U.S. Federal Reserve Explores The Potential of Blockchain, Lacks Vision

U.S. Federal Reserve Explores The Potential of Blockchain, Lacks Vision

At the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen discussed a variety of economic issues and financial solutions to lead the United States economy in coming years. Among the many topics that were brought up, Yellen emphasized the importance of Blockchain and hinted that the Fed is exploring the potential of the technology. Ed Wasserman, Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at UC Berkeley and the event moderator, led the interview with Yellen to address various technological solutions that have the capacity of drastically improving the current financial....


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