Bio

Kelsie Nabben is an ethnographic researcher in decentralized technology communities. She is interested in the human outcomes of digital infrastructure, blockchain community culture, and algorithmic governance. Kelsie is an active participant in a number of blockchain protocols, DAOs, and decentralized governance research groups, including Metagov, Smart Contract Research Forum, and Blockscience.

Kelsie is a recipient of a PhD scholarship at the RMIT University Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, and a researcher in the Digital Ethnography Research Centre and Blockchain Innovation Hub.