Chainlink co-founder joins panel at Federal Reserve event alongside BlackRock, Vanguard executives

Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink, is heading back to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for the second year in a row. This time, he’ll share the stage with executives from BlackRock and Vanguard at the bank’s 10th Annual Fintech Conference, scheduled for September 24-25, 2026. The panel will focus on how new regulatory frameworks are reshaping the digital assets landscape, with specific attention to stablecoins and tokenized deposits. Josh Lipsky of the Atlantic Council will moderate the discussion, which also includes a representative from Sharplink. From fringe to Fed panels Nazarov previously presented at the Ninth Annual Fintech Conference in November 2025, where he made the case for integrating blockchain technology into regulated financial systems. His pitch centered on Chainlink’s compliance-focused solutions, arguing that onchain infrastructure could actually enhance regulatory oversight rather than undermine it. The regulatory backdrop The Federal Reserve has been actively rethinking its approach to crypto and stablecoin firms’ access to the banking system. One notable development: the Fed has proposed “skinny master accounts,” a mechanism designed to give eli...