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References

Academic & Industry Research

Section titled “Academic & Industry Research”

Derivatives & Structured Products

Section titled “Derivatives & Structured Products”

  1. Hull, J.C. (2021). Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives (11th ed.). Pearson.

  2. Black, F., & Scholes, M. (1973). The Pricing of Options and Corporate Liabilities. Journal of Political Economy, 81(3), 637-654.

  3. Merton, R.C. (1973). Theory of Rational Option Pricing. Bell Journal of Economics and Management Science, 4(1), 141-183.

Automated Market Makers

Section titled “Automated Market Makers”

  1. Adams, H., Zinsmeister, N., & Robinson, D. (2020). Uniswap v2 Core. Uniswap Whitepaper.

  2. Adams, H., et al. (2021). Uniswap v3 Core. Uniswap Whitepaper.

  3. Angeris, G., & Chitra, T. (2020). Improved Price Oracles: Constant Function Market Makers. arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.10001.

Private Markets

Section titled “Private Markets”

  1. Ewens, M., & Farre-Mensa, J. (2020). The Deregulation of the Private Equity Markets and the Decline in IPOs. The Review of Financial Studies, 33(12), 5463-5509.

  2. Gornall, W., & Strebulaev, I.A. (2020). Squaring Venture Capital Valuations with Reality. Journal of Financial Economics, 135(1), 120-143.

Industry Reports

Section titled “Industry Reports”

Private Market Data

Section titled “Private Market Data”

  1. PitchBook. (2024). Global Private Market Fundraising Report. PitchBook Data, Inc.

  2. CB Insights. (2024). State of Venture Report. CB Insights.

  3. Forge Global. (2024). Private Market Overview. Forge Global, Inc.

Cryptocurrency & DeFi

Section titled “Cryptocurrency & DeFi”

  1. Chainalysis. (2024). The 2024 Crypto Crime Report. Chainalysis Inc.

  2. DeFi Llama. (2024). Total Value Locked Dashboard. https://defillama.com

  3. Messari. (2024). Crypto Theses for 2024. Messari, Inc.

Regulatory Resources

Section titled “Regulatory Resources”

United States

Section titled “United States”

  1. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Framework for “Investment Contract” Analysis of Digital Assets (April 2019).

  2. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Digital Asset Primer (2020).

International

Section titled “International”

  1. Monetary Authority of Singapore. A Guide to Digital Token Offerings (2020).

  2. Financial Conduct Authority (UK). Guidance on Cryptoassets (2019).

  3. European Union. Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) (2023).

Technical References

Section titled “Technical References”

Blockchain & Smart Contracts

Section titled “Blockchain & Smart Contracts”

  1. Ethereum Foundation. Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs). https://eips.ethereum.org

  2. OpenZeppelin. Contracts Documentation. https://docs.openzeppelin.com

  3. Chainlink. Price Feeds Documentation. https://docs.chain.link

Security

Section titled “Security”

  1. Trail of Bits. Building Secure Smart Contracts. https://github.com/crytic/building-secure-contracts

  2. Consensys Diligence. Smart Contract Best Practices. https://consensys.github.io/smart-contract-best-practices

Company Resources

Section titled “Company Resources”

Valuation Data Sources

Section titled “Valuation Data Sources”
  1. Forge Global. https://forgeglobal.com
  2. EquityZen. https://equityzen.com
  3. Carta. https://carta.com
  4. SharesPost. https://sharespost.com

Market Data

Section titled “Market Data”
  1. PitchBook. https://pitchbook.com
  2. CB Insights. https://cbinsights.com
  3. Crunchbase. https://crunchbase.com
Section titled “Legal Resources”

Offshore Jurisdictions

Section titled “Offshore Jurisdictions”

  1. Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. Securities Investment Business Law.

  2. British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission. Securities and Investment Business Act.

  3. Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority. Companies Act.

Acknowledgments

Section titled “Acknowledgments”

PIPO would like to acknowledge the contributions of:

  • The Ethereum and broader blockchain developer communities
  • Open-source DeFi protocols that pioneered AMM design
  • Academic researchers in financial derivatives
  • Industry practitioners who provided feedback on product design

This reference list is not exhaustive. PIPO does not endorse any specific third-party products or services mentioned.

Document Information

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