Because these contracts are automated, instantaneous, and executed with assets already represented in the Bitcoin blockchain, Middleton says they eliminate counterparty risk while also
subtracting conventional banking and brokerage fees.
In this chart, for the original rates, I used the
Bank of Canada's average five - year posted
conventional mortgage rate for the appropriate month and year, and
subtracted 1.42 %, which a recent
Bank of Canada report indicated is the long - term historical average discount offered on posted rates.