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US Fed launches new process for banks to transact in stablecoins

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Federal Reserve supervisory program aims to boost oversight of tech-driven activities.

On Tuesday, the US Federal Reserve said it is launching a new supervisory program to oversee activities of the banks it supervises related to cryptocurrency, distributed ledger or blockchain technology, and tech-oriented partnerships with nonbanks. The Fed says its goal is to complement its existing supervisory processes and strengthen

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