Senate committee votes unanimously in favor of Yellen as Treasury Secretary
The Senate Committee on Finance backed Yellen’s nomination in a show of bipartisan support.
Tag: Federal Reserve
Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie
With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.
Fed’s Powell Wins Forbes’ Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?
A side effect of the Fed’s medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies.
What Is a CBDC?
A CBDC is a central bank digital currency, a new type of money governments are experimenting with that often has blockchain at its core.
ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System
As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be.
Biden plans for former Fed Chair and noted Bitcoin bear to lead US Treasury
The Biden team looks to Janet Yellen to lead the next administration’s economic policy, which will have to navigate the wreckage left in the wake of the coronavirus.
Crypto users speak out on proposed change to FinCEN Travel Rule
“This proposal, if adopted, would prove to be an invasion of privacy.”
Privacy should be at the core of CBDCs, says Boston Fed research director
Privacy should be a key talking point from the beginning of CBDC development.
ECB’s Lagarde Has ‘Hunch’ Digital Euro Will Launch in 2-4 Years
ECB President Christine Lagarde says the impetus for a central bank digital currency could come from the need to facilitate cross-border finance.
US central banker urges digital dollar development
FOMC member Robert Kaplan believes the Fed should prioritize creating a digital dollar.
