"For financial services professionals, understanding the paradigm shift represented by Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) is essential for staying ahead of the curve. What are DAOs, and how do they differ from traditional firms? How do DAOs use blockchain technology to enable...

Decentralized energy markets are transforming energy trading by leveraging blockchain to enhance transparency, efficiency, and resilience. These markets allow producers and consumers to interact in flexible, decentralized systems, disrupting traditional energy supply chains. However, this...

This study operates at the nexus between decentralised energy systems and just energy transition, studying how digital technologies such as blockchain and IoT transform energy governance with socio-economic inequalities in mind. While there are technological advances, integration still has not...

This chapter delves into the revolutionary emergence of Decentralized Finance (DeFi), its potential to revolutionize, and its vulnerabilities. Based on blockchain technology, DeFi bypasses conventional financial intermediaries through smart contracts to execute lending, trading, and other...

This chapter explores the role of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) in transforming the global financial ecosystem, focusing on its objectives, challenges, and potential. It highlights how DeFi platforms leverage blockchain technology to provide financial services without intermediaries like banks....

The constant evolution of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) calls for the continuous monitoring of its developments and implications through a critical review of the academic literature. While DeFi holds promise for enhancing economic activity by expanding market access for enterprises and promoting...