The Influence of Seed Selection on the Solvency II Ratio. (arXiv:1801.05409v1...
This article contains the first published example of a real economic balance sheet where the Solvency II ratio substantially depends on the seed selected for the random number generator (RNG) used. The...
View ArticleShooting Low or High: Do Countries Benefit from Entering Unrelated...
It is well known that countries tend to diversify their exports by entering products that are related to their current exports. Yet this average behavior is not representative of every diversification...
View ArticleGreedy algorithms and Zipf laws. (arXiv:1801.05279v1 [cond-mat.stat-mech])
We consider a simple model of firm/city/etc. growth based on a multi-item criterion: whenever entity B fares better that entity A on a subset of $M$ items out of $K$, the agent originally in A moves to...
View ArticleConsistent Valuation Across Curves Using Pricing Kernels. (arXiv:1801.04994v1...
The general problem of asset pricing when the discount rate differs from the rate at which an asset's cash flows accrue is considered. A pricing kernel framework is used to model an economy that is...
View ArticleWhy This Startup Took Part of Its Venture Funding in XRP
Announced Tuesday, the investment by Ripple executives in Omni feels ill-timed as the price of the coin has fallen more than 40 percent.
View ArticleA Note to CoinDesk Readers
On Tuesday, we had technical difficulties that prevented us from posting for several hours. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
View ArticleThe Sidechains Breakthrough Almost Everyone in Bitcoin Missed
You've heard of proof of work, but what about proofs of proofs of work? A complex notion, the research on "Non-Interactive Proofs of Proofs of Work," or NiPoPoW, released in October, has received very...
View ArticleCalPERS Board Elects Priya Mathur As President, Rob Feckner As Vice President
The CalPERS Board of Administration elected Priya Mathur as board president and Rob Feckner as vice president. Mathur is the first female elected president of the CalPERS board. This will be her first...
View ArticleShanghai Stock Exchange Issues Q & A On Detailed Rules For Shareholding...
On May 27, 2017, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released the "Some Provisions on Shareholding Lessening by Shareholders, Directors, Supervisors and Senior Executives of Listed...
View ArticleDalian Commodity Exchange Officially Investigated 16 Violations In 2017
In the fourth quarter of 2017, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) continued to crack down on all kinds of violations, including 92 cases of unusual transactions, of which 41 were self-trade, 47 were...
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Tokens Will Bring Conflicts of Interest to Healthcare
ICOs and tokens may open up new modes of healthcare funding, but are there as many cons as pros?
View ArticleProposed US Task Force Would Tackle Crypto Use in Terrorism Financing
A new bill introduced by a U.S. lawmaker calls for the formation of a task force to combat the use of cryptocurrencies in financing terrorism.
View ArticleBlockstream Launches Micropayments Processing System for Bitcoin Apps
Bitcoin startup Blockstream has introduced a micropayment processing system that it claims makes it simpler to build bitcoin payment apps.
View ArticleShanghai Stock Exchange, CSDC Revise Rules For Trading Business Of...
With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (CSDC) have revised the “Measures for...
View ArticleKorean Regulator Investigating Staff Insider Trading of Cryptocurrencies
A Korean financial regulator has reportedly indicated it is investigating possible insider trading of cryptocurrencies by its own staff.
View ArticleBitcoin Is Back Above $11,500, But Bulls Not Out of the Woods Yet
Despite a sharp recovery to over $11,500 today, bitcoin's price is still on shaky ground, the charts suggest.
View ArticleBull Run or Just Bull? Take CoinDesk's State of Blockchain Sentiment Survey
Do you care about prices? Which innovations have you most excited? If you've strong opinions on the state of the industry, make your voice heard.
View ArticleAntpool Adds Support for Siacoin Mining Amid Bitmain Miner Launch
AntPool adds support for the siacoin token, as the mining pool's parent firm, Bitmain, launches a device that can mine it.
View ArticleRipple and Stellar Lead the Way as Crypto Market Shakes Off Rout
The cryptocurrency market is showing early signs of possible recovery, with Ripple and Stellar performing best among the top 10 currencies.
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