Tagged: massachusetts institute of technology

December 26, 2022 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A joint research effort between the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology into the technical feasibility of a potential central bank digital currency “is now complete.” The Boston Fed’s work on CBDC with MIT’s Digital Currency Initiative is known as… Read More

February 3, 2022 @ 6:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Federal Reserve of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have published a whitepaper on the possibility of a central bank digital currency or CBDC. The document has been anticipated for some time as the collaboration was announced in 2020. The initiative has… Read More

March 29, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The US Federal Reserve’s Digital Dollar initiative may be of concern to Wall Street, according to a report from Bloomberg. The financial services sector may have to prepare for what might be its most significant disruption during the past few decades, according to the report…. Read More

February 27, 2021 @ 9:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US-based digital asset exchange Gemini says it’s committed to providing an “excellent” customer experience. Gemini states that being accessible to their users and “prompt” with their responses to customer support requests or inquiries remains a “top” priority at the exchange. Recently, the company’s customer support… Read More

March 9, 2020 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Three industry professionals, who are considered experts on monetary policies and cryptocurrency, recently talked about the current challenges and potential benefits of introducing central bank-issued digital currencies, or CBDCs.  The discussions took place on March 7, 2020, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bitcoin… Read More

January 25, 2019 @ 8:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has always been an active participant in the crypto industry but typically this engagement has been more in the form of commentary. This week, researchers at MIT have dived into crypto by creating the ability to build a better… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has decided to offer a “Fintech certificate course” labeled “Future Commerce”.  The promotional page notes that venture capital investment into Fintech has jumped to over 600%. Probably more interesting is the fact that Fintech is quickly becoming the norm… Read More