Weekly Roundup
Inflation Fight
Discussion of inflation continued, with the Federal Reserve signaling interest rate hikes in 2022 as the inflation fight begins.
Crypto Enforcement
SEC Chair Gary Gensler warned that cryptocurrency exchanges that don’t operate with SEC approval can expect to see more enforcement actions.
Stablecoins
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on stablecoins.
ESG
Discussion of ESG continued, with an opinion piece on whether the real estate investment sector is “drunk on ESG” while noting the need for clarity on what constitutes ESG.
Source Code Breach
Discussion of source code continued, with an op-ed published on “Source Code Leaks: The RealProblem Nobody Is Paying Attention To.”
In the Mix: This Week’s Top FinTech Thought Leader
- Dante Disparte, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy, Circle, testified on Stablecoinsbefore the Senate Banking Committee.
- Amit Nayyar was hired to head up JP Morgan’s advisory work with European FinTech companies, followinghis prior role as the president of Indian payments behemoth Paytm.
- Kate Goldman, Milken, presented a “Taxonomy of Digital Assets.”