The workshop was aimed at researchers from the fields of finance, economics, computer science, and law, as well as practitioners, policymakers, and innovators interested in the latest developments and critical challenges in decentralized finance. This interdisciplinary workshop was an intensive program where participants immersed themselves in the rapidly changing topics of crypto-analytics, market dynamics, and risk management in DeFi systems.

Through the presentation of current research papers and mutual exchange, participants were able to expand their existing skills and gain new insights. Supporting lectures by international speakers and scientific contributions provided a profound overview of the latest ideas regarding the connections between quantitative data analysis and decentralized financial infrastructure. The program concluded successfully with interactive discussion rounds that identified pressing research questions and laid the foundation for future joint initiatives.

• To the archive & contributions from 2025:events.htw-berlin.de/forschung/frontiers-in-defi-2025/