Blockchain technology, asset digitisation, and automated market makers are reshaping the future of the financial landscape and challenging traditional stakeholders. With the increasing tokenisation, trading volumes, and investor interest, it is essential to study the price formation and trading processes in these markets, as well as the consequences of market organisation for price discovery and welfare. This workshop aims to shed light on the numerous future challenges and promote this emerging field. The workshop aims at providing an opportunity for junior and senior academics in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, and practitioners from the industry to discuss the exciting research opportunities, with a focus on the mathematical tools to study the microstructure and design of decentralised marketplaces.

We invite paper submissions and submissions for a dedicated poster session. Those interested in presenting are requested to submit an 8–10-word title, an abstract, along with the required additional information by March 14, 2025 through the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScwyoJPNZssnLxzqTAJCYkIXGgOGPt1....

List of Invited Speakers

• Agostino Capponi, Columbia University
• Fayçal Drissi, University of Oxford
• Bruno Dupire, Bloomberg L.P.
• Zachary Feinstein, Stevens Institute of Technology
• Federico Gatta, Scuola Normale Superiore
• Roger Lee, University of Chicago
• Katya Malinova, McMaster University
• Johannes Muhle-Karbe, Imperial College London
• Marcel Nutz, Columbia University
• Yuri Saporito, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV EMAp)
• Francesco Tarantelli, University of Bologna
• Katrin Tinn, McGill University

Sponsors

	Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Toronto
	Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto