 2016). How efficient are European gas transmission system operators (TSOs)? Client: Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER).