Introduction to blockchain technologies -- Blockchain in sports and marketing business models -- Truth and trust in sports -- Sports data as an economic output -- New organisation forms in sports -- eSports and the metaverse -- The future for blockchain in sports.

Oracles are software components that enable data exchange between siloed blockchains and external environments, enhancing smart contract capabilities and platform interoperability. Oracles play key roles in decentralized finance and blockchain applications in centralized finance. We find that...

Tokens offer convenience in digital networks and earn rewards when staked for consensus generation or economic activities. In our continuous-time model, agents dynamically allocate wealth over on-platform transactions and staking. Aggregate staking ratio crucially shapes platform productivity,...

Financial Inclusion and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa an Introduction / David Mhlanga, Mufaro Dzingirai -- The State of Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa / David Mhlanga -- The Digital Financial Inclusion Conundrum: An Avenue for the Reduction or Perpetuation of...