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What primary risk did major banks highlight following passage of the GENIUS Act?
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Banks warned that stablecoins could attract uninsured deposits—potentially in the trillions—undermining traditional deposit bases and lending capacity.
Sources
- Closing the Payment of Interest Loophole for Stablecoins
- The Risks from Allowing Stablecoins to Pay Interest
- View from the FDIC: Update on Key Policy Issues
- Stablecoin Legislation: An Overview of S.1582, GENIUS Act of 2025
- The Loophole Turning Stablecoins Into a Trillion-Dollar Fight
- Speech by Governor Waller on Stablecoins
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On what date did the House of Representatives pass the GENIUS Act, prompting bank warnings about stablecoin risks?
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