"Title page" -- "Table of Contents" -- "Copyright" -- "Dedication" -- "Preface" -- "Background" -- "Purpose" -- "Themes" -- "Acknowledgment by David LEE Kuo Chuen" -- "Acknowledgment by Robert Deng" -- "Volume 1: Cryptocurrency, FinTech, InsurTech, and Regulation" -- "List of Contributors" --...

We analyse a sample of funds and other securities each assigned a total rating score by an unknown expert entity. The scores are based on a number of risk and complexity factors, each assigned a category (factor score) of Low, Medium, or High by the expert entity. A principal component analysis...

Few blockchain centric projects have gone beyond their white paper or proofs-of-concept. While many have fallen below expectations and failed to address the fundamental issues of scalability, privacy, and trust distribution, there are a few “imperfect” projects that are making an impact on...

This paper discusses the key considerations of CBDC design to balance benefits and risks and presents best practices in CBDC design from a global perspective. Using China's CBDC as an illustration, this paper discusses two-tier or multi-tier ledger design and proposes ten enablers of mass...