IES "Special Workshop"(Speaker:Wolfgang Karl Härdle)
Details
Date and Time:Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 16:30-18:00
Speaker:Wolfgang Karl Härdle (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Title:"Understanding Cryptocurrencies"
Chair:Teruo Nakatsuma
Place
West School Building, #527
Notes
Sponsored by Econometrics Workshop
Date
2019/11/26(Tue)
Event Reports
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On November 26th of 2019, Professor Wolfgang Karl Härdle of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin delivered an econometrics seminar based on his new research paper entitled "Understanding Cryptocurrencies". There were about fifteen to twenty participants.
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Professor Härdle first explained technical basics of blockchain and the current state of cryptocurrencies in an easy-to-understand manner for beginners. Subsequently, he outlined econometric analysis of transaction data in the cryptocurrency market and suggested several potential research areas of cryptocurrencies.