Journal Article
A Method for Estimating the Price of Stablecoin Insurance
Jacewitz, Stefan; Acker, Chris (2024-06-20)
As crypto assets such as stablecoins have gained traction in recent years, they have also raised financial stability concerns. The attention has likely been motivated by a steady stream of stablecoin collapses, which are essentially bank runs. One approach to mitigating this risk could be to insure stablecoins in a way similar to bank deposits—that is, with a third-party guarantee to cover the depositor’s (or coin-holder’s) losses should the bank (or issuer) collapse. Because stablecoins have many functional similarities to bank deposits, the theory underlying deposit insurance pricing ...
Economic Review

Journal Article
Paying for Success
Romero, Jessica Sackett (2018-01)
State and local governments are trying a new financing model for social programs
Econ Focus , Issue 1Q , Pages 14-16