Decentralization in the centers of power: Learn crypto from Biden’s SEC chair pick, part 3/3
The next leader of the U.S. securities regulator seems to be sympathetic to the mission of decentralization. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
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US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to replace Elad Roisman. During Obama’s administration, Gensler led the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2009 to 2014. The Former Banker Became Part of Biden’s Transition Team in November According … Read more
Reuters: Gary Gensler, MIT blockchain professor and Obama’s CFTC chair, to head Biden SEC
Gensler taught a course on “blockchain technology’s potential use — by entrepreneurs and incumbents — to change the world of money and finance.” Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Law Decoded: Of AML and appointees, Nov. 6–13
In the U.S., all eyes are on Joe Biden’s planned appointees, while Europe is seeing progress under a new AML regime. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Federal Reserve Bank reveals details of digital dollar research
The Federal Reserve Bank has been exploring digital currencies to modernize the U.S. payments sector. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
MIT is helping the Boston Fed build a CBDC that can be scaled for consumer use
Can MIT help the U.S. catch up to China in the CBDC race? Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
US Federal Reserve Reveals Building a Digital Dollar Codebase With MIT
The U.S. central bank has been working on creating a digital dollar, according to a recently published transcript from Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. On Thursday, she told participants attending “San Francisco’s Innovation Office Hours” webcast, that the Fed has been “collaborating with researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)” toward building a … Read more
20 Top Universities Join Oasis Blockchain Network’s Data Program
The Oasis Foundation has announced a new University Program, bringing together blockchain societies from leading universities like MIT and Cornell. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank and MIT to Tackle Digital Currency Research
Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
MIT Crypto Group Researcher Says PoW Attacks Not Always Obvious
James Lovejoy, a research assistant for Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, crypto and blockchain group the Digital Currency Initiative, explained blockchain attacks might not always be obvious. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
