The Treasury’s New Stablecoin ‘Panic Button’ Lacks a Manual
The Treasury circuit breaker is a financial panic button currently missing its manual. Tucked into the 635-page CLARITY Act, this provision empowers the Secretary of the Treasury to throttle stablecoin rewards if community banks experience a substantial exodus of deposits. It is a legislative attempt to solve a problem that the banking lobby insists is […]
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