The Center for Blockchain Research (CBR) is a focused research effort on crypto-currencies and blockchain technologies. The center brings together engineering, law, and economics faculty, as well as post-docs, students, and visitors, to work on technical challenges in the field. The center's primary mission is to support the thriving ecosystem by developing new technologies needed to advance the field. Beyond its research mission, the center runs an extensive education and outreach program, including on-campus courses, MOOCs, workshops, and conferences for the general blockchain community.
The 2025 Science of Blockchain Conference (SBC) will take place on Aug. 4-6, 2025.
Learn more ...A monthly research seminar on blockchain topics. The schedule is available online. Please join our mailing list, on the seminar home page, to receive talk announcements.
Learn more ...Following the success of the previous Stanford blockchain conferences in 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017, the next conference will be held on Aug. 28-30 2023, at Stanford University.
More info ...A monthly seminar on the latest projects and blockchain research. The seminar is open to the public.
More info ...A journal for articles on policy and legal issues about blockchains.
Read the journal ...The center's research mission is focused on technical aspects of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. We work on research topics that support the thriving ecosystem of projects.
Check out the center's research page.
The center is supported by the leading projects and funds in the space.