1/8 Witness the intriguing parallel between USDC insolvency concerns & Marriner Eccles's strategy during the Great Depression. Both emphasize trust in financial systems. #stablecoin#financialhistory
USDC issuers, led by Circle, hit pause on withdrawals to gather capital in response to insolvency concerns. They took a page from history to handle the crisis. #cryptocurrency#crisismanagement
Mar 13, 2023 • 7 tweets • 1 min read
1/7 The Fed's new BTFP program has some hidden gems. In particular, it offers eligible institutions a call option on the bond market at an absurdly minimal cost of 10bps.
Here's how:
2/7 Institutions are able to offer up their bond portfolio (Treasuries, MBSs, etc) that is held below par and receive full cash collateral for the par value.