CAAW 2027

The 6th International Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop (CAAW)

February 12, 2027 | Accra Beach Hotel & Spa | Barbados
Co-located with Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2027

Carlisle Bay, Bridgetown, Barbados. Photo by Chloe Christine on Unsplash

News

October 8th 2026: Submission deadline adjusted by one week to November 20, 2026 (firm!).

October 5th 2026: Call for Papers has been published.

Introduction

The 6th International Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop (CAAW) brings together researchers from different academic disciplines to present their newest findings related to cryptoassets and their ecosystems; learn about novel analytics methods spanning all layers (P2P network, consensus, on-chain, off-chain); and discuss open challenges and possible future directions. Since cryptoasset analytics has become relevant across disciplines, we envision this workshop as an interdisciplinary venue, also connecting to cross-cutting issues related to law, ethics, privacy, and security.

The program of CAAW 2027 workshop (co-located with Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2027) features a mix of invited talks and a selection of peer-reviewed research contributions. Workshop topics range from empirical studies, over analytics methods and tools, to case studies, datasets, and cross-cutting issues like legal or ethical aspects. Scientists and professionals from all disciplines and sectors are invited to share their knowledge and experience in this niche intersection of Cryptoassets and Analytics through this workshop, as well as in the future iterations of CAAW.

CAAW 2027 is a half-day workshop held in the morning, followed in the same room by the DeFi workshop in the afternoon. The two workshops share keynotes, and participants are warmly invited to join both.

Call For Papers

This workshop solicits submissions related to cryptoassets and their ecosystems. This includes empirical studies, analytics methods and tools, case studies and use cases, interfaces to web technologies, reusable datasets and cross-cutting issues.

Topics & Themes

Topics and themes of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Empirical studies that address various aspects of cryptoassets, blockchains, and related phenomena by measuring them, leading to new insight into system characteristics or user behavior. This includes, for example,
    • Cryptoasset networks, compositions, and dependencies
    • Smart contract interactions and dependencies
    • Decentralized Finance (DeFi) systems like stablecoins, lending protocols, derivatives, and decentralized exchanges
    • Transitions between DeFi protocols
    • Cross-chain interactions like bridges and atomic swaps
    • Layer-2 systems like off-chain networks and rollups
  • Analytics methods and tools at are suitable to be reused as part of future analytics processes, set new benchmarks, or significantly simplify basic analytics. Examples include:
    • Address clustering techniques
    • Anonymization and identification
    • Dataset extraction and labeling tools
    • Smart contract analysis (e.g., symbolic execution)
  • Case studies and use cases that focus on specific actors, protocols, services, or other phenomena that emerge, for example, in the following areas:
    • Markets and exchanges
    • Virtual Worlds, Blockchain-based Metaverses and Gaming
    • Security breaches
    • Fraudulent activities
  • Cryptoassets and the Web where Web technologies and standards interface with blockchain and technology and cryptoassets. Examples include:
    • Interfaces between traditional web payments and cryptoassets
    • Adoption and use of cryptoasset-related Web applications
    • Impact of cryptoassets on Web security and privacy
  • Datasets that are suitable to be reused or may become benchmark datasets against which new methods can be evaluated and compared. Such datasets consist of, e.g.:
    • Account labels
    • Transaction labels
    • Timeframe labels
  • Cross-cutting issues that exceed the scope of computer science and pay tribute to the interdisciplinary aspect of cryptoasset analytics, such as:
    • Legal and ethical aspects
    • Economics and econometrics
    • Sustainability

Research Papers & Submission Guidelines

The Cryptoasset Analytics Workshop (CAAW) welcomes submissions of papers documenting novel scientific research relevant to the topics of the conference. Submissions must be original and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. The review process is double-blind. The submitted document should not include any author names, affiliations, or other identifying information. This may include, but is not restricted to: acknowledgements, self-citations, references to prior work by the author(s) etc. Submissions not complying with this guidance will be desk-rejected.

We welcome three types of submissions:

  • Full Papers: Full paper submissions must not exceed 15 pages in length, *including* references and well-marked appendices.

  • Short Papers: Short paper submissions must not exceed 8 pages in length, *including* references and well-marked appendices.

  • Posters: Poster submissions must not exceed 3 pages in length (maximum 2 pages for the main paper content + maximum 1 page for appendices).

The papers must be formatted according to the instructions below. Papers not complying to the page limits or not following the formatting guidelines will be desk-rejected.

Submissions will be handled via Easychair, at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caaw27. Please take some time to include appropriate keywords for your submission.

The submitted abstract and keywords will be leveraged to find adequate reviewers for submitted papers. Please write an email to caaw27@easychair.org, if you have any questions.

Formatting instructions

Submissions must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science format https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines.

Submissions for review must be in PDF format. They must be self-contained and written in English. The PDF files must have all non-standard fonts embedded. Submissions that do not follow these guidelines, or do not view or print properly, will be rejected without review.

Publication policy

Accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings (International Workshops volume) to be published in the Springer-Verlag Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. At least one author of each accepted workshop paper has to register for the workshop. Workshop attendance is only granted for registered participants.

Important dates

  • Submission deadline: November 20, 2026 (firm!) (11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth)
  • Acceptance notification: December 18, 2026
  • Camera-ready version: January 5, 2027
  • Workshop: February 12, 2027

Committee

Organizing Committee

  • Bernhard Haslhofer, Complexity Science Hub Vienna, Austria
  • Friedhelm Victor, TRM Labs, USA
  • Jiahua Xu, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, United Kingdom
  • Aviv Yaish, Princeton University, USA
  • Co-Pierre Georg, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany

Program Committee

  • Abhimanyu Nag, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Arash Pourdamghani, TU Berlin, Germany
  • Brian Zhu, Columbia University, USA
  • Carlo Campajola, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, United Kingdom
  • Christoph Wegener, Aalborg University Business School, Denmark
  • Christos Makridis, Complexity Science Hub, Austria
  • Daniel Liebau, Lightbulb Capital, Singapore
  • Dingyue Liu, Uniswap Labs, USA
  • Fabian Schär, University of Basel, Switzerland
  • Fayçal Drissi, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
  • Francesco Zola, Vicomtech, Spain
  • Hannes Hartenstein, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • István Seres, Princeton University, USA
  • Jan Droll, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
  • Jan Gorzny, Zircuit
  • Julien Prat, CREST, École Polytechnique, France
  • Kaya Alpturer, Princeton University, USA
  • Kentaroh Toyoda, A*STAR SIMTech Singapore and Keio University, Japan
  • Krzysztof Gogol, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Malte Möser, Chainalysis, USA
  • Manvir Schneider, Cardano Foundation, Switzerland
  • Martin Harrigan, South East Technological University, Ireland
  • Michelle Yeo, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Mike Neuder, Princeton University, USA
  • Natkamon Tovanich, TU Wien, Austria
  • Nir Chemaya, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Pietro Saggese, IMT Lucca, Italy
  • Sarisht Wadhwa, University of Michigan, USA
  • Sen Yang, Yale University, USA
  • Stefan Schmid, TU Berlin, Germany
  • Stefan Voigt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Stefano Balietti, University of Mannheim, Germany
  • Tao Yan, University of Zurich, Switzerland
  • Walter Hernandez, UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies, United Kingdom
  • Xin Wan, Uniswap Labs, USA
  • Yebo Feng, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Contact

Contact the organizers at caaw27@easychair.org