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Key Takeaways: The Federal Reserve’s Payments Innovation Conference on October 21 unites Wall Street, crypto giants, and tech leaders. Speakers include Chainlink, Circle, Coinbase, BlackRock, and Google Cloud, signaling a major step toward merging traditional finance and digital assets. Topics span stablecoins, tokenized products, and AI in payments, pointing to how the Fed may shape the $10 trillion global payments future. The Federal Reserve is bringing the crypto and traditional finance worlds together this week at its Payments Innovation Conference, aiming to redefine how money moves in the digital age. From stablecoins to tokenized assets and AI-powered payments, the event could mark a turning point for the intersection between central banking and decentralized finance (DeFi). Read More: Fed’s Michelle Bowman Calls for Proactive Embrace of Crypto Innovation A Central Bank Meeting That Crypto Can’t Ignore The one-day conference hosted in the Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., on October 21, 2025, brings together prominent individuals in finance, fintech, and blockchain. The event, which is being livestreamed worldwide on federalreserve.gov and YouTube, begins with opening remarks by Governor Christopher J. Waller, who has been an open-minded person regarding financial innovation. The involvement of Waller highlights the increasingly important realization by the Fed that digital assets and tokenized systems are no longer a fringe experiment, but they are transforming world markets. The list is a who-you-know-with list of Wall Street titans, and the crypto pioneers, reflecting the Fed trying to strike a balance between regulation and innovation. Bridging Traditional Finance and DeFi The first panel, “Bridging Traditional Finance with the Digital Asset Ecosystem,” sets the tone. Moderated by Rebecca Rettig (Jito Labs), it features: Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder & CEO of Chainlink, the oracle network powering billions in smart contracts. Jackie Reses, CEO of Lead Bank, one of the few U.S. banks engaging directly…

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