Research
I investigate current, relevant topics in finance through methodical empirical research. I apply both traditional and innovative quantitative techniques to analyze data. My work connects existing theories with emerging phenomena or highlights where they are not applicable.
Thus far I have been focused particularly on digital assets in financial markets. I am dedicated to continuously refining my research skills, with the goal of contributing to leading academic publications in the field of finance.
Working Papers
Vote Delegation in DeFi Governance
Dion Bongaerts, Thomas Lambert, Daniel Liebau, Peter Roosenboom, 2025
2025
Decentralized Finance: Impact on Financial Services and required DeFi Literacy in 2034
Daniel Liebau, 2024
2024
Refereed Publications
A Survey on Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and Their Governance
Annual Review of Fintech (World Scientific)
Quinxu Ding, Daniel Liebau, Zhiguo Wang, Weibiao Xu, 2023
Cryptocurrencies & Initial Coin Offerings: Are they Scams? - An Empirical Study
Journal of the British Blockchain Association
Daniel Liebau, Patrick Schueffel, 2019
(Paper won the journal’s Best Research Paper Award in 2019)
2023
2021
Security Token Offerings
Small Business Economics (Springer)
Thomas Lambert, Daniel Liebau, Peter Roosenboom, 2021
2019
An Exploratory Essay on Minimum Disclosure Requirements for Cryptocurrency and Utility Token Issuers
Cryptoeconomic Systems Journal (MIT Press)
Daniel Liebau, Nicholas Krapels, 2021
2021
Books
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations: How Finance Can Interact with Blockchain-based DAOs
Daniel Liebau and Sandy Oh, 2024
2024
Chapters in Books
AI and Business Ethics in Financial Markets in Susanne Chishti, Ivana Bartoletti, Anne Leslie and Shan Millie (eds): The AI Book: The Artificial Intelligence Handbook for Investors, Entrepreneurs and FinTech Visionaries. (Wiley)
Daniel Liebau and Tiffany Wong, 2020
2020
Other Publications
Give me some privacy: How blockchains can achieve mass adoption
Realise Asia
Daniel Liebau, 2023
2023
Editorial Note: Welcome to the Annual Review of Fintech
Annual Review of Fintech (World Scientific)
Cindy Deng Xin, David Kuo Chee Lee, and Daniel Liebau, 2023
Why innovation starts with culture change
Rotterdam School of Management, Executive Education
Daniel Liebau, 2020
2023
2021
Finality: A Necessary Condition for Blockchain Applications in Finance
Blockchain.news
Daniel Liebau and Anish Mohammed, 2020
2020
2020
Crypto’s growing pains: Why assessing sustainability characteristics is crucial
Realise Asia
Daniel Liebau, 2022
2022