Feb 28, 2018 - This research project examines how Winding Tree is deploying blockchain technology to disintermediate global distribution systems and online travel agencies so that airlines, hotel, and car companies can offer available inventory directly to consumers in a more efficient and cost-effective manner, potentially to compete more effectively with Airbnb and Uber.

Jun 28, 2021 - This project reports on the state of the enterprise blockchain space. It begins with commentary on the state of the world writ large—from the pandemic’s effects on the economy and the global need for vaccinations to the K-shaped recovery and the consequences of helicopter money (e.g., inflation). It covers a series of developments relevant to enterprise users: the price volatility of cryptocurrencies, the shortcomings of consensus mechanisms for enterprise needs, the growth of stablecoins, the status of tokenless blockchains and blockchain-as-a-service offerings, and the latest on central bank digital currencies (e.g., China’s digital c...