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The U.S. Federal Reserve needs to regulate and enforce the law against stablecoin issuers, said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr, making the federal-oversight argument that has been the major sticking point as the U.S. House of Representatives debates legislation.Republican lawmakers have leaned into a state-oversight route for
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The Federal Reserve Bank vice chairman spoke at the Philadelphia Fed’s fintech event on Sept. 8 about what the central bank’s role is in financial innovation. Research and supervision was the short answer, with a nod to the FedNow Service.Along with the standard disclaimer about it making no decisions without
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Federal Reserve’s Michael Barr highlights the risks of unregulated stablecoins, emphasizing the need for robust federal oversight in the evolving digital currency landscape. Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve’s leading authority on banking oversight, has voiced robust concerns regarding stablecoins operating outside the oversight of federal regulation. While Federal Reserve officials have articulated
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The U.S. is far from making any decision on a central bank digital currency (CBDC), said Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Michael Barr, who described the Fed as still being in the “basic research” phase. Source
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Michael Barr, vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve, says that SVB’s deposits were in major trouble on the day regulators seized and took control over the bank. Earlier this month, the downfall of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) sent shockwaves across the US banking sector. The bank struggled
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