DeFi-ying the Fed? Monetary Policy Transmission to Stablecoin Rates

Andrea Barbon; Jean Barthelemy; Benoît Nguyen

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DeFi-ying the Fed? Monetary Policy Transmission to Stablecoin Rates

Andrea Barbon Jean Barthelemy Benoît Nguyen

SSRN Electronic Journal · Elsevier BV

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Andrea Barbon, Jean Barthelemy, Benoît Nguyen (2023). DeFi-ying the Fed? Monetary Policy Transmission to Stablecoin Rates. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4673325

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