The group also deliberated on stablecoins as a means of payment, possible risks to end-users, and their broader impact on the U.S. financial system and national security.
In February, Yellen warned that the misuse of crypto assets has been a growing problem alongside cyber-attacks triggered by the global pandemic. At the time, she acknowledged the promise of these new technologies but also warned about her vision of the reality, stating “cryptocurrencies have been used to launder the profits of online drug traffickers; they’ve been a tool to finance terrorism.”
Co-founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, labeled the meeting as “very significant”, commenting that stablecoins are here to stay and likely to become key components of the global economic and financial system:
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Ottima notizia, la regolamentazione aiutera' il settore a divenire sempre piu' mainstream e quindi ad essere accettato ed utilizzato, nel lungo era inevitabile ma nonostante a molti del settore cio' sa di ortian, e' de facto positivo.
Circle e' il "custode" della fondazione del USDC, uno dei principali (e migliori) stablecoins.
USDC e' generato sulle blockchain Ethereum Solana ed Algorand, quindi queste tre crypto, cetersi paribus, nel lungo hanno ottime prospettive.
Algorand pare che sia anche una delle candidate per il cosidetto "FEDCOIN" la crypto della Federal Reserve in studio.