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Hasret Ozan Sevim

PhD Candidate in
Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Techonologies

International School of Advanced Studies

(University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy)

Catholic University of Sacred Heart

(Milan, Italy)

Examples of research and solutions:

What are decentralized finance, layer-1 blockchains and layer-2 blockchains?

Contact: hasretozan.sevim@unicam.it

About Me


Sevim conducted PhD research at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart (Milan, Italy). The research lies at the intersection of decentralized finance, multi-blockchain environment, and econometric analysis. Sevim got his Master's degree at the University of Bologna in the field of financial markets law of the "Legal Studies" program (Bologna, Italy), his Bachelor's degree in law at Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey), and an Associate's degree in foreign trade (Eskisehir, Turkey).

Sevim has various work experience, including working at a customs office in Istanbul, working at the library "Gabriel Giodanich" of the University of Bologna, and an internship (remote) at the Ankara Center for Crisis and Policy Studies to report on the developments of cyber, crypto and CBDC policies in the world. Sevim has been tracking the DLT ecosystem since 2017, particularly after the DeFi summer of 2020.

Areas of Interest

  • Data Analysis
  • Econometrics
  • Python
  • R Studio
  • LaTeX
  • The Graph
  • Ethereum Virtual Machine
  • Hyperledger Fabric
  • Finance
  • Digital Finance
  • Decentralized Finance
  • Blockchain
  • Distributed Ledger Technologies
  • Tokenomics
  • Economics
  • Legal Risks for DLTs
  • Blockchain for AI
  • AI for Blockchain

Institutions

Educational Background

International School of Advanced Studies (PhD, Camerino, Italy)

University of Camerino and Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Italy

Thesis: Empirical Analysis of DeFi Services with a Multi-Blockchain Approach

University of Bologna (Masters Degree, Bologna, Italy)

Legal Studies with specialization in "Law, Economics, and Finance"

Thesis: The Objectives in the Crypto-Asset Regulation (MiCA) of the European Union

Hacettepe University (Bachelor's Degree, Ankara, Türkiye)

Law

Anadolu University (Associates Degree, Eskişehir, Türkiye)

Foreign Trade

Pulse of DeFi

The following metrics provide a high-level view of the Ethereum ecosystem's growth and economic activity. Together, they tell the story of both its financial foundation and the value generated by the applications built on top of it.

Stablecoin Supply

Application Revenue

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      Hasret Ozan Sevim

      PhD Candidate

      International School of Advanced Studies

      Catholic University of Sacred Heart

      Hacettepe University

      Research Topics

      Blockchain

      Smart Contracts

      Decentralized Finance

      Distributed Ledger Technologies

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