Noelle Acheson

Noelle Acheson writes that new blockchains from Circle and Stripe are about more than customization and control over the features. They're about redistributing power across the payments landscape

Noelle Acheson pulls the bill that would ban the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency into the spotlight and argues that it's overreaching, unnecessary and distracts attention from more pressing privacy issues.

Noelle Acheson highlights how last week's White House crypto document and the SEC's announced Project Crypto are not just about supporting digital assets — they're also about an overhaul of traditional finance.

Noelle Acheson outlines the key blockchain innovations for payment programmability, and highlights their advantages and their risks.

Noelle Acheson unpacks the differences between stablecoins and tokenized deposits, and what they mean for both

Noelle Acheson points out that the GENIUS Act is right to ban interest on payment stablecoins, and suggests that the bigger debate should be around the current banking model.

Noelle Acheson asks whether stablecoins can be considered "money" according to traditional definitions. And if not, what does that mean for payments?