Reference Index

A living index of Blockchain University’s frameworks, research, and standards.

Blockchain University organizes its work as a reference system, not a stream of posts.
This index serves as the canonical map of that system — tracking how ideas evolve, connect, and harden over time.

Each entry below represents a structural concept, not commentary.
As research accumulates, entries deepen, version, and in some cases graduate into standards.

This page reflects the current state of the system.

How to Use This Index

Blockchain systems cannot be understood in a single pass.
They must be studied by layer.

Our work is structured as follows:

• Frameworks explain how systems work at a structural level
• Research examines behavior under real-world conditions
• Synthesis connects multiple strands into higher-order insight
• Standards formalize what has proven stable across cycles

Suggested reading approach:
Start with a framework to understand the structure.
Review related research to see how that structure behaves under stress.
Read synthesis notes only after multiple threads are familiar.

This work is not designed to be consumed chronologically.
It is designed to be revisited as understanding compounds.

This index is continuously updated as new work is published.

Advanced Research & Dashboards (Members)

Some analysis is too detailed, early-stage, or technical to publish publicly.

Advanced members receive access to:

• Subscriber briefings on liquidity, custody, regulation, and structural risk
• Early access to in-progress frameworks and standards drafts
• Private analytical dashboards and system maps
• Deep-dive research written for decision-makers, not spectators

This material focuses on:
• What breaks first
• Where risk accumulates silently
• How control shifts during stress
• Why certain designs survive while others fail

Access is intentionally limited.

Foundational Frameworks

These frameworks form the analytical base of Blockchain University.

Settlement Speed vs Settlement Finality

Status: Published
Scope: Network design, trust, and risk propagation

Examines the tradeoff between rapid transaction confirmation and irreversible settlement, and how design choices affect systemic risk and institutional confidence.

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Active Research Threads

Ongoing investigations where conclusions are still forming.

• Liquidity as a structural constraint rather than a signal
• Custody structures and hidden counterparty risk
• Regulatory enforcement as market structure
• On-chain behavior under stress conditions

Entries in this section may evolve as evidence accumulates.

Synthesis Notes

Interpretive work that connects multiple frameworks and research threads.

• What liquidity stress reveals about system design
• Why trust emerges from structure, not speed
• How regulatory clarity reshapes market behavior

Synthesis pieces are intentionally sparse and published only when multiple threads converge.

Standards Track (In Development)

Formalization of repeatable, system-level truths.

Standards are versioned, internally reviewed, and released only after sustained validation across real-world conditions.

Current drafts include:

• Settlement Finality Classification (Draft v0.1)
• Custody Risk Taxonomy (Draft v0.1)
• Liquidity Stress Indicators (Research Phase)

Standards progress from draft → provisional → canonical as they mature.

This track is intentionally slow.

Access & Updates

Public readers may view published frameworks and selected research.

Members receive:
• Early access to drafts and evolving standards
• Subscriber-only briefings
• Private analytical dashboards as they are developed

This index reflects the current state of the system and will change as systems are tested by real-world conditions.