BIS appoints IMF digital currency head who pointed out stablecoin risks as new Innovation Hub chief
Summary
- The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said it has appointed Tomaso Mancini-Griffoli, an IMF Deputy Director, as the new head of the BIS Innovation Hub.
- Mancini-Griffoli is expected to oversee the central bank community's projects on technological innovation, CBDC, and tokenized assets.
- He has pointed out the structural risks of unregulated stablecoins, and his emphasis on CBDC has drawn investors' attention.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Tomaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department, as the new head of the BIS Innovation Hub from March 2026.
On the 26th (Korean time), Cointelegraph reported that the BIS said Mancini-Griffoli will lead technological innovation for the central bank community and oversee projects related to central bank digital currencies (CBDC), tokenized assets, and next-generation financial infrastructure.
Mancini-Griffoli is a key figure in the field of digital money who has led payments and monetary work at the IMF. He has consistently emphasized a regulated, publicly supported digital currency model and is known as a leading 'central bank digital currency (CBDC) advocate' who has pointed out the structural risks of unregulated stablecoins.
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