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Nov 2018

Initial Coin Offerings, Corporate Finance and Financial Regulation

Franklin ALLEN
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have grown substantially in recent years. They involve issuing coins that are recorded on a block-chain. These can be used to purchase the service or good that the firm they finance produces. The coins can be exchanged for currency on cryptocurrency exchanges. Although ...
Keywords: capital raising, cryptocurrencies, financial structure
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Nov 2018

How do Private Digital Currencies Affect Government Policy?

David YERMACK, Max RASKIN, Fahad SALEH
This paper provides a systematic evaluation of the different types of digital currencies. We express skepticism regarding centralized digital currencies and therefore focus our economic analysis on private digital currencies. Specifically, we highlight the potential for private digital currencies to...
Keywords: cryptocurrency, digital currency, Bitcoin, Blockchain
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Nov 2018

From Commodity to Fiat and Now to Crypto: What Does History Tell Us?

Barry EICHENGREEN
Over time, there has been a tendency for political jurisdictions and residents to converge on a single currency. Monopoly over seigniorage is a source of political power and a valuable lifeline when sovereignty is threatened. Moreover a uniform currency, insofar as it is free of counterparty and liq...
Keywords: Monopoly, seigniorage, sovereignty, digital currencies
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Sep 2020

FinTech Platform and Mutual Fund Distribution

Claire Yurong HONG, Xiaomeng LU, Jun PAN
This paper studies the economic impact of the emergence of FinTech platforms on financial intermediation. In China, platform distributions of mutual funds emerged in 2012 and grew quickly into a formidable presence. Utilizing the staggered fund entrance onto platforms, we find markedly increased flo...
Keywords: Mutual Funds, Platforms, FinTech, Flow-Performance Sensitivity
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Sep 2020

Fintech Peer to Peer Lending as Approach to Encourage Economic Inclusion for Rural Communities in Indonesia

Nor ANISA
The paper aims to explain the use of Peer to Peer Lending-based fintech as a platform in creating economic productivity in Rural Areas in Indonesia. Peer to Peer Lending to suppress economic and social inequalities for people who are far from urban access. As for the background of this writing becau...
Keywords: Peer to Peer Lending, Rural Communities in Indonesia, Inclusive Financial, Productivity Economy
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