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Jun 23

Congressional Testimony on the Future of Digital Assets Regulation

The Builder’s Mindset Before the Agriculture Committee, U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Thursday, June 23, 2022 Written Testimony of Chris Brummer, J.D., Ph.D. Chairman Maloney, Ranking Member Fischbach and Members of the Subcommittee: It is a distinct pleasure to be here with you today…

Cryptocurrency

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Congressional Testimony on the Future of Digital Assets Regulation

Apr 27

Remarks before the European Parliament on Proposals for Self-Custodied (Unhosted) Crypto Wallets

Are Crypto-Assets Different? A Forum hosted by the Vice President of the European Parliament in Collaboration with INATBA Finance WC April 27, 2022 Vice President Kaili, thank you for the opportunity to participate in this important forum. Ever since I first set foot in Germany as a 16-year-old exchange student…

Crypto

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Mar 24

Introducing Disclosure NFTs, Disclosure DAOs, and Disclosure DIDs

Building a sustainable DeFi firm or protocol, or for that matter any technology company, will increasingly involve a merger of manufacturing and disclosure.[1] …

Defi

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Introducing Disclosure NFTs, Disclosure DAOs, and Disclosure DIDs

Feb 23

FinCEN Keynote Address, February 23, 2022

Keynote Address from Chris Brummer, J.D., Ph.D Agnes N. Williams Professor of Law On the Occasion of FinCEN’s Black History Month Celebration February 23, 2022 It is a great pleasure to talk to you today. Black History Month is a special occasion. …

Aml

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FinCEN Keynote Address, February 23, 2022

Feb 17, 2021

SEC Keynote Address, February 17, 2021

Chris J. Brummer, J.D., Ph.D. Professor of Law Keynote Address from Chris Brummer On the Occasion of the SEC Black History Month Celebration February 17, 2021 Hello wonderful friends, colleagues and former students. It is a pleasure and honor to be with you to celebrate and reflect on Black History…

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Nov 6, 2020

Mpesa’s lessons for the World: Kenya’s Patrick Njoroge joins Chris Brummer at DC Fintech Week

Dr. Chris Brummer: I am now delighted to welcome Patrick Njoroge to FinTech Week, who many of you around the world are familiar with. Mr. Njoroge is the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya and is joining us to talk about Mpesa, and the path breaking innovation the…

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Jun 23, 2020

Thinking Big on Fed Accounts, Digital Dollars and Financial Inclusion

Chris Brummer is a Georgetown law professor and host of the Fintech Beat podcast, produced by CQ Roll Call. In the fintech community, financial inclusion isn’t usually a question about whether it’s needed, but is instead about which one of a growing number of technologies is best suited to achieve…

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Thinking Big on Fed Accounts, Digital Dollars and Financial Inclusion

Jun 9, 2020

Fintech’s Race Problem

Chris Brummer is a Georgetown law professor and host of the Fintech Beat podcast, produced by CQ Roll Call. You can also subscribe to his free newsletter for weekly posts like this. One reason I, along with many people of color, have found fintech to be especially interesting has to…

Fintech

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May 22, 2020

Ether’s Futures

Chris Brummer is a Georgetown law professor and host of the Fintech Beat podcast, produced by CQ Roll Call. You can also subscribe to his free newsletter for weekly posts like this. Last week, all eyes were on bitcoin’s halving. And, at least ostensibly, for good reason: it’s not every…

Ether

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Mar 11, 2020

Is Going Cashless Good for the Poor?

Cash is king. And policymakers can’t exactly tell if that’s a good thing or not. Although the drivers are in dispute, the data are not. In 2018, the Federal Reserve reported something that most merchants know too well: that paper money continues to beat out digital spending in U.S. commerce…

Chris Brummer

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