The article presents a blockchain-based architecture for decentralized electricity trading that tokenizes energy delivery rights and cash-flows. Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) are implemented as NFTs, while buy/sell orders are encoded as ERC-1155 tokens whose tokenId packs a time slot and...

We study decentralized lending on Aave V3, the largest DeFi lending protocol by total value locked. Using transaction-level data, we analyze its revenue model, borrower behavior, and liquidation dynamics. We find that protocol earnings are concentrated in a few tokens, that many users engage in...

As healthcare systems face mounting pressure to modernise payment infrastructure, fintech innovations have emerged as potential tools to improve affordability and efficiency. However, the adoption of these technologies in clinical settings remains limited. This study investigated the perceptions...