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Clearinghouses Create Moral Hazard Despite Centralization
- Centralizing derivatives in clearinghouses reduces bilateral risk but increases moral hazard.
- Clearing houses rely on members for capitalization, making their incentives different and potentially weaker than banks'.
Crypto Markets Lack The Maturity To Fine Tune Exposures
- Crypto markets are immature and don’t yet allow fine-tuned hedging of exposures the way established derivative markets do.
- Ether and tokens lack clear, longstanding economic intuitions, making exposures weirder and harder to hedge.
Value Bitcoin As A Share Of Global Wealth Not A Classic Currency
- Treat bitcoin as a share of global financial wealth rather than a conventional currency model.
- Its value depends on adoption momentum and first-mover entrenchment more than transactional velocity.