The Federal Reserve has hired five executives from the stablecoin issuer Circle and at least one employee of Ripple since 2019 as part of its technology-focused recruiting efforts. It plans to do more hiring in the years ahead to aid its work on faster payments and central bank digital currencies.

Utilities in Texas and eastern Washington see the benefit of serving the power hungry operations.

Todd Cipperman, founding principal of Cipperman Compliance Services, talks with Chip Barnett about compliance and disclosure and regulation by the federal government in 2022. (42 minutes)

Yan Zhao, President of NYDIG as she exploreshow Bitcoin is experiencing wider adoption in the traditional finance world, and why that is.

The popularity of cryptocurrency may drive investment by public pension funds.

Geoffrey Buswick and Todd Kanaster of S&P Global Ratings, talk with Chip Barnett about all things cryptocurrency. They look at why municipalities are getting into blockchain technology and crypto. What are the risks and rewards?

Public finance issuers are taking an increased interest in the applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and it is entering the market in multiple ways.

Todd Cipperman, founding principal of Cipperman Compliance Services, talks with Chip Barnett about the rise of cryptocurrencies and how cities like Miami are looking to integrate them into day-to-day functions. He also talks about the regulatory outlook for cryptocurrencies. (15 minutes).

While cryptocurrencies could have benefits, they have “not served as a convenient way to make payments, given, among other factors, their swings in value,” said the head of the Federal Reserve. He also detailed imminent Fed research on a central bank digital currency.

Miami and Miami-Dade County are conducting studies of how to use cryptocurrencies in various local government capacities.

Gov. Steve Sisolak opted to form a joint committee to study the idea, rather than proposing legislation this session.

A new path forward for digital banks and their customers.

Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?

Asset valuations are stretched across a broad set of financial markets and some cryptocurrencies have witnessed “extreme volatility,” Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said, though overall risks to the financial system are still low.

The enormous electricity demands required to create bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have mining operations flocking to cheap hydroelectricity in parts of rural Washington.