Blockchain & Distributed Ledger

The Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Observatory studies Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology and its business applications. The goal of the Observatory is to generate and share knowledge on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger related topics and contribute to the development of the Italian market, creating debate and meeting and comparison opportunities for the main players that are active in this field. More specifically, its research activities are structured on the following subjects.

• Projects in Italy and worldwide: Analysis of how Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies are used by companies worldwide.
• Italian market: estimate investments and amount of projects implemented by companies in Italy; determine the level of knowledge and adoption of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger technologies in Italian companies.
• Startups and innovative trends: analysis of startups across the world and the spread of collected funding;
• Crypto-assets: analysis of token application opportunities to identify the potential of digital assets.
• Technology, security, and privacy: map the various Blockchain and Distributed Ledger configurations and compare them in terms of technology, security, and privacy.
• Regulation: study how legislation regulates such solutions and activate a constructive debate with legislative Authorities.

Different research methodologies are used: case studies, surveys, and quantitative assessment models to evaluate the benefits stemming from Blockchain & Distributed Ledger applications. Moreover, interactive workshops with companies operating in the Blockchain & Distributed Ledger landscape are organized, to share data and experiences useful to feed and tune the analyses developed by the research team.