The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has, for the first time, listed cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as official agenda topics for the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The 49th annual conference is scheduled to run from Aug. 27 through Aug. 29, 2026, in Wyoming, and its theme is financial innovation and the implications for payments and policy. The official program includes six papers and three panel discussions, with sessions covering payments, tokenization and banking. According to BeInCrypto, this is the first time since the symposium was founded in 1978 that a private digital currency has been included as a conference theme. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is expected to deliver the opening address on Friday morning. The Kansas City Fed hosts the annual symposium. The inclusion of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the official agenda gives digital assets a formal place in the main program of the central banking world's most closely watched annual gathering.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has, for the first time, put cryptocurrencies and stablecoins on the official agenda of the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. The 49th annual conference runs Aug. 27-29 in Wyoming, with the theme of financial innovation and its implications for payments and policy.
The official program includes six papers and three panel discussions, covering payments, tokenization and banking. According to BeInCrypto, this is the first time private digital currency has been included as a conference theme since the event was founded in 1978.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is scheduled to deliver the opening address on Friday morning. The symposium was organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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