Stablecoin liquidity was affected by the SVB collapse, with USDC's transparency leading to market reactions.
problem Impact of stablecoin transparency on liquidity during market turmoil.
method Adapted MCI measure to Uniswap, Difference-in-Differences analysis on MCI and TVL, measured liquidity concentration.
result USDC's transparency led to swift market reactions, while USDT's opacity provided a safety net.
MiCA regulation led to a shift in stablecoin dominance.
problem Impact of MiCA regulation on stablecoin trading.
method Comparative analysis of regulated and non-regulated exchanges.
result USDC gained market share and trading volume post-MiCA regulation.
Zero-Liquidation loans protect ETH borrowers from liquidation risks.
problem Risk of liquidation in DeFi lending protocols.
method Allows borrowers to repay in either USDC or pledged ETH, compensating liquidity providers with higher yield.
result More robust and less contagion-prone lending compared to traditional protocols.
Stablecoins are reshaping global monetary systems, offering hybrid structures with public and private monies.
problem The evolution of stablecoins from crypto innovation to a global monetary component.
method Econometric analysis and hybrid system design modeling.
result Stablecoins maintain strong peg stability, and a hybrid system design ensures financial resilience.
Study examines trading costs on Uniswap, finding adversarial slippage is significant for large trades and certain assets.
problem Analyzing costs and slippage in decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
method Empirical evaluation of Uniswap's USDC-ETH and PEPE-ETH pools, calculating slippage and reordering slippage.
result Adversarial slippage is significant for large trades and certain assets like PEPE.
Detects potential depegs in Curve's StableSwap pools to protect LPs.
problem Detecting and alerting LPs to potential depegs in Curve's StableSwap pools.
method Constructed metrics based on price and trading data, fine-tuned BOCD algorithm.
result Model detects USDC depeg 5 hours before price dip, with few false alarms.
Study examines cryptoasset service providers in Austria, revealing global integration and distinct responses to market shocks.
problem Understanding cryptoasset integration and stress behavior in national economies.
method Directly identified on-chain addresses of Austrian crypto-asset service providers, reconstructing transaction activity across multiple cryptocurrencies.
result Austrian crypto-asset service providers are globally integrated, with distinct responses to market shocks.
Novel AMM model for pegged cryptoassets using nested OU processes.
problem Liquidity and risk management in markets for pegged cryptoassets.
method Multi-level nested Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) processes for exchange rate dynamics, calibrated and filtered AMM model.
result Consistent efficient quotes and improved liquidity provision for pegged cryptoassets.
This study compares CeFi and DeFi, finding some DeFi assets are not truly decentralized.
problem Understanding the differences and boundaries between CeFi and DeFi.
method Systematic analysis covering legal, economic, security, privacy, and market manipulation aspects.
result Certain DeFi assets may not be truly decentralized and pose security risks.
Study develops hybrid model to mitigate stablecoin liquidity risk.
problem Increasing integration of stablecoins introduces liquidity risk during market stress.
method Hybrid monetary architecture with 100% reserve backing and liquidity facilities.
result Demonstrates significant reduction in peg deviations and stress persistence.
The paper develops a new framework for pricing and hedging liquidity in crypto markets.
problem Arbitrage and risk management in crypto market making.
method Developed a new mathematical framework using a coordinate system defined by price and intrinsic liquidity.
result Established a linear dependence of asset reserves and value functions on intrinsic liquidity, facilitating arbitrage-free pricing and delta hedging.
Backtesting framework for CLMMs on Uniswap V3 reduces reward estimation error.
problem Estimating rewards for CLMMs in Uniswap V3 liquidity pools.
method Parametric model for liquidity distribution, historical data analysis.
result Error in reward estimation less than 1% for each pool.
This paper explores BTC-denominated prediction markets to avoid stablecoin opportunity costs.
problem Opportunity costs and loss of BTC exposure when converting to stablecoins.
method Analyzes three methods of liquidity provision: cross-market making, automated market making, and DeFi redirection.
result Cross-market making provides the best user risk profile but requires active liquidity.
This paper uses a mean-field game to model stablecoin market dynamics and recovery.
problem Understanding who restores the peg during de-pegging events of stablecoins.
method Dynamic, agent-based mean-field game framework for fiat-collateralized stablecoins.
result The equilibrium formulation endogenously maps market frictions into a price path and order flows, allowing for stress testing and attribution of peg-reverting pressure.
Study finds average 2.02 bps loss in automated market maker routing.
problem Measuring sub-optimality in automated market maker routing.
method Three reproducible optimal benchmarks: SCO, FVO, G-FVO; bisection-based algorithm for optimal routing.
result Average 2.02 bps loss per trade, \$24 million total loss.