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BIS: “proof-of-work” in cryptocurrencies
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Gen
25
2019
The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) published a paper focusing on how Bitcoin and related cryptocurrencies verify that payments are final, that is, irreversible once written into the blockchain. It points to the high costs of achieving such finality via “proof-of-work”. It then weighs the ...more »
Gen
18
2019
There is growing evidence that international financial spillovers have become a two-way street. They occur not only from the major advanced economies to the rest of the world, but also, and increasingly, from a group of large middle-income countries to advanced economies. Because financial markets ...more »
Tagged width: BIS, politica monetaria
Gen
11
2019
The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) issued a research paper addressing the hypothetical benefits and risks of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), which are being widely discussed in recent times. The paper adds to these discussions by taking stock of how progress and plans in ...more »
Dic
16
2018
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision today published a consultative document entitled Revisions to leverage ratio disclosure requirements. The Basel III leverage ratio standard comprises a 3% minimum level that banks must meet at all times, a buffer for global systemically important banks and a set ...more »
Dic
08
2018
Insurers have made increasing use of cloud computing in recent years. Cloud services were initially applied to business support functions, such as customer management or collaboration applications. Currently, cloud computing is being used in core business functions, such as product development, distribution, underwriting or claims ...more »
Nov
24
2018
The Bank for International Settlement (BIS) published a snapshot of the outstanding OTC derivatives transactions statistics at the end of the first semester of this year. The main results are summarized as follows: The notional value of outstanding OTC derivatives increased from $532 trillion at ...more »
Nov
10
2018
Mr Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of Research of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), examines the liquidity properties of decentralised payment systems in an economic model of payments, in which the cost of credit to finance payments enters explicitly. Payment systems built around ...more »
Ott
27
2018
US dollar credit to non-bank borrowers outside the United States rose to nearly $11.5 trillion at end-June 2018, up by 6% over the previous year, with debt securities continuing to grow much faster than loans: by 8.5% compared with 2.5%. Euro-denominated credit to non-bank borrowers outside the euro area ...more »
Tagged width: BIS, capital markets
BIS: Bank stress testing principles
Posted in: News
Ott
20
2018
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued its Stress testing principles, which replace the Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision published in May 2009. The 2009 principles were designed to address key weaknesses in stress testing practices as highlighted by the global financial crisis. Since ...more »
Ott
06
2018
Trading in foreign exchange and other fast-paced electronic markets is increasingly spread across a range of platforms, with non-bank intermediaries, most notably principal trading firms, gaining a stronger foothold. In addition, access to data and data-centric technologies increasingly defines competitive and market structure changes. The ...more »
