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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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