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Environmental impact of digital assets : Crypto-asset mining and distributed ledger technology consensus mechanisms
OECD - 2022
Crypto-asset markets are rapidly developing and reached USD 3tn in late 2021, yet the infrastructure supporting mainstream crypto-assets, such as the Bitcoin, use an enormous amount of energy. This paper explores the growing environmental impact of crypto-assets due to increasing institutional...
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The future of money
2002
The future of money / by Riel Miller, Wolfgang Michalski and Barrie Stevens -- Whence and whither money? / by Michel Aglietta -- The future technology of money / by Zachary Tumin -- Intangible economy and electronic money / by Charles Goldfinger -- New monetary spaces? / by Geoffrey Ingham --...
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The Future of Money
2002
suggestions on why and how to make the transition to the world of digital money. …
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Institutionalisation of crypto-assets and DeFi–TradFi interconnectedness
OECD - 2022
This report examines institutional investor participation in markets for digital assets, including crypto-assets and decentralised finance (DeFi). It considers and tests potential drivers of growing supply and demand for such assets by institutional investors, analyses the potential for...
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The Limits of DeFi for Financial Inclusion : Lessons from ASEAN
OECD - 2024
Decentralised finance, including crypto-asset markets and DeFi protocol activity, has been promoted as a tool to support the democratisation of finance. This report presents quantitative evidence from ASEAN economies that participation in decentralised finance markets has been largely driven by...
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Blockchain at the frontier : Impacts and issues in cross-border co-operation and global governance
OECD - 2022
Blockchain technology is expected to drive digital transformation in the way businesses, governments and societies … interact in the years ahead, including at an international level. This paper considers current and emerging uses of blockchain … blockchain’s impact on global rules and multilateral policy objectives, particularly around climate impacts and uses for illicit …
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Blockchain Technology and Competition Policy
OECD - 2018
This paper introduces the concept of blockchain and considers whether and how the rise of blockchain technology is … relevant to the work of competition authorities. It was prepared as a background note for a discussion on Blockchain Technology …
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Consumer policy guidance on mobile and online payments
2014
The OECD Committee on Consumer Policy has issued this policy guidance to boost consumer protection when using mobile and on-line payment systems and to identify ways in which policy makers and businesses can work together to strengthen consumer protection while spurring innovation in the...
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Report on consumer protection in online and mobile payments
2012
An examination of payments issues is taking place in the context of the review of the OECD’s 1999 guidelines on e-commerce. This report looks at what might need to be amplified or revised to enhance consumer trust and adoption of new and emerging online and mobile payment mechanisms. It...
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Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and democratic values
OECD - 2023
Discussions on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) have so far mostly focused on the potential risks that these currencies could represent for financial intermediation and financial stability. It is important, however, to also consider how they could contribute to the welfare of citizens,...
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