Standard Chartered Flags Stablecoins as a Growing Threat to Bank Deposit Bases
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The Bank of Korea has cautioned that won-denominated stablecoins pose risks to foreign-exchange stability and could be used to sidestep capital controls during periods of market stress. That warning intensifies a legislative impasse over who may issue domestic stablecoins as lawmakers weigh bank-led issuance against broader industry participation.
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New U.S. and EU rules are redefining what it means for a stablecoin to function as cash by hardening redemption rights and access to reserves under stress. The result will be a bifurcated market where legally protected, highly liquid tokens behave like money in crises while other issuers trade like credit instruments when redemption pressure rises.


