US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is notorious for not being too friendly with cryptocurrencies, but that seems to be starting to change. She acknowledged that digital currencies have significant benefits. During the Squawk Box program on CNBC, Janet Yellen noted that cryptocurrencies have many technological and social advances and benefits. 

Jessica Turner, Executive Vice President for Digital Infrastructure and Financial Technologies Development, Mastercard shared her opinion on the development of stablecoins, NFTs and government digital currencies. During a podcast with The Block analyst Frank Chaparro, Jessica Turner spoke about the steps Mastercard is taking to engage with the cryptocurrency industry.