90 Central Banks Seek Blockchain Answers at Federal Reserve Event
Major central banks worldwide have spent the past year organizing their own working groups dedicated to exploring blockchain technology and digital currencies. During a three-day event in Washington, DC, hosted by the World Bank, the Intentional Monetary Fund and the US Federal Reserve, representatives from a range of central banks worldwide offered private details about the ongoing work at their respective institutions. At the gathering last week the central bank leaders expressed broad interest in how the technology might impact both the banks they regulate as well as their own....
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