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US Treasury to Say SEC Can Regulate Stablecoins: Report
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler wants more authority before Congress works out how best to regulate the cryptocurrencies.
Updated May 11, 2023, 3:49 p.m. Published Oct 25, 2021, 11:26 p.m. 1 min read
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may have moved one step closer to achieving significant oversight on stablecoins.
- According to a Bloomberg article on Monday, which cited people familiar with the matter, a report expected this week from the U.S. Treasury Department and other agencies will indicate that the SEC has significant authority to regulate stablecoins, which are the cryptocurrencies pegged 1:1 to fiat currency.
- The report will also ask Congress to detail how stablecoins should be regulated in the same way bank deposits are.
- SEC Chairman Gary Gensler reportedly pushed for changes.
- Gensler is seeking to make clear the government will take a more active role in stablecoin regulation in the short term while awaiting legislative changes in the long term, according to the report.
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