Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets for startups: search frictions, intermediation, and the efficiency of the ICO market
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Entrepreneurial finance; Blockchain-based crowdfunding; Initial Coin Offering (ICO); Tokenization; Crypto funds; Decentralized Finance (DeFi);All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
- G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
- L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
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