Prospects for Central Bank Digital Currencies and Stablecoins: Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey's Views
The governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, believes that the central bank's digital currency (CBDC) should work alongside other payment mechanisms to improve Japan's financial ecosystem.
Benefits of Digital Currencies Acknowledged by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Jessica Turner, Executive Vice President for Digital Infrastructure and Financial Technologies Development, Mastercard shared her opinion on the development of stablecoins, NFTs and government digital currencies. During a podcast with The Block analyst Frank Chaparro, Jessica Turner spoke about the steps Mastercard is taking to engage with the cryptocurrency industry.
The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde noted the advantages of state digital currencies and expressed concerns about the spread of stablecoins.
According to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, stablecoins do not use one of the important features that allows transferring assets between blockchains.
Tom Lee, co-founder and chief financial analyst at Fundstrat Global Advisors, said in an interview with CNBC that the Bitcoin trend would change to bullish in August of this year.
