LONDON, July 7, 2026 — The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has welcomed the central bank’s recently published framework for systemic sterling-denominated stablecoins, saying the regime is designed to support innovation while maintaining financial stability.
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2026 — Approval of a Federal Reserve master account for Kraken has drawn scrutiny from lawmakers and banking sector participants over transparency and potential risks to the U.S. financial system, according to Reuters.
Standard Chartered has warned that accelerating stablecoin adoption could put as much as $500 billion of U.S. bank deposits at risk by the end of 2028, as payment activity and other core banking functions increasingly shift toward dollar-pegged digital tokens, according to Reuters.
The Reserve Bank of India has reiterated a cautious stance on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, citing ongoing risks to financial stability, while continuing to promote central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) as part of its broader monetary framework.
European Union policymakers are sharpening their focus on how stablecoins are supervised as the bloc enters the enforcement phase of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA).
