Finance

What is a fabricated payment? In finance, the term “fabricated payment” refers to a payment that must be made under certain securities lending agreements. Manufactured payments are a common feature of short selling, in which a borrower receives the stock security and must pay interest and/or dividends to the lender of those securities. Key points to remember Manufactured payments are …

Modern exchanges are aggregating deeper liquidity to ensure sufficient funds in pools. The number of modern platforms is rising, making it hard for a user to choose the most suitable option.  KyberSwap is one competitive DEX on the market, operating with the ability to aggregate liquidity from over 80 exchanges across 11 chains extending from Avalanche to Aurora. Working hand …

Do I have to pay capital gains taxes on a house that my business sells to me? The answer to this question really depends on the type of legal entity your business is operated by and how it is organized (for example, as a corporation, partnership, or LLC). Below, we look at how the type of business you have can …

What is a soft fork? In blockchain technology, a soft fork is a change in the software protocol where only previously valid transaction blocks are rendered invalid. Since older nodes will recognize new blocks as valid, a soft fork is backward compatible. This type of fork only requires the majority of miners to upgrade to apply the new rules, as …

A new report from Juniper Research analyzed the trajectory of the nonfungible token (NFT) market over the next five years. According to the study, global transactions related to NFTs will escalate from 24 million in 2022 to nearly 40 million by 2027. One of the top catalysts to push NFT adoption will be those linked to metaverse use cases, according …

What is a treasury share? Unissued shares are company shares that are not circulating and have not been offered for sale to employees or the general public. As such, companies do not print stock certificates for unissued shares. Unissued shares are normally held in a company’s treasury. Their number generally has no impact on shareholders. Key points to remember Unissued …

What is a bull market? A bull market is the condition of a financial market in which prices are rising or are expected to rise. The term “bull market” is most often used to refer to the stock market, but can be applied to anything traded, such as bonds, real estate, currencies, and commodities. Since security prices essentially rise and …

What is an interest deficiency? An interest deficiency is the accrued interest owed that remains after a borrower has made their monthly payment. This may result in negative amortization on some adjustable rate loans. Negative amortization is a financial term referring to an increase in the principal balance of a loan caused by an inability to cover the interest due …

According to a new post by Acala Network co-founder Bette Chen, the community has voted to burn 2.97 billion worth of Acala USD (aUSD) stablecoin. Acala is a decentralized finance platform built on the Polkadot (DOT) ecosystem. The week prior, the price of aUSD fell to less than $0.01 from its dollar peg after it was discovered that 3.022 billion …

Erie is not only convenient and accessible, but it offers some of the most affordable auto insurance rates of 2022. Founded in 1925, Erie is a Fortune 500 company still based in Pennsylvania today. It has a limited reach with service only in DC and 12 states: District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, …