ACE-BRAIN (Blockchain Regulation And INnovation) is a collaboration between Roma Tre University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, European University Institute, and Fondazione Ugo Bordoni.

ACE-BRAIN (Blockchain Regulation And INnovation) is a collaboration between four academic institutions: Roma Tre University, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan, European University Institute, and Fondazione Ugo Bordoni. ACE-BRAIN leverages connections across the whole of the EU, collaborating with relevant communities of policymakers and developers through a series of initiatives in the entire EU territory.

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Its mission includes promoting blockchain technology as a pillar of the future EU Single Market, as well as a foundation for a more democratic, resilient, and sustainable society in Europe and beyond. Specific research and education initiatives include:

1. Addressing existing tensions between blockchain technologies, sector-specific regulatory frameworks, and  cross-cutting legislation such as data protection and competition law
2. Filling an existing gap in academic studies at the intersection of law, economics, engineering, and governance, thereby laying the foundations of an increasingly mature and cross-disciplinary approach to the study of “law as code”
3. Bridging the divide between the blockchain developer community and the EU policy community
4. Developing curricula at all levels of seniority (undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, doctoral, post-doc, executive training) and a dedicated series of MOOC for global distribution