The DAREC Library
June 29, 2022 | American Banker
How the SEC threw a wrench in bank regulators’ crypto custody efforts
Featuring Lenz
Duke's Jimmie Lenz provides insight into the consequences of a new US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) ruling into how institutions should treat digital assets they hold in custody.
June 3, 2022 | The Washington Post
The Crypto-Skeptics’ Voices are Getting Louder
Featuring Balleisen
Edward Balleisen, a Duke professor and historian of financial bubbles is quoted.
May 17, 2022 | Duke Today
Duke Engineering's Lenz on Why an NFT Makes for a More Secure Diploma
Featuring Lenz
Students in Jimmie Lenz's Duke engineering courses on the Coursera online learning platform receive copies of their certificates as a Non-Fungible Tokens – or NFTs.
March 25, 2022 | DAREC
Crypto Dynamics During Market Downturns: Another DotCom Boom-Bust Cycle?
The article compares the present cryptocurrency phenomenon to the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s, and suggests that apparent parallels between the two may be exaggerated.
February 4, 2022 | DAREC
Bitcoin ETFs: Measuring the Performance of This New Market Niche
The first in a series of DAREC articles on Bitcoin ETFs, analyzing the problem of measuring performance of this new class of financial product and giving exposure to the world's most famous and capitalized cryptocurrency.