Treasury Secretary Yellen Says US Does Not Have Framework ‘up to the Task’ of...

Treasury Secretary Yellen Says US Does Not Have Framework ‘up to the Task’ of...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that the U.S. does not have an “adequate framework” to deal with all the different issues posed by cryptocurrencies, such as money laundering and illicit financing. According to her, there is no framework that’s “quite up to the task of putting in place a regulatory framework that we need” for cryptocurrencies. Yellen Sees No Adequate Framework in the US to Deal With Crypto Issues Janet Yellen talked about cryptocurrency regulation at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit Tuesday. The treasury secretary....


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