U.S. Federal Reserve looking at potentially issuing its own digital currency

In a statement, Governor Lael Brainard of the U.S. Federal Reserve stated, the central bank is looking at a broad range of issues surrounding digital currencies and payments, including design, policy and legal considerations around potentially issuing its own digital currency. The development underscores an openness in the possibility of the Federal Reserve issuing its…

Blythe Masters CEO of blockchain startup Digital Asset steps down

Following Blythe Masters’ stepping down as Digital Asset’s CEO, AG Gangadhar, the startup’s chairman will serve as its acting CEO while it locates a new chief executive. Digital Asset, a blockchain startup stated, Blythe Masters, its chief executive officer who is one of the most prominent backers of the distributed ledger technology on Wall Street…

Hong Kong’s banking regulators along with several banks to launch blockchain-based trading platform

In a landmark development that is aimed at streamlining, boosting efficiency and which introduces next-gen technology in the financial services sector, for the first time a government-led efforts along with players from the financial sector industry are collaborating to launch a blockchain-based trade and finance platform. The banking industry is known for its insistence on…