Digital Currency Initiative

Join the first DCI Global Community Call on May 27! Learn about DCI Global’s mission, meet the planning committee, hear updates on core projects, & discover ways to get involved through research, education, & community around Bitcoin & digital currencies. dci.mit.edu/global

We are pleased to announce a joint publication with @AIRinnovate, @CGAP, & @GlobalDigitalFi. Stablecoins are already active across African markets. This paper explores how global regulatory principles can translate into local practice. Learn more: dci.mit.edu/projects/stabl…

How are regulators approaching stablecoins across African markets? Hear from leaders at @AIRinnovate, @GlobalDigitalFi, @mitDCI, @CGAP, @thebankofghana, @NIFCAfrica and more at this virtual event. 📅 April 28 • 14:00 BST | 9:00 AM ET (1hr) 🔗 Register: regulationinnovation.org/air-events/web…

Join the DCI at the @MITBitcoinClub's 2026 Bitcoin Expo (April 11-12) for @neha's keynote, Cory Fields' Bitcoin Core panel, a DCI Global workshop, and @Arminsdev's Boston Bitdevs side event. Learn more and buy tickets at mitbitcoinexpo.org

One of the leading voices shaping the future of digital money! @neha is joining #MITBitcoinExpo2026 #FreedomforAll 🔥🔥🔥 Director of @mitDCI at @medialab. Board member at Block. Advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Get your tickets 🎟️ now! mitbitcoinexpo.org

📷 Watch here: bloomberg.com/news/videos/20… At DCI, our research focuses on rigorous evaluation of digital currency infrastructure to inform sound policy and resilient systems — this conversation is part of that ongoing mission.

Our Director @neha joined Bloomberg @crypto to discuss stablecoins and the risks they may face under stress from financial, technological, and regulatory angles. She highlights why not all blockchains are created equal and why stability at scale matters as stablecoins grow in use

10/ Full paper from the MIT DCI below: looking forward to hearing feedback and thoughts from regulators, builders, and market practitioners dci.mit.edu/projects/hidde…

9/ Stablecoins are dynamic systems that span markets, intermediaries and software And as stablecoins scale across our financial system, these risks stop being nominal. The entirety of the stablecoin stack will need to be safeguarded

🧵1/ Even if stablecoins have 1:1 backing with high-quality, liquid assets, that doesn’t mean they are completely insulated from risk. The latest paper from the MIT DCI shows other risks stablecoins may be exposed to

Coming up at the DC Privacy Summit on 10/16, we're thrilled to be hearing from @mitDCI's @neha. More information on the agenda and tickets here: dcprivacysummit.org

This post is part of our series celebrating 10 years of the DCI. Stay tuned for more highlights from our most impactful projects.

5/ Learn about Cryptanalysis of Curl-P here: dci.mit.edu/projects/crypt…

🧵1/ In 2017, a team at DCI, led by Ethan Heilman, discovered a bug in IOTA’s custom ternary hash function, Curl-P, that could have allowed attackers to steal users’ funds under specific circumstances.