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Home»EXCHANGE NEWS»Treasury Secretary Yellen Calls for Stablecoin Regulation Despite Not Being a “Systemic Risk”
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Treasury Secretary Yellen Calls for Stablecoin Regulation Despite Not Being a “Systemic Risk”

By Crypto FlexsFebruary 9, 20244 Mins Read
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified before the House Financial Services Committee. Topics such as cybersecurity risks, coordination efforts between regulators, the role of AI in the financial sector, and cryptocurrency regulation were discussed. Stablecoins played a central role in the hearing, with Yellen emphasizing that lawmakers should pass regulations specifically tailored to the industry.

In her opening remarks, Yellen emphasized the importance of strengthening existing regulations on cryptocurrency assets and stablecoins while urging lawmakers to take action.

The secretary also cited the “proliferation of platforms behaving in compliance,” the risks of cryptocurrency/stablecoin platforms, and the volatility of cryptocurrencies as key focuses for the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which he oversees.


Stablecoins remain a major focus

During the hearing, most of Secretary Yellen’s focus was on stablecoins. “For now, stablecoins may not yet have achieved scale that poses systemic risk, but that could change in the future as their use becomes widespread,” Yellen said.

Therefore, FSOC urged lawmakers to create a regulatory framework to help prevent these risks in the future. These regulatory frameworks should focus on filling gaps where no clear regulatory authority exists. That’s because there are consumer investor protection and financial stability risks, according to Yellen.

Yellen cited the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) lack of regulatory authority over commodity spot markets such as Bitcoin and stablecoins as an example of this gap. While states like New York have allowed companies to issue stablecoins and operate legally in compliance with local regulations, no such framework exists at the federal level.


Stablecoins are not the enemy

Although Yellen has been critical of cryptocurrencies in the past and called Bitcoin “highly inefficient,” she did not call for an outright crackdown on banks or cryptocurrencies during the hearing. me

In fact, her statement makes it clear that she considers many cryptocurrencies not to be securities and that her call for a regulatory framework for these coins could become even clearer in an increasingly hostile financial environment.

During the hearing, Rep. Ritchie Torres referenced a PWG report suggesting that stablecoin issuers should be subject to regulation similar to banks.

When Torres asked, “If stablecoins operate differently than banks, why not regulate them differently?” Yellen agreed, “Maybe we should.”

Yellen said there appears to be an urgent need to regulate risk and “transform deposits into safe assets.” This is what many stablecoin issuers are already doing, as Representative Warred Davidson pointed out when he mentioned the four stablecoin issuers certified by the New York Department of Financial Services.

But according to Davidson, a lack of regulatory clarity has led to the U.S. government’s “failure to regulate its own markets” leading to moves overseas.


Stablecoin regulation may be coming soon

At the hearing, Yellen proposed the development of a “regulatory floor” that would provide a basic framework for all states and operators. She also suggested that federal regulators would have “the ability to determine whether stablecoin issuers should be banned.”

These regulations do not only apply to stablecoins, but cover a wide range of cryptocurrency-related products and services, including wallets. In this regard, Yellen said that “it is important to enact regulatory protections” because these wallets are “a critical part of the stablecoin ecosystem” that could result in “substantial losses.”

U.S. lawmakers appear to agree with Yellen on the urgency, making it more important to reach agreement on the issue. Senator Cynthia Lummis recently said there were “very delicate” negotiations taking place around the topic, which she said was a routine matter despite the apparent slow progress.

Senator Loomis told CoinDesk he remains optimistic, saying he expects the bill to pass “in the first half of this year.” Lummis, a member of the Banking Committee and one of the most vocal supporters of stablecoins in Congress, has played a central role in the push for regulatory clarity.

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