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Policy

State of Crypto: Meet Lael Brainard, the Fed's CBDC Champion

Last year, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard announced the Boston branch of the U.S. central bank was exploring a digital dollar. She’ll be speaking next week at Consensus.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has addressed crypto-related issues while in her role at the U.S. central bank over the past five years.

Policy

Money Reimagined: How the Fed Could Fail

Mounting debts and inflation fears could leave central banks hamstrung in the years ahead, leading to the debasement of fiat currencies.

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Tech

What If Somebody Hacks the Money Pipeline Next?

The Colonial Pipeline saga illustrates what may be a vulnerability with digital currency issued by central banks.

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Markets

US CPI Report Shows April Inflation Faster Than Expected, Highest Since 2008

Nearly all major components of the CPI increased in April, a sign that pent-up demand is fueling a rebound in economic mobility.


Policy

State of Crypto: Gary Gensler's Regulatory Clarity Sounds Awfully Familiar

Gary Gensler said Congress should provide clarity around crypto exchange regulation. A 2020 bill sought to do just that.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler suggested Congress could grant a federal regulator oversight authority over crypto exchanges during a Congressional hearing last week.

Videos

Former Fed Regulator Michael Hsu Appointed Acting Comptroller of the Currency

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen appointed Michael Hsu, a former Federal Reserve banking regulator, as Acting Comptroller of the Currency. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De on what we know about Hsu’s background and what his appointment might mean for the crypto sphere.

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Markets

Crypto Now Viewed by Some as a Threat to Financial Stability, Fed Survey Finds

The Fed's own staffers didn't mention cryptocurrencies as a risk to financial stability, but market participants did.

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Videos

Federal Reserve Proposes Guidelines for ‘Novel’ Banks to Access Fed Payments

The Federal Reserve is developing guidelines that would, if passed, provide crypto banking companies like Avanti access to the federal payments system. CoinDesk’s Nik De breaks down the significance of the proposal. Plus, a discussion of the IRS’s recent “John Doe” summons on Kraken.

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Markets

US Federal Reserve Proposes Guidelines for ‘Novel’ Banks That Want Access to Fed Payments

The guidelines would have a direct bearing on Wyoming special purpose depository institutions that want access to Fed payments, said U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bounces Back to $55K as Yellen Backtracks on Rate Hike Comments

"Rate hikes are not something I'm predicting or recommending," Yellen later said.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen