EVE Frontier Hires Former Central Bank Economist to Shape Virtual Economy

CCP Games enlists Stefán Þórarinsson to design and refine the blockchain-based MMO's player-driven financial system.

Stefán Þórarinsson, a former economist at the Central Bank of Iceland, has been appointed as Head of Economy for CCP Games' blockchain-based MMO, EVE Frontier.
Þórarinsson's role involves developing a player-driven virtual economy, aiming to simulate and study real-world economic principles within the game environment.
Initial experiments will focus on understanding monetary policy, inflation, and market dynamics in the game's closed alpha phase before potentially opening the economy to real-world currency exchanges.
EVE Frontier integrates Ethereum-based smart contracts, enabling players to create custom missions and economic systems, with a long-term goal of a self-sustaining economy.
CCP Games views this initiative as an opportunity to advance research on digital economies and decentralized systems, with potential implications for broader applications beyond gaming.