Canadian Stablecoins Receive Regulatory Clarification: What Lies Ahead?
As a part of the global trend of stablecoins carving out its niche, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), the watchdog organization overseeing Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators, has stepped in with new guidelines to provide clarity on the trading and issuance of stablecoins within its borders. Among numerous assets holding different characteristics and utilities, in […]
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He clarified that it's mostly fiat money stablecoins that bear the brunt of this regulatory scrutiny. Stablecoins, or crypto assets which peg their value to less volatile fiat money, are useful tools for a variety of reasons. They can be used to cash out crypto investments, send or receive stable money abroad, and to pay for everyday consumer transactions without fear of fluctuation. A recent estimate from the Bank for International Settlements, or BIS, put the total stablecoin supply at roughly $150 billion.But central banks, the issuers of traditional fiat money around the globe, do not....