US FED TO HOST PAYMENTS INNOVATION CONFERENCE ON CRYPTO AND AI

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The Federal Reserve will host a payments innovation conference on October 21 covering stablecoins, tokenization, AI, and DeFi, signaling that digital assets are being treated as core to payment infrastructure. Innovation has always been central to meeting consumer and business needs, while industry voices stress the need for clear rules recognizing stablecoins as settlement assets and setting standards for tokenized credit markets. The event, part of a packed global policy calendar, will feature regulators, academics, and industry leaders and will be livestreamed on the Fed's website.