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All stories by Prof. Roger Wattenhofer
Call for transparency
Zukunftsblog
The turbulence created by speculation in GameStop shares has highlighted the lack of transparency on trading platforms. Roger Wattenhofer thinks it is time for a change, and calls for more open data not just in financial transactions, but in many other areas.
Cash is dead, long live CBDC
Zukunftsblog
Roger Wattenhofer is convinced that the digital currency CBDC will completely replace cash rather sooner or than later, as the new electronic payment method offers many advantages.
Cash, card or crypto?
Zukunftsblog
Now that the first Bitcoin battles have abated, Roger Wattenhofer thinks it a good moment to give serious thought to cryptocurrency – and how we’ll be paying in the future.
What Switzerland can learn from Amazon
Zukunftsblog
Roger Wattenhofer thinks that programming interfaces are underestimated. They would offer enormous opportunities – if the authorities got involved.
Democracy 3.0
Zukunftsblog
A digital democracy would usher in completely new political possibilities that are worth considering, believes Roger Wattenhofer.
AlphaZero just wants to play!
Zukunftsblog
Artificial intelligence is continually hyped up, but disappears from view again just as quickly. Roger Wattenhofer explains why that might soon change.