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Blockchain-Based Local Energy Markets
Abstract CHRISTIDIS, KONSTANTINOS. Blockchain-Based Local Energy Markets. (Under the direction of Michael Devetsikiotis and Srdjan Lukic.) A growing customer base for solar-plus-storage at the grid edge has resulted in stronger interest at the regulatory level towards energy markets at the distribution level. Blockchains — systems that have been popularized recently by technologies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum — allow us to establish transparent marketplaces without the need for a central authority. This thesis investigates the feasibility of local energy markets (LEMs) running on blockchains, and also introduces a canonical framework for designing and evaluating blockchain-based LEMs — a first in this space. We begin by examining whether existing blockchain implementations are capable of supporting such markets. We dissect blockchains into their core components, perform an analytical survey on the space, and introduce a taxonomy for blockchain systems. Our findings suggest an impedance mismatch for our use case; we identify a number of integration issues for IoT applications, and offer workarounds where possible. Shifting back into the original goal of designing a realistic blockchain-based LEM, a common theme we find across all relevant literature is the treatment of the blockchain component as a black box. Armed with a proper understanding of the blockchain space from our earlier analysis, we make the case that this approach is flawed because the choices in this layer affect the market’s performance significantly. First, we explicitly identify the design space that the blockchain layer introduces, and analyze how the design choices made therein affect the performance, governance, and degree of decentralization of these markets. -
Beauty Is Not in the Eye of the Beholder
Insight Consumer and Wealth Management Digital Assets: Beauty Is Not in the Eye of the Beholder Parsing the Beauty from the Beast. Investment Strategy Group | June 2021 Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani Chief Investment Officer Investment Strategy Group Goldman Sachs The co-authors give special thanks to: Farshid Asl Managing Director Matheus Dibo Shahz Khatri Vice President Vice President Brett Nelson Managing Director Michael Murdoch Vice President Jakub Duda Shep Moore-Berg Harm Zebregs Vice President Vice President Vice President Shivani Gupta Analyst Oussama Fatri Yousra Zerouali Vice President Analyst ISG material represents the views of ISG in Consumer and Wealth Management (“CWM”) of GS. It is not financial research or a product of GS Global Investment Research (“GIR”) and may vary significantly from those expressed by individual portfolio management teams within CWM, or other groups at Goldman Sachs. 2021 INSIGHT Dear Clients, There has been enormous change in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology since we first wrote about it in 2017. The number of cryptocurrencies has increased from about 2,000, with a market capitalization of over $200 billion in late 2017, to over 8,000, with a market capitalization of about $1.6 trillion. For context, the market capitalization of global equities is about $110 trillion, that of the S&P 500 stocks is $35 trillion and that of US Treasuries is $22 trillion. Reported trading volume in cryptocurrencies, as represented by the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, has increased sixfold, from an estimated $6.8 billion per day in late 2017 to $48.6 billion per day in May 2021.1 This data is based on what is called “clean data” from Coin Metrics; the total reported trading volume is significantly higher, but much of it is artificially inflated.2,3 For context, trading volume on US equity exchanges doubled over the same period. -
The Nature of Decentralized Virtual Currencies: Benefits, Risks and Regulations
MILE 14 Thesis | Fall 2014 The Nature of Decentralized Virtual Currencies: Benefits, Risks and Regulations. Paul du Plessis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Kern Alexander 1 DECLARATION This master thesis has been written in partial fulfilment of the Master of International Law and Economics Programme at the World Trade Institute. The ideas and opinions expressed in this paper are made independently, represent my own views and are based on my own research. I confirm that this work is my own and has not been submitted for academic credit in any other subject or course. I have acknowledged all material and sources used in this paper. I understand that my thesis may be made available in the World Trade Institute library. 2 ABSTRACT Virtual currency schemes have proliferated in recent years and have become a focal point of media and regulators. The objective of this paper is to provide a description of the technical nature of Bitcoin and the reason for its existence. With an understanding of the basic workings of this new payment system, we can draw comparisons to fiat currency, analyze the associated risks and benefits, and effectively discusses the current regulatory framework. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. Introduction .............................................................................................. 4 2. The Evolution of Money .......................................................................... 6 2.1. Defining Money ................................................................................. 6 2.2. The Origin of Money ........................................................................ -
Earnings Call Transcript
Interactive Brokers Group's (IBKR) Q4 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript January 19, 2021 4:30 PM ET Executives Thomas Peterffy - Chairman Paul Brody - CFO Nancy Stuebe - Director, IR Analysts Will Nance Goldman Sachs Kyle Voigt Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Rich Repetto, Piper Sandler Chris Allen, Compass Point Research Craig Siegenthaler, Credit Suisse Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Interactive Brokers Group Fourth Quarter Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers’ presentation, there will be a Q&A session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press “star one” on your telephone. Please be advised that today’s conference may be recorded. If you require any further assistance, please press “star zero.” And now I would like to introduce you to our host for today’s program, Nancy Stuebe, Director of Investor Relations, please go ahead. 1 Nancy Stuebe Thank you. Good afternoon and thank you for joining us for our year-end 2020 earnings conference call. Once again, Thomas is on the call and will handle the Q&A but asked me to present the rest of his comments. As a reminder, today's call may include forward-looking statements, which represent the company's belief regarding future events, which, by their nature, are not certain and are outside of the company's control. Our actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from what is indicated in these forward-looking statements. We ask that you refer to the disclaimers in our press release. -
ANX Revives Justcoin, Kraken Aids Gox, & Bitcoin Black Friday
ANX Revives Justcoin, Kraken Aids Gox, & Bitcoin Black Friday 2/4/15 11:45 am NEWS INTERVIEWS EVENTS EDUCATION ARTICLES Charts ANX Revives Justcoin, Kraken Aids Gox, & Mailing List Bitcoin Black Friday Posted on 1:57pm November 27, 2014 by M$T BTC USD $246.21 Bitcoin to US Dollar Average i $-0.11 (-0.04%) http://moneyandtech.com/November-27-news-update/ <iframe allowFullScreen allowTransparency="true" class="vzaar-video-player" frameborder="0" height="326" id="vzvd-2327318" mozallowfullscreen name="vzvd-2327318" src="https://view.vzaar.com/2327318/player" title="vzaar video player" type="text/html" webkitAllowFullScreen width="576"></iframe> 1H 1D 1W 1Q 1Y MAX Need Text SUBSCRIBE Need Text Need Text Education 12:00 18:00 00:00 06:00 The More You Know Bitcoin Taxes Thaddeus Dryja View full chart Powered by: explains How Do I Calculate My Bitcoin... Past Episodes [watch video] 5:30pm October 14, 2014 April 1 2015 – Brian Williams Solves Mt. Gox, Ben Lawsky Joins Coinbase, The More You Know Bitcoin Usage & Snoop Dogg Buys Digg Thaddeus Dryja explains What Can I Brian Williams solves Use Bitcoin... Mt Gox mystery, Ross [watch video] Ulbricht found 5:08pm October 7, 2014 innocent, Ben... [watch video] Thaddeus Dryja @ Bitcoin Beginner’s 4:25pm April 1, 2015 Watch our video podcast on iTunes or listen to an audio only version on Stitcher Fair March 26th 2015 – Nasdaq Backs Subscribe to our daily newsletter here Bitcoin researcher and Bitcoin Start-Up, ChangeTip on developer Thaddeus Here are this week’s top stories in Money & Tech: Dryja presents at Twitch, & MasterCard Calls Out Money & Tech's.. -
Gunther Schuller Memorial Concert SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2015 3:00 Gunther Schuller Memorial Concert in COLLABORATION with the NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
Gunther Schuller Memorial Concert SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2015 3:00 Gunther Schuller Memorial Concert IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2015 3:00 JORDAN HALL AT NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY GAMES (2013) JOURNEY INTO JAZZ (1962) Text by Nat Hentoff THE GUARDIAN Featuring the voice of Gunther Schuller Richard Kelley, trumpet Nicole Kämpgen, alto saxophone MURDO MACLEOD, MURDO MACLEOD, Don Braden, tenor saxophone Ed Schuller, bass George Schuller, drums GUNTHER SCHULLER INTERMISSION NOVEMBER 22, 1925 – JUNE 21, 2015 THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE (1970) Libretto by John Updike, after the Brothers Grimm Sondra Kelly Ilsebill, the Wife Steven Goldstein the Fisherman David Kravitz the Magic Fish Katrina Galka the Cat Ethan DePuy the Gardener GIL ROSE, Conductor Penney Pinette, Costume Designer Special thanks to the Sarah Caldwell Collection, Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. Support for this memorial concert is provided in part by the Amphion Foundation, the Wise Family Charitable Foundation, and the Koussevitzky Music Foundation. THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE Setting: A seaside, legendary times Scene i A humble hut, with net curtains and a plain stool; dawn Scene ii Seaside; water sparkling blue, sky dawn-pink yielding to fair blue Scene iii The hut; lunchtime Scene iv Seaside; sea green and yellow, light faintly ominous Scene v A cottage, with a pleasant garden and velvet chair Scene vi Seaside; water purple and murky blue, hint of a storm Scene vii A castle, with a great rural vista, tapestries, and an ivory canopied bed CLIVE GRAINGER CLIVE Scene viii Seaside; water dark gray, definite howling of sullen wind Scene ix Flourishes and fanfares of brass THIS AFTERNOON’S PERFORMERS Scene x Seaside; much wind, high sea and tossing, sky red along edges, red light suffuses FLUTE TRUMPET HARP Kay Rooney Matthews Sarah Brady Terry Everson Amanda Romano Edward Wu Scene xi OBOE TROMBONE ELECTRIC GUITAR Nicole Parks Jennifer Slowik Hans Bohn Jerome Mouffe VIOLA Scene xii Seaside; storm, lightning, sea quite black. -
Jews and the Ethnographic Impulse an International Conference February 17-18, 2013 Dogwood Room, Indiana Memorial Union Indiana University, Bloomington
Going to the People: Jews and the Ethnographic Impulse An International Conference February 17-18, 2013 Dogwood Room, Indiana Memorial Union Indiana University, Bloomington Marking 100 years since S. An-sky’s expedition, this conference brings together scholars and collectors of Jewish ethnography from the former Soviet Union, Israel, England, and North America to discuss their predecessors’ endeavors and to share their work. F E A T U R I N G Haya BAR-ITZHAK Elissa BEMPORAD Alan BERN Simon BRONNER Nathaniel DEUTSCH Valery DYMSHITS Larisa FIALKOVA David FISHMAN Halina GOLDBERG Itzik GOTTESMAN Sarah IMHOFF Jason JACKSON Sergei KAN Dov-Ber KERLER Marija KRUPOVES Mikhail KRUTIKOV Moisei LEMSTER Shaul MAGID Alexandra POLJAN Anya QUILITZSCH David RANSEL Ilana ROSEN Boris SANDLER Sebastian SCHULMAN Dmitri SLEPOVITCH Yuri VEDENYAPIN Jeffrey VEIDLINGER Deborah YALEN This conference is sponsored by the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program and the Dr. Alice Field Cohn Chair in Yiddish Studies Conference Organizing Committee: Professor Haya Bar-Itzhak Professor Dov-Ber Kerler Traveling the Anya Quilitszch Professor Jeffrey Veidlinger Yiddishland ROBERT A. AND SANDRA S. BORNS JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES INDIANA UNIVERSITY The Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program Indiana University The National Yiddish Theatre ~ Folksbiene presents Traveling the Yiddishland with special guest Michael Alpert Sunday, February 17, 2013 8 pm ~ Free Admission John Waldron Arts Center 122 South Walnut Street Bloomington, Indiana Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch and his band Litvakus present a multi-media musical dialogue with Belarusian Jews who have passed a treasure trove of rarely heard gems on to a new generation. -