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Stablecoins claim to stabilise the value of major currencies in the volatile crypto-asset market. This paper describes … the often complex functioning of different types of stablecoins and proposes a taxonomy of stablecoin initiatives. To this … asset. The analysis of different types of stablecoins shows a trade-off between the novelty of the stabilisation mechanism …
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While the debate about the needs and merits of cryptocurrency regulation is ongoing, the unprecedented price hikes of … cryptocurrencies towards the end of 2017 triggered a somewhat unexpected sort of regulation in the form of public statements by … any prospective regulation of cryptocurrencies. First, public statements are a highly effective regulatory tool in the …
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Forum (WEF) on the principles of good regulation. Adapting this research to the context of digital platforms, three key … principles for assessing the regulation of working conditions on these platforms were identified: (i) the consistency with the …
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This paper summarises the outcome of an analysis of stablecoins undertaken by the ECB Crypto-Assets Task Force. At the … that distinguishes stablecoins from existing forms of currencies - regardless of the technology used - and characterises … stablecoin arrangements based on the functions they fulfil. This approach emphasises the role of technology-neutral regulation in …
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regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). These regulations build on an already established structure of digital and business …
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The EU agenda for improving competitiveness is missing in action. Economic competitiveness has been a central plank in the development of the European Union - a relentless quest for policies that lead to more prosperity and that make European companies in world markets more successful. However,...
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Norges Bank has been running a central bank digital currency project since 2016. The project is now in its fourth phase, and as part of this phase an overview will be provided of required legislative amendments linked to the introduction of CBDC. For an overview of Norges Bank's CBDC project,...
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Die Abschaffung der Meisterpflicht in einer Reihe von Gewerken im Zuge der Novellierung der Handwerksordnung von 2004 hatte eine Reihe ökonomischer Folgen, die für die Frage nach einer Wiedereinführung der Meisterpflicht relevant sind. Das Volkswirtschaftliche Institut für Mittelstand und...
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Wirksamkeit dieser Maßnahmen hängt auch von der Reaktion der regulierten Unternehmen und damit von deren Akzeptanz der Regulierung … sollen. Es werden Aspekte der Regulierung identifiziert, die der Akzeptanz abträglich sind, sowie Möglichkeiten erörtert, dem … measures depends on the reaction of the regulated companies and thus on their acceptance of the regulation. This study examines …
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This paper summarises the outcomes of the analysis of the ECB Crypto-Assets Task Force. First, it proposes a characterisation of crypto-assets in the absence of a common definition and as a basis for the consistent analysis of this phenomenon. Second, it analyses recent developments in the...
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