Insights: Crypto Convos With Aaron Klein

On the newest episode of HPS’ Crypto Convos, HPS Partner and series host Bryan DeAngelis is joined by Aaron Klein, senior fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, focused on financial technology, financial regulation, and more.

Bryan and Aaron unpack President Biden’s new executive order on digital assets and discuss the importance of crypto and digital financial assets to cross-border remittances. The pair also look ahead to the future of commercial and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and how crypto is changing the nature of war, as evidenced by its role in the Ukraine conflict.

Show Notes:

– FACT SHEET: President Biden to Sign Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

– President’s Working Group Report on Stablecoins

– Federal Reserve of Boston’s Project Hamilton