About Dr. Paolo Tasca

Dr. Tasca is among the world’s foremost economists in web3 and cryptoassets. He delivers groundbreaking research and insightful guidance on how the responsible adoption of emerging technologies can create more equitable societies.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

About Dr. Paolo Tasca

Dr. Paolo Tasca is a leading digital economist specializing in distributed systems, systemic risk, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and Web3. He is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Exponential Science, a global technology foundation advancing research, education, and innovation in blockchain, artificial intelligence, and deep tech. Dr. Tasca serves on the advisory boards and executive committees of several organizations, including ISO TC 307, INATBA, Algorand Foundation, Accord Project, Hedera Hashgraph, and COMPTIA, and previously served as Lead Economist for digital currencies and P2P systems at the Deutsche Bundesbank (German Central Bank).

He co-founded the DLT Science Foundation, the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UCL CBT), the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies (UK CBT), and the P2P Financial Systems International Workshop. These non-profit initiatives have become global references for research and education in blockchain and digital assets, fostering collaboration among academia, industry, and policymakers. Dr. Tasca has consulted for and worked with institutions including the United Nations, the European Parliament, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Canada, the FED Cleveland, and the central banks of Italy, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Canada, as well as numerous blockchain consortia and fintech companies worldwide.

He received a PhD in Business from ETH Zurich and Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, an MSc in Economics and Finance from Ca’ Foscari Venezia, and an MA in Politics and Economics from the University of Padua. He has held academic positions at UCL, Peking University (PHBS-UK), and LSE, and visiting fellowships at ETH Zurich, Goethe University Frankfurt, the University of Zurich Blockchain Centre, the Systemic Risk Centre of the LSE, the University of Cape Town Financial Innovation Lab, and Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Internet et Société (France).
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A prolific author and editor, Dr. Tasca has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers in top international journals and co-edited four field-defining books: Banking Beyond Banks and Money (Springer, 2016), Blockchain Economics (World Scientific, 2019), Enabling the Internet of Value (Springer, 2022), and Digital Assets: Pricing, Allocation and Regulation(Cambridge University Press, 2025). He currently serves as Specialty Chief Editor for Blockchain Economics at Frontiers in Blockchain and on the editorial board of the Journal of Digital Banking. His insights have been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, and New Scientist.