DeFi : Straight out of the horse’s mouths. A review of an Interagency Report on Stablecoins, and the control they want to have over DeFi – while conflating with CeFi.

by laflammaster I stumbled upon some fun stuff – a report from the US Treasury dept on stablecoins. Document link: Interagency Report on Stablecoins Forward reading – and why you should avoid CBDC: CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) ​ TL;DR; Start The …

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OCC Quarterly Bank Derivatives Report: There is $177T notional value of derivatives in the US banks alone, with assets only $14T. Notional amounts for Holding companies is $234T, while assets at $19T. $140T are set in OTC swaps. OTC contracts account for ~96% of all derivative trades.

by laflammaster https://occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/quarterly-report-on-bank-trading-and-derivatives-activities/files/pub-derivatives-quarterly-qtr4-2021.pdf   https://occ.gov/publications-and-resources/publications/quarterly-report-on-bank-trading-and-derivatives-activities/files/pub-derivatives-quarterly-qtr4-2021.pdf