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Trends & Signals

Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®

Blockchain

Inside the Efforts to Tokenize Money

Vanessa Kargenian

June 20, 2023

Up to $5 trillion could move to tokenized money formats like CBDCs, stablecoins, and deposit tokens by 2030. At this scale, at stake is not just the type of money used to buy goods, but the structure and operations of the financial system itself.

Future Computing, Post-Quantum Security

Quantum Computing: Does Potential Outweigh Risk?

Jacob Kozhipatt & Melissa Calise

June 13, 2023

FCAT is preparing Fidelity for the cybersecurity risks quantum computing may pose, while leveraging the powerful opportunities it presents.

Artificial Intelligence, Future Computing

Explainable AI Using Expressive Boolean Formulas

Elton Zhu & Serdar Kadioglu

June 8, 2023

Amazon Quantum Solutions Lab and FCAT proposed and implemented an interpretable machine learning model for Explainable AI (XAI) based on expressive Boolean formulas.

Blockchain

An Overview of Solidity Development Frameworks

Chris Helms & Chris McGahon

May 23, 2023

Solidity development has been a rapidly growing topic within the world of blockchains, specifically Ethereum.

Technology & Society

From Chatbot to Swearbot and Beyond.

Matthew Ledoux

May 22, 2023

It all began late at night in Luke Paxton’s basement. Luke wondered, what if he could create his own chatbot using a python script? As a Director of Creative Development, it’s not exactly part of his daily tasks, but, well… he was curious.

Technology & Society

5 Deep Technologies Expected to Disrupt Our World

Jacob Kozhipatt

May 18, 2023

In the most forward-looking chapter of the FCAT Priorities Report 2023, our researchers took a broader look at advances in deep technologies that are designed to help solve our world’s most pressing problems. The five technologies explored in this...

Technology & Society

Find “Product Market Fit,” or That’s It

Jacob Kozhipatt

May 15, 2023

In his conversation with FCAT, Levine speaks on how the current macro-economic climate impacts the future of start-ups, the radical importance he places on start-ups finding product-fit, why he doesn’t yet view generative AI as truly disruptive...

Blockchain

Smart Contract Security

Meenakshi Singh

May 10, 2023

To mitigate the risks of financial loss and fraud, smart contract developers must prioritize smart contract security best practices from the outset.

Technology & Society

What’s In A Name? The Mainstreaming of Pseudonymity

Deanna Laufer

May 9, 2023

Writers and artists have donned pen names for hundreds of years. Now, the use of aliases has become commonplace across social media, gaming, and virtual worlds where anyone can explore facets of their identity and express their true selves using...

Blockchain

Meet the Hosts: Parth Gargava

Matt Ehlers

May 5, 2023

Parth Gargava readily admits that he’s not an expert on crypto regulations. And he’s not going to lose sleep if one country or another says they want to put a bunch of rules around digital currencies. He’s too busy tweaking and tinkering, fussing...