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Crypto-Collateral? Securing Loans with Digital Currency
tags: Collateral CryptoAssets
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Deciphering Americans’ Views on Cryptocurrencies Liberty Street Economics
The NY Fed included crypto-related questions in its May 2018 Survey of Consumer Expectations. The survey reveals that a very high fraction of respondents are aware of cryptos and that they hold a wide variety of views on the topic. For example, younger respondents seem to have a more positive view of cryptos than their older counterparts.
tags: CryptoAssets
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Allstate’s Sanders Re II cat bond fixed at $300m at high-end of pricing – Artemis.bm
One tranche of U.S. primary insurance giant Allstate’s latest Sanders Re II Ltd. (Series 2019-1) catastrophe bond has been pulled and won’t be issued, while the higher risk layer has remained at $300 million in size and its pricing has moved to the top-end of initial guidance.
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The Time Has Come for Uniform Crypto Regulation – TabbFORUM
If the US wants to lead the expansion of the crypto space, it starts with a sound regulatory structure. Former CFTC chairman Timothy G. Massad has a roadmap to get there.
tags: Regulation CryptoAssets
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EU swap users still hope for single-sided reporting, one day – Risk.net
EU lawmakers have agreed a compromise text of amendments for the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. The bloc requires both counterparties to a derivative to report the trade, known as dual-sided reporting. Derivative users have long lobbied for the EU to move to single-sided reporting to reduce the reporting burden. Original proposals published by the European Commission in May 2017 promised a reduction in the reporting burden for exchange-traded derivatives but those have been scrapped. Swap users now have to rely on future reviews for any variation of single-sided reporting being introduced in the EU. Regulators want to see an improvement in the quality of trade data before they consider a switch to single-sided reporting, sources say.
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A failed ICO is trying to flog itself on eBay | FT Alphaville
tags: STOs ICOs CryptoAssets
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Coinbase-Backed Stablecoin Claims Rivals Deceptively Pump Market Cap
Many stablecoin backers artificially inflate their market caps and trading volumes, creating misleading data on crypto-tracking sites. One dubious tactic is to give discounts to investors who agree to lock up their funds for a set timeframe, and another is encouraging wash trading.
tags: Stablecoins CryptoAssets AltCoins
Daily Digest 03/25/2019
