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Commentary by Steven Lofchie

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu prioritized "restoring public trust in the federal banking system" after the liquidity crisis, consequent market disruptions and bank failures early in the calendar year.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr reviewed developments in payment system innovation and emphasized the importance of "carefully weigh[ing]" the benefits and risks of the new technologies as to stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.

In a report on the results of a "2022 Bank for International Settlements Survey on Central Bank Digital Currencies and Crypto" that covered 86 central banks, Bank for International Settlements highlighted that "93% of surveyed central banks are engaged in some form of CBDC work and more than half are running concrete experiments or working on pilots."