Financial Risk

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Can Bitcoin Replace Fiat Currencies?

Sydney Maki & Vildana Hajric |

Bitcoin’s volatility makes the scenario seem unlikely, but some see El Salvador as a test case for other countries with high poverty and a dependence on cross-border remittances.
News

New Crypto Balance Sheet Alternative

Olga Kharif |

New fund option promises up to 7% annual return on a “stablecoin”-based account that would function much like a CD.
News

Currency Volatility Set for a Comeback

William Shaw & Vassilis Karamanis |

Banks are recommending corporate treasurers protect themselves against FX swings, which have been muffled recently by record-low interest rates and Fed liquidity support.

News

Treasury Calls for Crypto Transfers over $10,000 to Be Reported to the IRS

Laura Davison & Christopher Condon |

Despite a Twitter-user outcry, and loss of value for some cryptocurrency-related assets, market observers point out that this matches IRS treatment of cash transactions.
News

Elon Musk Blows up Wall Street’s Case for Bitcoin

Yakob Peterseil & Anchalee Worrachate |

Price roller-coaster underscores that because bitcoin has no underlying profit streams or interest payments, it’s inherently a speculative bet on future market trends.
Analysis

Crypto Trading Needs More Federal Oversight

Bernice Napach |

Gensler will talk with Congress about authorizing a federal regulatory regime to oversee cryptocurrency exchanges, he told CNBC.
News

BofA and JPMC Enter Swaps Trade Tied to New LIBOR Replacement

Lananh Nguyen & Alexandra Harris |

“We want to signal our support for credit-sensitive rates alongside SOFR. There’s a lot of work being done on having a rate that looks and feels like LIBOR,” according to a BofA representative.
News

Derivatives Have a LIBOR Solution

William Shaw |

Market embraces ISDA pact to automatically substitute a replacement rate for hundreds of trillions of dollars worth of interest-rate swaps, futures, and options.
News

Does China Intend to Replace the Dollar?

Bloomberg News |

PBOC officials say no, the e-yuan is currently designed primarily for domestic use.
News

Biden Team Eyes Potential Threat from Digital Yuan

Saleha Mohsin |

China’s trial issuance of a digital yuan has some officials concerned about whether the dollar will remain the world’s dominant reserve currency in the long term.

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