Fintech
Marco Gross and Richard Senner “From Par to Pressure: Liquidity, Redemptions, and Fire Sales with a Systemic Stablecoin”
International Monetary Fund, Working paper n° 26/5
Posted in: Articolo
Mar
26
2026
Abstract: Fiat-backed stablecoins are expanding, and their issuers may attain systemic relevance as reserve portfolios grow and as they may become increasingly intertwined with financial markets. This paper analyzes the resulting risks and the design choices that can mitigate them. A detailed financial-economics discussion forms ...more »
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Eugenio M. Cerutti, Martina Hengge and Takaaki Sagawa, “Stablecoin Shocks”
International Monetary Fund, Working paper n° 26/44
Posted in: Articolo
Mar
26
2026
Abstract: We develop novel measures of stablecoin shocks and use them to identify the causal effects of stablecoin adoption on U.S. financial markets. Combining a daily narrative dataset of stablecoin-specific news with changes in the combined market capitalization of USDC and USDT, we measure high-frequency ...more »
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Hyun Song Shin, “Tokenomics and blockchain fragmentation”
Bank for International Settlements, Working Paper n° 1335
Posted in: Articolo
Mar
26
2026
Abstract: Money is a coordination device underpinned by strong network effects: the more others accept a form of money, the more I wish to adopt it too. The decentralisation agenda of public permissionless blockchains undercuts these network effects and leads to fragmentation of the monetary ...more »
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Martin Summer, “Privacy by design for public digital money”
Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian National Bank), Working paper n° 278
Posted in: Articolo
Mar
26
2026
Abstract: As central banks explore issuing digital currencies for public use, a critical design challenge is how to protect the privacy of the granular data trails digital payments leave behind. While privacy is widely recognised as a goal, policy debates often frame it as a ...more »
Danish Us-Salam, “Mitigating Vulnerability: The Role of Risk Warnings, Information Order & Salience in Crypto Assets”
Central Bank of Ireland, Working paper n° 9
Posted in: Articolo
Feb
26
2026
Abstract: The growing popularity of crypto assets has driven increased engagement, often fuelled by promotional content that highlights past returns while downplaying risks. This paper evaluates the effectiveness of behaviourally informed risk warnings in such a setting. Using an online randomized controlled trial, participants viewed ...more »
Anna Amirdjanova, David Lynch and Anni Zheng, “Initial Margin for Crypto Currencies Risks in Uncleared Markets”
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., Working n° 2026-009
Posted in: Articolo
Feb
26
2026
Abstract: We examine prospective classification of crypto currencies risks within the ISDA Standardized Initial Margin Model (SIMM) framework for calculation of initial margin on trades sensitive to cryptocurrencies’ risk factors in the uncleared market. Consistent with the view that cryptocurrencies are digital assets that fundamentally ...more »
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Helmut Elsinger, Helmut Stix and Martin Summer, “Consumer preferences for a digital euro: insights from a discrete choice experiment in Austria”
Bank for International Settlements, Working paper n° 1302
Posted in: Articolo
Gen
29
2026
Abstract: This paper examines consumers’ intended adoption of a digital euro in Austria using a discrete choice experiment. We estimate a mixed logit model to quantify the role of key attributes such as privacy, offline functionality, security against financial loss, monetary incentives, and payment form ...more »
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Kenechukwu Anadu, Patrick McCabe, JP Perez-Sangimino, and Nathan Swem, “A Framework for Understanding the Vulnerabilities of New Money-Like Products”
Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., Working paper n° 2026-002
Posted in: Articolo
Gen
29
2026
Abstract: New money-like products, such as tokenized money market funds (MMFs), money market exchange-traded funds (MMETFs), and stablecoins, could be transformative for finance. These products may offer significant benefits, but like other money-like assets, they also have certain vulnerabilities. We introduce a framework to analyze ...more »
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Nov
07
2025
U.S. bitcoin ETFs record $240 million in inflows as market sentiment faces pressure from the ongoing government shutdown. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/11/07/u-s-bitcoin-etf-flows-turn-positive-after-six-days-of-outflows
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‘HOPIUM’ for Bitcoin Price Bulls
Posted in: News
Ott
31
2025
A long-term moving average indicator offers hope to bitcoin bulls. https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2025/10/31/hopium-for-bitcoin-bulls
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