Christos Makridis

Christos A. Makridis is a research affiliate at Stanford University and Columbia Business School, and the chief technology officer and co-founder of Living Opera, a multimedia art-tech Web3 startup. He holds doctorates in economics and management science and engineering from Stanford University.

Author’s posts

Opinion
Bank forecasting needs to become more than a “check-the-box” motion for regulatory compliance. It needs to be treated as a strategic decision-making tool.
Silicon Valley Bank was the tip of a banking iceberg
Christos Makridis
2023-03-14T16:27:01+00:00
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Opinion
It isn’t clear whether a 25-year-old European Union law means you should be allowed to get refunds on your NFTs.
Should Bored Ape buyers be legally entitled to refunds?
Christos Makridis
2023-01-30T17:56:21+00:00
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Opinion
The strategic adoption of blockchain technology still makes sense, regardless of the distraction FTX created for cryptocurrency.
Never mind FTX — Fine arts institutions should still onboard to blockchain
Christos Makridis
2022-12-02T21:13:45+00:00
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Opinion
The market doesn't look like it's going to spike upward anytime soon. While you wait, grow your network and position your portfolio to take advantage of a futur...
5 tips for riding out a downbeat market this holiday season
Christos Makridis
2022-11-24T17:13:56+00:00
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Opinion
The feds should have tried to work with Kardashian to establish more transparent norms for influencers rather than slapping her with a $1.26 million fine for pr...
The SEC is bullying Kim Kardashian, and it could chill the influencer economy
Christos Makridis
2022-10-04T00:21:49+01:00
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Opinion
Instead of relying on unwieldy contracts to generate music for their products, NFTs are offering GameFi developers ways to come up with faster (and more equitab...
Music NFTs will take gaming to new levels
Christos Makridis
2022-09-09T14:17:00+01:00
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Opinion
Developers, investors and regulators can establish best practices and raise the quality of cryptocurrency development by working together.
Crypto developers should work with the SEC to find common ground
Christos Makridis
2022-08-30T15:17:22+01:00
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Opinion
In the emerging decentralized Web3 economy, NFTs will enable creators to connect with and serve clients in brand new ways.
Beyond the hype: NFTs can lead the way in transforming business experiences
Christos Makridis
2022-06-05T03:11:00+01:00
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