The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and recommending legislation to implement a federal regulatory framework.
Regulators recommend bank-like rules for stablecoins
November 02, 2021 / By ICBA
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and recommending legislation to implement a federal regulatory framework.
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets issued a long-awaited report spotlighting regulatory gaps in overseeing stablecoins and recommending legislation to implement a federal regulatory framework.
ICBA Position: In a news release, ICBA said it supports the group’s efforts to ensure a consistent federal regulatory framework for stablecoins that balances their benefits and risks. ICBA engaged the PWG as it developed the report, which incorporates ICBA concerns about the risks of rapid stablecoin growth.
Quote: “As ICBA told the working group and has consistently advocated, stablecoins require appropriate federal oversight that closes regulatory gaps regardless of how these digital assets are classified by policymakers,” ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said.
More: Among its recommendations, the PWG report encourages Congress to enact legislation to:
Require stablecoin issuers to be insured depository institutions.
Require custodial wallet providers to be subject to appropriate federal oversight.
Authorize the federal stablecoin supervisor to require risk-management standards.
Restrict stablecoin issuers from affiliating with commercial entities.
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