{"id":33144,"date":"2017-08-24T21:45:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T01:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.opensource.im\/uncategorized\/bernanke-to-give-keynote-speech-at-october-cryptocurrency-event-bloomberg.php"},"modified":"2017-08-24T21:45:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T01:45:20","slug":"bernanke-to-give-keynote-speech-at-october-cryptocurrency-event-bloomberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euvolution.com\/open-source-convergence\/cryptocurrency\/bernanke-to-give-keynote-speech-at-october-cryptocurrency-event-bloomberg.php","title":{"rendered":"Bernanke to Give Keynote Speech at October Cryptocurrency Event – Bloomberg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Bernanke, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will be the keynote speaker at a blockchain and banking conference in October hosted by Ripple, the startup behind the fourth largest digital currency. <\/p>\n

The three-day event, called Swell, starts Oct. 16 in Toronto, Ripple said in a statement on its website. Bernanke, who has criticized cryptocurrencies in the past, will be interviewed by Gene Sperling, the former national economic adviser under Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. <\/p>\n

Bernanke wrote that virtual currencies could have long-term promise in a 2013 letter to Congress. However, in a 2015 interview with Quartz, he said bitcoin has some serious problems, including its anonymity and lack of stability. Bernanke was not immediately available to comment. <\/p>\n

Since the former Fed chairmans remarks, the largest cryptocurrency has skyrocketed in value, fueling excitement among enthusiasts but skepticism among critics worried that the digital coin is in a bubble. <\/p>\n

Related: Ripple Is Seeing More Volume in Fiat Currencies, Less in Bitcoin <\/p>\n

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