Terra crash highlights stablecoin risk to financial stability: ECB
A recent ECB report says stablecoins are not practical as a mode of payment and their current form isn't fit for use in the real economy. The European Central Bank (ECB) has released a report analyzing the growth of the cryptocurrency market over the past decade and the risks it poses to the existing financial system.A section of the report dedicated to stablecoins discussed the central role that it plays in the current ecosystem. Stablecoins are increasingly used to interlink various blockchain networks and play a critical role in offering liquidity to the decentralized finance (DeFi)....
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Testifies Before Senate Committee
Stablecoins have become a hot topic in Washington. Following Monday’s terrausd (UST) fiasco, U.S. lawmakers are calling for....