DeFi Policy-Maker Toolkit
A report by the World Economic Forum and the Wharton Blockchain and Digital Asset Project
Today, the World Economic Forum and The Wharton School Blockchain and Digital Asset Project released the DeFi Policy-Maker Toolkit.
http://wef.ch/defitoolkit
The toolkit:
Provides an overview of the DeFi space generally, and the major classes of DeFi protocols, with tools to help understand the implications of new services
Explores the potential benefits of and opportunities in DeFi,
along with the challenges that DeFi businesses will faceOffers a detailed breakdown of the risks that DeFi may pose. Many of these are familiar concerns (although sometimes manifested differently), while others are
unique to the decentralized, programmable & composable structure of DeFiMaps out potential legal and regulatory responses to DeFi
This clear and balanced resource is the result of a year of work by an international team of experts. I am grateful to Kevin WerbachSumedha DeshmukhDaniel ResasAndré GeestChristian Sillaber for co-leading this effort with me. It builds on the DeFi Beyond the Hype report (https://whr.tn/DeFi-BTH) we released last month.
Thanks also to Sheila WarrenNic CarterJake ChervinskyTarun ChitraJacek CzarneckiBrendan ForsterKatharina GehraLex SokolinFabian SchärTeana Baker-TaylorSiân JonesAndreas GlarnerJordan Lazaro GustaveJoyce LaiAnn Sofie Cloots (PhD)Daniel KochisUrszula McCormack and many others for contributing.
Our hope is that the toolkit will stimulate further dialogue and serve as a resource for policy-makers as they take on the important policy questions that DeFi poses. We welcome feedback, ideas, and opportunities for further collaboration.