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'Bitcoin Sign Guy' Nets Almost $15,000 After Fed Chair Appearance Goes Viral

Blockchain data reveals that it pays to be the Bitcoin Sign Guy.

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'Buy Bitcoin' Sign Raised as Fed Chair Janet Yellen Testifies Before Congress

As Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testified before Congress today, one attendee had some attention-grabbing advice: buy some bitcoin.

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Fed's Kashkari Says Blockchain 'Has More Potential' Than Bitcoin

The president of the Federal Reserve of Minneapolis took aim at bitcoin today, criticizing the ease at which new cryptocurrencies can be created.

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US Dollars on the Blockchain? Fed VP Says Not Yet at MIT Event

The US dollar is not the "low-hanging fruit" for blockchain innovation, according to an executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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Fed Governor Voices Caution on Central Bank Digital Currencies

Central bank-issued digital currencies could stifle private-sector payments innovation, a senior Federal Reserve official said today.

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Federal Reserve Staffer Fined for Mining Bitcoins at Work

A Fed staffer has plead guilty to mining bitcoins at work.

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Fed Paper: DLT and Digital Currency Could 'Change Payments Landscape'

A new working paper from a US central bank working group is predicting big things for DLT.

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Fed Chair Yellen: Blockchain is an 'Important Technology'

Blockchain is “an important technology” given its potential impact on the global financial system, Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen said today.

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What We Know About the Federal Reserve's Blockchain Stance

Is the Fed's recent research paper on distributed ledgers a call to action or just a general reference? CoinDesks investigates.

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US Federal Reserve Releases First Distributed Ledger Research Paper

The US Federal Reserve has released a new working paper on blockchain and distributed ledger tech.

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