ECB flags stablecoin's risks to central banks as US passes GENIUS Act

GENIUS passed 308-222

Eve Maddock-Jones
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The US passed its landmark stablecoin bill which it hopes will galvanise the greenback as well as legitimise a path forward for the speculative asset, but other major central banks remain unconvinced of the move.

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