Hi everyone,
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) [
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/], an academic research centre at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, is conducting the first global cryptocurrency and “blockchain” benchmarking study.
The goal of this research study is to present an empirical picture of the current state of the industry and explore how cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are being used today. There is a growing need to have quantifiable metrics of the development of the ecosystem to analyse current trends and patterns.
We have released a total of six surveys that cover a broad range of activities in the sector. Please note that most questions are optional and do not require a response. Individual responses will be anonymised, and findings will only be presented at the aggregate level (e.g., by activity, region, etc.). All identifying information concerning you and/or your organisation’s responses will be removed from the published study.
If you are active in one of the following areas, we would be delighted if you could complete the appropriate survey below:
All survey links can also be found on our website (
http://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/research/live-research-surveys/).
There are many benefits that industry actors can gain by participating in this research (e.g., developing key performance indicators for comparison with peers, getting insights into the industry’s best practices, current trends and patterns, publicity, etc.), but we believe that the largest benefits may be around the industry’s relationship with regulators. We feel that benchmarking is a way for the industry to constructively engage regulators through independently conducted research. CCAF research has examined
the link between alternative finance activity and economic growth, and many countries are desperately seeking to attract innovative companies and drive growth. Such research can inform the regulatory conversation and perspective of policymakers as they are thinking about how to approach the industry. However, we need as many industry actors as possible to participate in this research for it to be relevant.
Overall, CCAF benchmarking research can play a role in balancing the needs of regulators, many of whom want to better understand emerging alternative finance sectors without having to resort to heavy-handed data requests from firms, with the needs of industry members who are keen to protect their intellectual property, security, and avoid unnecessary regulatory burdens.
The findings of this research study will be presented in early 2017 in a report that will be freely available on our website like all our previous reports (
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/alternative-finance/publications/). More information about the benchmarking study can be found in our press release (
http://www.coindesk.com/press-releases/cambridge-centre-alternative-finance-launches-first-global-blockchain-benchmarking-study/). This research is being
supported by a number of research partners including Coin Center (
http://coincenter.org/link/this-academic-study-of-digital-currency-businesses-needs-your-help), Innovate Finance and the Asia Blockchain Foundation (
http://en.asiablockchainfoundation.org/takepartintheGBBS.html).
We would like to thank you in advance for contributing to this research study. If you have any questions, concerns or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact Garrick by email (
g.hileman@jbs.cam.ac.uk).
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