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Insurers Avoid FTX-Linked Crypto Firms As Contagion Risk Rises

Insurers Avoid FTX-Linked Crypto Firms As Contagion Risk Rises

Dec 19 (Reuters) – Insurers are denying or limiting coverage for customers exposed to bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, leaving traders and digital currency exchanges uninsured against losses from hacking, theft or lawsuits, said several market participants. Insurers were already reluctant to underwrite asset and directors and officers (D&O) protection policies for crypto companies due to …

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Currency swap debt is an $80 trillion global regulator, says 'blind spot'

Currency swap debt is an $80 trillion global regulator, says ‘blind spot’

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Pension funds and other “non-bank” financial firms hold more than $80 trillion in hidden off-balance sheet dollar debt in foreign exchange swaps, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. ). The BIS, dubbed the central bank of central banks around the world, also said in its latest quarterly report that …

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