The Federal Reserve is seeking public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules that would tighten reserve backing and impose tougher capital standards on Board-supervised issuers. Translation: less hand-waving, more real dollars, and a much harder road for sloppy stablecoin operators.
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Stablecoins now hold nearly $200 billion in Treasuries, turning crypto’s dollar rails into a real force in short-term government debt markets. That boosts liquidity and utility, but it also raises hard questions about redemption risk, market stress, and how much financial plumbing crypto now touches.
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Stablecoins are quietly strengthening dollar demand and buying up huge amounts of short-term Treasuries — but that same plumbing could become a stress point in a redemption rush. Useful in calm markets, dangerous when confidence cracks.
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Fidelity is entering the stablecoin reserve game with FYMXX, a money market fund built to hold Treasuries and other liquid assets as U.S. regulators edge closer to clearer rules. It’s a quiet power move with big implications for crypto’s dollar plumbing.
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Bitcoin as the Hurdle Rate: Redefining Investment Standards in the Crypto Era Bitcoin isn’t just a speculative asset anymore—it’s being pitched as the ultimate yardstick for investment returns. The mantra “Bitcoin is the hurdle rate” is echoing through maximalist circles, arguing that if an investment can’t beat Bitcoin’s historical gains, it’s not worth your time […]
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