Token Systems Webinar Series

Token Systems is a series of introductory webinars exploring token-based systems from an economy, design, development, legal perspective.

The webinars will bring together experts from the industry to guide you through these tracks:

1. Introduction to Token Systems (April 9th, 2021)

2. Design and Development (April 16th, 2021)

3. Economy (April 23rd, 2021)

4. Legal Engineering (April 30th, 2021)

Every webinar will begin with an introduction by Stefania Artusi, the Association Manager at BerChain e.V and ends with a Q&A session.


April 9th, 2021
Introduction to Token Systems

17:10 – 17:30 – Introduction to Token Systems by Shermin Voshmgir

  • Web3 tokens
  • Intro to token token economics use cases
  • How to design a token system
  • Aspects to token engineering
  • Insight to the upcoming book

17:30 – 17:50 – Token Engineering Fundamentals by Clement Bihorel

  • An Introduction on Keyko
  • Tokens as incentives machines
  • Token engineering in DeFi
  • Signaling trends
  • Impact Farming and the Dojo Walkthrough

April 16th, 2021
Design and Development of Token Systems

17:10 – 17:30 – Design and Development of Token Systems by Renzo D’Andrea

  • The impact of Governance Token Design in platform strategies
  • The evolution of marketplace-platforms: platform ecosystem thinking
  • The emergence of a new governance spectrum
  • The Commons Stack: conviction voting and a blueprint for tech + culture
  • DAOs: new scalable collaborative agreements based on
  • Polycentricity via Tokenization

17:30 – 17:50 – Token Engineering Practice by Sebnem Rusitschka

  • Introduction to computer-aided design for token economies (cadCAD, tokenSpice)
  • Common Language of Tech, Law, Biz, Fin: How to read (and create) value flow diagrams
  • Resources & Communities where you can learn more
  • Active employers of Token Engineering Practice: Ocean Protocol (creator of TokenSpice), Boson, Invisible Economy
  • Token Engineering Commons & Community
  • The cadCAD Community

April 23th, 2021
Economy of Token Systems

17:10 – 17:30 – Use Cases of Token Systems in DeFi: High Level Overview on the different roles of tokens in the DeFi economy by Juan Carlos Escallon

  • Money crypto assets
  • Store of Value – Reserve Assets
  • Medium of Exchange – Stablecoins
  • Cryptoassets as capital assets
  • Lending / Derivatives / AMMs
  • DeFi Governance crypto assets
  • Protocol / Network / Token / Treasury governance

17:30 – 17:50 – Liquidity for Tokens and how Token Economies benefit from DeFi by Adrian Krion

  • AMM / Token Swap basics
  • What it means to provide liquidity for a token pair, technically and economically
  • A look into the latest fundraising model with tokens
  • How DeFi can be integrated into everyday products
  • The (future) role of NFTs in DeFi

April 30th, 2021
Legal Engineering

17:10 – 17:30 – Use case: On-Chain Disputes on Kleros by Clement Lesaege

17:30 – 17:50 – Legal Engineering by Esen Esener

  • Tackling the following aspects:
  • What is legal engineering?
  • Macro-level
  • Micro-level
  • Why might your project need it?
  • How does law match with the system’s design thinking & value flow designs?

These events are promoted together with our partner BTC-ECHO the leading German-language media platform in the areas of blockchain, digital currencies, and Bitcoin.