Chainlink co-founder addresses the Federal Reserve’s first Payments Innovation Conference
EV-059 · Federal Reserve (Payments Innovation Conference) · 2025-10-21 · Evidence class: engagement · Confidence 98%
Sergey Nazarov — Co-Founder, Chainlink (panelist)
Detail
Evidence class: ENGAGEMENT. On October 21, 2025, the Federal Reserve hosted its first Payments Innovation Conference explicitly covering digital assets, stablecoins, and tokenization. Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov sat on the opening panel — “Bridging traditional finance with the digital asset ecosystem” — alongside BNY’s Global Head of Treasury Services Jennifer Barker, Lead Bank CEO Jackie Reses, and Fireblocks CEO Michael Shaulov, with Governor Christopher J. Waller delivering opening and closing remarks. The event was broadcast on federalreserve.gov. Nazarov argued that a hybrid model combining existing financial infrastructure with updated regulatory standards will likely emerge over the next two to five years, telling the panel: "The payment landscape represents the buy side of the digital asset economy."
Why it matters
The U.S. central bank put Chainlink’s co-founder on the opening panel of its first-ever digital assets conference, alongside BNY and moderated policy discussion under a Fed governor’s remarks. Evidence class is engagement — a seat at the table, documented on federalreserve.gov — and this entry deliberately claims nothing beyond that.
Primary source: Federal Reserve — Payments Innovation Conference agenda (Oct 21, 2025)
Verified — federalreserve.gov agenda + conference broadcast
Topics: Central Banks, Federal Reserve, United States, Policy, Engagement, Stablecoins, Tokenisation
