Paolo Tasca

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Paolo Tasca
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Paolo Tasca, FinTech Economist
Born (1976-10-13) October 13, 1976 (age 42)
Bassano del Grappa, Vicenza, Italy
ResidenceLondon, United Kingdom
NationalityItaly
Alma materUniversity of Padua, Ca’ Foscari Univ. of Venice, ETH Zürich
OccupationExecutive Director at UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies
Known forBlockchain, public speaker, digital currencies
Website http://www.paolotasca.com

Paolo Tasca (born 1976) is an Italian economist, researcher, public speaker, author and advisor. He is a Founding Director [1] [2] [ not in citation given ] [3] [ non-primary source needed ] of the Centre for Blockchain Technologies at the University College London. He previously conducted early research [4] [5] [ non-primary source needed ] on digital currencies and P2P finance at the Deutsche Bundesbank. He is an advisor on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) and P2P financial systems for various international organizations including the European Parliament. Tasca is a co-author of The FINTECH Book, co-editor of the books Banking Beyond Banks and Money and the book Blockchain Economics: Implications of Distributed Ledgers.

University College London, which has operated under the official name of UCL since 2005, is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It is a member institution of the federal University of London, and is the third largest university in the United Kingdom by total enrolment, and the largest by postgraduate enrolment.

Deutsche Bundesbank central bank of Germany

The Deutsche Bundesbank is the central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany and as such part of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). Due to its strength and former size, the Bundesbank is the most influential member of the ESCB. Both the Bundesbank and the European Central Bank (ECB) are located in Frankfurt, Germany. It is sometimes referred to as "Buba" for Bundesbank, while its official abbreviation is BBk.

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Education

Tasca graduated in Politics and Economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Padua. He subsequently obtained a M.Sc in Economics and Finance from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice before doing a PhD [6] [ non-primary source needed ] [7] [ non-primary source needed ] in Business between Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and ETH Zurich.

University of Padua university in Italy

The University of Padua is an Italian university located in the city of Padua,Vneto, Italy. The University of Padua was founded in 1222 as a school of law. Padua is the second-oldest university in Italy and the world's fifth-oldest surviving university. In 2010 the university had approximately 65,000 students, in 2016 was ranked "best university" among Italian institutions of higher education with more than 40,000 students, and in 2018 best Italian university according to ARWU ranking.

Ca Foscari University of Venice university in Italy

Ca' Foscari University of Venice is a public university in Venice, Italy; it is usually known simply as Università Ca' Foscari. Since its foundation in 1868 it has been housed in the Venetian Gothic palace of Ca' Foscari, from which it takes its name. The palace stands on the Grand Canal, between the Rialto and San Marco, in the sestiere of Dorsoduro.

Doctor of Philosophy Postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities in many countries

A Doctor of Philosophy is the highest university degree that is conferred after a course of study by universities in most English-speaking countries. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. As an earned research degree, those studying for a PhD are usually required to produce original research that expands the boundaries of knowledge, normally in the form of a thesis or dissertation, and defend their work against experts in the field. The completion of a PhD is often a requirement for employment as a university professor, researcher, or scientist in many fields. Individuals who have earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree may, in many jurisdictions, use the title Doctor or, in non-English-speaking countries, variants such as "Dr. phil." with their name, although the proper etiquette associated with this usage may also be subject to the professional ethics of their own scholarly field, culture, or society. Those who teach at universities or work in academic, educational, or research fields are usually addressed by this title "professionally and socially in a salutation or conversation." Alternatively, holders may use post-nominal letters such as "Ph.D.", "PhD", or "DPhil". It is, however, considered incorrect to use both the title and post-nominals at the same time.

Career

After his post-doc research [8] [ non-primary source needed ] [9] on systemic risk at ETH Zurich, Tasca joined the Systemic Risk Centre at the London School of Economics. In 2014, he moved to Germany, where he pioneered a new research area on P2P lending and digital currencies at Deutsche Bundesbank. While working at the Deutsche Bundesbank, he initiated the international workshop series P2P Financial Systems, which is featuring its third edition in 2017. [10] [ non-primary source needed ] In 2016, he joined the University College London to build the Research Centre for Blockchain Technologies, an interdepartmental industry-oriented research center. Paolo Tasca presented his research[ non-primary source needed ] [11] [ non-primary source needed ] [12] [ non-primary source needed ] [13] [ non-primary source needed ] at numerous conferences [14] [ non-primary source needed ] all over the world. Tasca is one of the co-founders of Quant Network and one of the minds behind Overledger. [15] [ non-primary source needed ] [16] [ non-primary source needed ]

In finance, systemic risk is the risk of collapse of an entire financial system or entire market, as opposed to risk associated with any one individual entity, group or component of a system, that can be contained therein without harming the entire system. It can be defined as "financial system instability, potentially catastrophic, caused or exacerbated by idiosyncratic events or conditions in financial intermediaries". It refers to the risks imposed by interlinkages and interdependencies in a system or market, where the failure of a single entity or cluster of entities can cause a cascading failure, which could potentially bankrupt or bring down the entire system or market. It is also sometimes erroneously referred to as "systematic risk".

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  14. ↑ "Conferences - Paolo Tasca".
  15. ↑ "Overledger Whitepaper" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-01-31.
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