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A Solution to the Current LIBOR Mess – TabbFORUM
“A financial institution with skin in the game is the most likely source of a better LIBOR replacement. CME Group has the most to lose from failure of LIBOR’s replacement as well as the expertise to produce the best LIBOR alternative.”
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The War on Cashless Stores | AIER
” There are better options than bans on cashless stores. Rather than imposing banknote acceptance by force, why not work towards improving the product? If cash were better, then store owners and consumers might choose to deal in it of their own accord.”
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Prepaid debit cards. The other anonymous payments method
“When it comes to financial privacy, good old fashioned banknotes and privacy cryptocurrencies like Zcash & Monero get all the attention. But let’s not forget about prepaid debit cards.”
tags: CryptoAssets Fintech CBDC Blog
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Why security tokens are categorically and absolutely not crypto tokens | FT Alphaville
“If someone ever tries to tell you that an STO is just a fancy name for an ICO, or that security tokens have anything to do with crypto tokens, or that the real benefit of “cryptoassets” is that they allow you to skirt regulation, or that it’s strange to have 133 companies headquartered in a 2-up-2-down in Manchester, you just tell them to stop acting the fool.”
tags: CryptoAssets ICOs STOs Blog
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Interest-Paying Crypto Accounts Are This Year’s Leading Trend – Bitcoin News
“2019 has witnessed an explosion of crypto savings programs that promise annual interest simply for locking up digital assets.”
tags: CryptoAssets Custody Collateral Blog
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BlockFi and the Mystery of Finance – Zane Pocock
“In the last couple of weeks there has been an explosion of conversation about BlockFi centered around their new Crypto Interest Account product, which differs from their Crypto Backed Loans product.”
tags: CryptoAssets Custody Collateral Blog
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BBVA loan links interest rate to digital milestones
The first “D-Loan”, as BBVA has dubbed the product, has been signed by Singapore-based Olam International, one of the world’s leading food traders. The interest rate on the $350m revolving credit facility, provided by a consortium of seven banks led by BBVA, will decline if Olam hits a set of 32 digital targets.
Kiffmeister’s Daily Fintech Digest 04/01/2019
