BIS Innovation Hub partners with Fed to support analysis of digital assets
Jerome Powell cited CBDCs and digital assets in his speech to open the New York Innovation Center at the Federal Reserve’s local offices. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has announced it will be partnering with the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub as part of the launch of its New York Innovation Center, an initiative aimed at exploring technology used to develop the global financial system. In a Monday speech for the opening of the New York Innovation Center, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the partnership would support the agency’s analysis of digital....
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British Lawmakers Form Crypto and Digital Assets Group
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A line-by-line analysis and critique of the recently proposed bill to regulate “digital assets.” To say it’s misguided is an understatement.