Fourth annual conference on Cryptoassets and Financial Innovation – The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Center for Innovative Finance (CIF) of the University of Basel will hold their sixth annual conference on Cryptoassets and Financial Innovation in Zurich on 20 June 2025. An academic keynote lecture will be delivered by Urban Jermann (Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania & NBER). The organising committee invites interested authors to submit papers related to the following – not exhaustive – topics:

• Impact of Cryptoassets, DLT and fintech on central bank policy and operations
• Impact of Cryptoassets, DLT and fintech on banking, financial markets and financial market infrastructures
• Central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, and tokenized deposits
• Trusted digital identities and financial innovation