Michael Lee and Antoine Martin, economists in the New York Fed’s Money and Payment Studies function, "...have been following cryptocurrencies and agreed to answer some questions about digital money. "

http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2018/02/hey-economist-what-do-cryptocurrencies-have-to-do-with-trust.html

Here is some further reading from ZH:

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-09/ny-fed-dystopian-world-bitcoin-would-dominate-payment-methods