Jonas Gross is a research assistant at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, and a project manager at the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC).

His main research focus are central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, and cryptocurrencies. Mr. Gross wrote various publications about the Facebook-initiated cryptocurrency project “Libra” and about CBDC. As one example, Mr. Gross was co-author of the Central Bank Digital Currency Policy-Maker Toolkit published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Mr. Gross published various articles in German magazines, like the Manager Magazin, Capital, and the Börsenzeitung.