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Moody’s exploring blockchain’s impact on digital bond ratings

Blockchain and crypto were meant to eliminate conventional finance’s risks, but Risk Live North America panelists said such risks have not been reduced, and new ones have been introduced.

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Moody’s Ratings has been researching the impact of blockchains on the ratings assigned to digital bonds, said Rajeev Bamra, head of strategy for digital economy at Moody’s, while speaking on a panel at the Risk Live North America conference, hosted by WatersTechnology sibling publication Risk.

The agency is attempting to answer questions such as: If a AAA bond is issued on two different blockchains, does it stay AAA? Or does its rating change based on the blockchains’ respective protocols? Do the

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