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| Medium

Are Cryptocurrency Exchanges the Next Iteration of an Exchange?

By Jimmie Lenz

Cryptocurrency exchanges act as the broker, the exchange, the clearinghouse, and in many cases, the custodian—streamlined, and almost instantaneous.

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| Duke FinReg Blog

Beware of the Bitcoin Balance Sheet

By Lee A Reiners

Cryptocurrencies are notoriously volatile. Therefore, public firms invested in cryptocurrency are unnecessarily risking wild swings in earnings.

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| Medium

Yes, GameStop and Robinhood Will Change Things

By Jimmie Lenz

Much of the hand-wringing over Robinhood’s activities around Gamestop can be seen in terms of the same thing—a quantification and transference of risk.

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| Duke FinReg Blog

The Custody of Cryptocurrencies: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Opens the Door for Banks to Take Part in the FinTech World

By Lindsay Cooper

Custodians are exposed to liquidity risk due to intra-day maturity mismatches. These risks may be amplified by the volatile and highly technical nature of cryptocurrency.

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| Duke Public Law & Legal Theory Series No. 2020-67

Cryptocurrency and the State: An Unholy Alliance

By Lee A Reiners

In choosing next steps, Congress and regulators must be careful to ensure that regulatory clarity does not come at the expense of sovereign authority.