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George Selgin is the director of the Cato Institute\u2019s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives and is a returning guest to the podcast. He rejoins Macro Musings to talk about the Fed\u2019s recent calls for comments on opening up Fed accounts to fintechs and other non-bank financial firms. George and David also discuss monetary plumbing issues, the state of fiscal QE, and more.

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Transcript for the episode can be found here.

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George\u2019s Twitter: @GeorgeSelgin

George\u2019s Cato Institute profile: https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin

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Related Links:

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*Keeping Fintech\u2019s Promise: A Modest Proposal* by George Selgin

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/552614-keeping-fintechs-promise-a-modest-proposal

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*Central Bank Digital Currency as a Potential Source of Financial Instability* by George Selgin

https://www.cato.org/cato-journal/spring/summer-2021/central-bank-digital-currency-potential-source-financial-instability

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*Federal Reserve Board Invites Public Comment on Proposed Guidelines to Evaluate Requests for Accounts and Payment Services at Federal Reserve Banks* by the Fed

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20210505a.htm

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*Aaron Klein on Real-time Payments and Financial Regulation*

https://macromusings.libsyn.com/aaron-klein-on-real-time-payments-and-financial-regulation

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David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com

David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth