Cryptocurrencies
Powell Says Cryptocurrencies Aren't Big Enough to Pose a Threat
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell made it clear that the explosive growth in digital money isn’t very high on his list of concerns.
The estimated $295 billion cryptocurrency market isn’t big enough to pose a threat, and the U.S. central bank isn’t looking to regulate it, Powell said during testimony Wednesday before the the House Financial Services Committee.