By Giovanna Massarotto Collusion is one of the greatest threats to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which has surpassed $100,000 in value, and its network currently processes around 450,000 transactions per day. Many argue that Bitcoin could challenge the U.S. dollar’s global dominance by enabling a decentralized, peer-to-peer payment system. Bitcoin transactions…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation
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By Giovanna Massarotto In this article, I will briefly review my work on blockchain and antitrust as a way of regulating digital markets, demonstrating how blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) are inherently connected to the principles of antitrust law and can work synergistically in driving innovation by pursuing economic freedom…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation
By Sarah Hammer Crypto’s Promise: Redefining Finance from the Ground Up Every trade is a battle for dominance on Wall Street. It was here, starting my career as a derivatives trader in the high-stakes markets for global financial giants, that I saw firsthand the limits of a financial system stressed…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation
[vc_row martech_row_background_position=”None”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2336″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=””][vc_column_text css=””] On June 18, 2024, the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) co-hosted with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) the IMF-WIFPR Conference on Financial and Real Implications of Technologies, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Cyber Risks. This is the second annual IMF-WIFPR conference,…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation
On Tuesday, November 7, 2024, the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) hosted a roundtable on Basel III Endgame. The roundtable convened two dozen academic, industry, and policy experts to discuss the proposed rule by the federal banking agencies (Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation