Gary Gensler, professor of the Practice, Global Economics, and Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), was confirmed as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday the 14th. The professor has plenty of experience in the Finance sector having been a former Goldman Sachs banker and a commodities regulator under the administration [...]

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TL;DR Breakdown: The US Federal Reserve is planning to unveil its research on a potential digital dollar in July. However, there are mixed feelings amongst banks and other financial institutions on the need for CBDC.  The United States is among the countries researching a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC), although there’s currently no approval […]

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