Program Schedule
All events take place at Columbia Business School unless otherwise indicated.
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
registration & Breakfast
Check in at the registration desk on the first floor. Connect with fellow attendees and speakers over breakfast.
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Opening Ceremony
Raphaela Sapire, Tarun Chitra, Ciamac Moallemi
9:20 AM – 10:05 AM
Keynote Talk
Georgios Konstantopoulos
10:05 AM – 11:20 AM
DEFI DEXs & TRADING
No Fish Is Too Big for Flash Boys! Frontrunning on DAG-based Blockchains
Jianting Zhang
Dynamic Geometric Mean Market Makers (TLDR Paper)
Adam Bouabda
10:55 AM – 11:20 AM
Break
Snacks and beverages provided
11:20 AM – 12:35 PM
DEFI DEXs & TRADING
Alexander Herrmann
LENDING & PERPS
Leverage Costs and Cryptocurrency Demand
Sathya Ramesh
AgileRate: Bringing Adaptivity and Robustness to DeFi Lending Markets
Mahsa Bastankhah
12:35 PM – 1:35 PM
Lunch
Food and beverages provided
1:35 PM – 2:50 PM
INFRASTRUCTURE
Wenhao Wang
2:50 PM – 3:15 PM
Break
Beverages provided
3:15 PM – 4:30 PM
INFRASTRUCTURE II
Manuel Mueller-Frank
4:30 PM – 4:55 PM
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
HAPPY HOUR
THE EXPAT
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
Breakfast
Breakfast with speakers and attendees.
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Keynote Talk
ZANO
9:45 AM – 10:35 AM
Empirical ANALYSES
Burak Öz
Daniele Maria Di Nosse
Session Chair: Danning Sui
10:35 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
Snacks and beverages provided
11:00 AM – 11:50 PM
Infrastructure
Transaction Fee Market Design for Parallel Execution
Bahar Acilan
Pricing by Stake in DeFi Insurance: Consensus Approach, Flaws and Implications
Maxim Bichuch
11:50 AM – 12:15 PM
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch & TLDR Fellowship poster session
Food and beverages provided
1:15 PM – 2:05 PM
LENDING
Ábel Nagy
2:05 PM – 2:50 PM
Break
Beverages provided
2:50 PM – 3:40 PM
3:40 PM – 4:55 PM
Lightning talks
Lightning Talks
Authors: APPLY ON DAY 1
Session Chair: Theo Diamandis
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM
Closing REMARKS
Ciamac Moallemi
Frequently asked questions
Is TLDR 2025 still accepting conference submissions?
No, call for papers ended on February 14, 2025, but we will accept lightning talks at the conference.
What is TLDR?
TLDR stands for The Latest in DeFi Research. TLDR evolves the DeFi space by generating new research and implementing existing research through a conference and fellowship: www.thelatestindefi.org/
What is the tldr fellowship program?
The Fellowship program is for engineers, academics and students who want to shape the future of decentralized finance. As a Fellow, you’ll receive a salary and intellectual support from the world's best DeFi researchers to fully immerse yourself in the world of DeFi.
HOW MUCH Is the 2025 TLDR Conference?
Tickets will cost $20 for each day. As TLDR is a non-profit, there will be an option to pay $250 per person if you are able.
conference location
Columbia Business School
David Geffen Hall
645 W. 130th Street
New York, NY 10027
David Geffen Hall
645 W. 130th Street
New York, NY 10027
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