Kelsie - on the cataclysmia of digital infrastructure
Dr Kelsie NabbenDecentralised digital infrastructure, security & society
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Decentralised digital security (book): Pre-order now!
As I have shared, my first solo-authored book is coming out in late April 2026, sharing critical insights on the blockchain security landscape, actors, and dynamics.
The book is now available for pre-order at Open Access rates, meaning he...
Between the Code: Why Technical Excellence Fails
This blog post is an extended write-up of a presentation delivered in collaboration with Kelsie Nabben at SEAL’s darkMode conference (EthDenver, 2026). Written by Kelsie Nabben & Matta.
To view the trimmed, shortened recording, see the vid...
8 Critical Insights from My Forthcoming Book on Blockchain Security
14 October, 2025
By Kelsie Nabben
Coordination under Uncertainty
As the digital world becomes ever more entangled with global finance, governance, and everyday life, the question of how to coordinate securely under conditions of uncertai...
New Paper: Online Governance Surfaces and Attention Economies
This paper arose out of the need to consider attention as a (scarce) resource in governance in digital contexts. It was co-authored with colleagues via Metagov (a not-for-profit research collective).
Attention economies = the analysis of h...
My PhD is now freely available
Kelsie Nabben
August, 2025
My PhD is finally public! 🎓
After being under embargo for book negotiations, my 2023 dissertation is now freely available: https://doi.org/10.25439/rmt.29614595
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Social scientist researcher in decentralised digital infrastructure at RMIT University (+ BlockScience + BlockchainGov)
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