Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the House Financial Services Committee Wednesday to discuss the state of monetary policy — fielding crypto-related questions in the process.
Federal Reserve Chair, Jerome Powell, said that crypto appears to have staying power as an asset class and that payment stablecoins are a form of money.
“We do see payment stablecoins as a form of money, and in all advanced economies, the ultimate source of credibility in money is the central bank”