阿迪新闻英语-耶伦说创新可以帮助防止滥用加密货币

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耶伦说创新可以帮助防止滥用加密货币
Yellen says innovation can help fight misuse of
cryptocurrencies
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned about
an “explosion of risk” from digital markets, including the misuse
of cryptocurrencies, but said new financial technologies could also
help fight crime and reduce inequality.
In remarks to a financial sector innovation roundtable, Yellen
said such technologies could be used to stem the flow of dark money
from organized crime and fight back against hackers, but also to
reduce digital gaps in the United States.
She said passage of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in December
would allow the Treasury Department to rework a framework for
combating illicit finance that has been largely unchanged since the
1970s.
“The update couldn’t have come at a better time,” Yellen told
policymakers, regulators and private sector experts. “We’re living
amidst an explosion of risk related to fraud, money laundering,
terrorist financing, and data privacy.”
The Covid-19 pandemic had triggered more — and more
sophisticated — cyberattacks aimed at hospitals, schools, banks,
and the government itself, she said.
Cryptocurrencies and virtual assets offered promise, but they
had also been used to launder the profits of online drug
traffickers and to finance terrorism.
Innovation in the sector could help address these problems
while giving millions of people access to the financial system, she
said.
Yellen, who has promised to prioritize fighting inequality and
disparities, said the pandemic had exposed huge problems, including
the dearth of broadband access in many areas of the country.
She said responsible and equitable innovation could make a big
difference.
“Innovation should not just be a shield to protect against bad
actors. Innovation should also be a ladder to help more people
climb to a higher quality of life,” she said.
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