TLDR Tech / Fintech
Stablecoins are private money, but that is not the real risk question
Stablecoins should not be judged simply because they are “private money,” since most US money already consists of privately issued bank deposits and money market fund shares. Stablecoins regulated under GENIUS are structurally different from banks because issuers must hold 1:1 reserves in cash and short-dated Treasuries, cannot lend or run maturity transformation, and may extend dollar demand globally rather than undermine the monetary system.
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