{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"George Selgin on Inflation, Fintechs, and Broadening Access to Fed Master Accounts","description":"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. &amp;nbsp; Transcript for the episode can be found  here. &amp;nbsp; George\u2019s Twitter: @GeorgeSelgin George\u2019s Cato Institute profile: https:\/\/www.cato.org\/people\/george-selgin &amp;nbsp; Related Links: &amp;nbsp; *Keeping Fintech\u2019s Promise: A Modest Proposal* by George Selgin  https:\/\/thehill.com\/opinion\/finance\/552614-keeping-fintechs-promise-a-modest-proposal &amp;nbsp; *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 &amp;nbsp; *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 &amp;nbsp; *Aaron Klein on Real-time Payments and Financial Regulation*  https:\/\/macromusings.libsyn.com\/aaron-klein-on-real-time-payments-and-financial-regulation &amp;nbsp; David\u2019s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David\u2019s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth ","author_name":"Macro Musings with David Beckworth","author_url":"http:\/\/macromarketmusings.blogspot.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19209941\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/103852271"}