PER-CFM: Alternative Data in Crypto Markets

Cryptocurrencies have seen a remarkable growth in value and public attention since their inception more than a decade ago. Opinions about the impact of cryptocurrencies range widely. Regardless, cryptocurrency markets have spawned a range of new sources of alternative data that could inform the management of related risks in crypto and other financial markets. This event will feature a lecture by Igor Makarov, Associate Professor of Finance at London School of Economics, a leader on academic research into cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance. This event is part of a series of events on the economic and financial applications of alternative data sponsored by Capital Fund Management (CFM) and Program for Economic Research (PER) at Columbia University’s Department of Economics.
There will also be a panel discussion with Agostino Capponi, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at Columbia and Director of Columbia's Center for Digital Finance and Technologies and Andre Breedt, Vice President, Quantitative Research Capital Fund Management (CFM). The panel will be moderated by Jose Scheinkman, Charles and Lynn Zhang Professor of Economics at Columbia University.