Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editorial Board Members
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Institutionalisation of Digital Assets
- Part II Digital Assets and Decentralised Finance
- 4 The Suitability of Securities Token Offerings, Cryptocurrencies, and Crypto-Related Assets for Pension Investments
- 5 Regulatory Considerations of the Decentralised Financial System
- 6 A Hayekian View of Digital Currencies
- Part III Regulations and Compliance of Digital Assets
- Part IV Cryptocurrency Economics and Monetary Policies
- Abbreviations
- Index
- References
4 - The Suitability of Securities Token Offerings, Cryptocurrencies, and Crypto-Related Assets for Pension Investments
from Part II - Digital Assets and Decentralised Finance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2025
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Editorial Board Members
- Acknowledgements
- Part I Institutionalisation of Digital Assets
- Part II Digital Assets and Decentralised Finance
- 4 The Suitability of Securities Token Offerings, Cryptocurrencies, and Crypto-Related Assets for Pension Investments
- 5 Regulatory Considerations of the Decentralised Financial System
- 6 A Hayekian View of Digital Currencies
- Part III Regulations and Compliance of Digital Assets
- Part IV Cryptocurrency Economics and Monetary Policies
- Abbreviations
- Index
- References
Summary
Securities token offerings, cryptocurrencies, and crypto-related assets are new categories of assets. Relatively little pension money has been invested in cryptocurrency and crypto-related assets, but that amount is growing. This chapter evaluates whether those assets are suitable investments for pension plans and pension participants.
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- Digital AssetsPricing, Allocation and Regulation, pp. 71 - 86Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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