Sultan Meghji

Sultan Meghji, former FDIC Chief Innovation Officer and current Duke University Professor and Scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the role of crypto in the latest contagion jitters surrounding the banking sector. Plus, insights on the liquidity concerns as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. replaced $40 billion in funds it took from the TGA, initially earmarked to help ease market disruptions from the closure of SVB.

16 mar 2023

The Federal Reserve and other U.S. banking agencies are warning banks that crypto poses significant liquidity dangers, further reinforcing their campaign to generally steer lenders away from digital assets. Former FDIC Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji explains why this warning is a "nothing burger" and whether US regulators' approach to crypto regulation will have a chilling effect on financial innovation. Plus, why FDIC could never insure bitcoin the way US dollars are insured.

23 feb 2023

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is looking into claims by crypto broker Voyager that its customer accounts were protected by the agency in the event of collapse. Former FDIC Chief Innovation Officer Sultan Meghji discusses the scrutiny as Three Arrows creditors get an emergency hearing.

11 lug 2022