Stephen Moore, who recently rescinded his bid to join the Federal Reserve, announced plans to start his own cryptocurrency-based mini-Fed â billed as âthe worldâs decentralized central bank,â according to Fox Business.
A pitch deck sent exclusively to Fox allegedly said Moore has teamed with a group of unnamed entrepreneurs to develop a âcentral bankâ â ironically called âDecentralâ â aimed at reducing the volatility among digital currencies.
The bank will attempt to regulate the supply of crypto, just as the Fed controls monetary policy in the U.S. It will exchange its own dollar-backed token for other cryptocurrencies and use an algorithm to control the amount of stable tokens in circulation, Decentral officials told FOX. This stable coin is similar to Facebookâs Libra, and aims to promote uniformity and reliability among a fractured landscape of digital assets.
âIâm really excited about doing this,â Moore told the business media outlet. âI hope it makes me rich.â
Moore said he will officially join Decentral on July 1, as chief economic officer and report to Sam Kazemian, Decentral CEO. âThese guys are super smart,â he said of his partners.
He also told Fox, he believes cryptocurrencies can circulate in the economy in such a way that they donât conflict with the Fedâs monetary policy, adding, âThis is an alternative way of making payments.â
Kazemian told Fox that Decentral isnât trying to compete with the Fed, but plans to introduce their business model to Fed officials at some point.
âDecentral will solve the biggest problem facing regulators when it comes to the crypto space: The current instability of pricing,â he said.
âOur goal is to be collaborative, not combative,â he said. âThe next big wave in the crypto space is a digital currency that is designed to be useful to consumers and keep stable prices instead of acting as volatile, speculative investments. Stable coins are the next big innovation in the crypto industry.â
Itâs unclear how Decentral will convince holders to trade their crypto for this new token, or how the firm will act to prevent inflation â a core mandate of Fed â if the business does not have authority to act as a central clearinghouse.
Kedar Iyer will serve as chief technology officer, Travis Moore as director of software, and Henry Liu as chief operating officer âall of whom have backgrounds in crypto and technology startups. The remaining three partners have political backgrounds.
Mike Novogratz is cited as an investor in Decentralâs parent company.
Moore previously worked as an editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal, and was a member of the conservative Heritage Foundation. He is also a distinguished visiting fellow to the White House, following his advisement on President Trumpâs 2017 tax plan.
Moore was picked by Trump in March to fill one of two vacant positions at the Fed, but had not been formally nominated. He withdrew his bid in early May after weeks of criticism about his political partisanship, shifting views on interest rate policy, and sexist comments about women.
His discussions with Decentral began at recent SALT conference, a hedge fund and investing confab in early May run by Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital.
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