How communities self-organise in web3 and cryptocurrency ecosystems, Dr. Andrea Baronchelli

Ian MacRae talks to Dr. Andrea Baronchelli about how communities self-organize around cryptocurrencies and web3 ecosystems, and what we can learn about network effects and resilience from these communities.

Dr. Andrea Baronchelli, self-organisation in web3 and cryptocurrency

What is self-organization and how does that happen in a decentralized system? How is it different from organizing in physical spaces?

Web3 was initially designed for peer-to-peer transactions, so how do larger networks form out of peer-to-peer transactions? After they form are these networks more static or dynamic?

Some communities have emerged out of black markets, and these systems tend to be extraordinarily resilient, even under constant threat. What can we learn from how they’ve evolved, and are there any lessons we can apply to making our own communities, businesses, or society more resilient?

Are self-organizing systems possible outside of web3 and decentralized environments?

What is needed to make them possible and effective at large scales?

How do web3 and cryptocurrencies currently overlap with our society and economy, and how are they likely to impact us in the future?

Dr. Andrea Baronchelli is Associate Professor in Mathematics at City University of London and Token Economy theme lead at The Alan Turing Institute. He researches how we shape, and are shaped by, the socio-technical systems we inhabit using data science, mathematical modelling, and lab experiments with human subjects.

His work has appeared in a wide range of top scientific journals (including Science, PNAS and Nature Human Behaviour) and has been extensively covered by the media. He was warded the 2019 “Young Scientist Award for Socio and Econophysics” of the German Physical Society.

Find him on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/a_baronca

Ian MacRae is an award-winning author, psychologist and psychometrician, He has written six books about workplace psychology including High Potential: How to Spot, Manage and Develop Talented People at Work, and his latest book is Dark Social: Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media. His books have been translated into ten different languages.

@iansmacrae on Twitter.

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