Fed to Probe Facebook Crypto as Jerome Powell Flags ‘Serious Concerns’
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the Fed has set up a working group to look into the ramifications of Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans.
Powell’s comment was in reply to House Financial Services Committee Chairman Maxine Waters’s question on whether the Fed is speaking with Facebook about its crypto plans and whether the central bank has any monetary concerns with regard to Libra.