Turning Proof of Stake rewards into fixed-income products

Trillions of dollars are currently sitting in negative-yield bonds, with hundreds of trillions more having their purchasing power eroded by negative real rates. Meanwhile, in crypto, the Proof of Stake industry generates 6.5% annually for the $275 billion of staked capital used for verifying blockchain transactions.

What would a bond-like fixed income product that derives its yield from Proof of Stake look like? Can it be done, and what are the challenges of making it a reality? What role would such a product play in building crypto’s still non-existent interest rate markets?

Research paper contents:

• The nature of blockchain creates yield opportunities
• Yields in traditional finance
• Today's crypto yields and the "worst-case" yield
• Hedging against market risk and hedging difficulties
• What would this fixed-income product look like?
• Are staking returns the lowest risk “risk-free rate” of crypto?
• Theory versus practice — comments from industry experts