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US Treasury to Say SEC Can Regulate Stablecoins: Report

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler wants more authority before Congress works out how best to regulate the cryptocurrencies.

Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)
Gary Gensler (Evelyn Hockstein/Getty Images)

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may have moved one step closer to achieving significant oversight on stablecoins.

  • According to a Bloomberg article on Monday, which cited people familiar with the matter, a report expected this week from the U.S. Treasury Department and other agencies will indicate that the SEC has significant authority to regulate stablecoins, which are the cryptocurrencies pegged 1:1 to fiat currency.
  • The report will also ask Congress to detail how stablecoins should be regulated in the same way bank deposits are.
  • SEC Chairman Gary Gensler reportedly pushed for changes.
  • Gensler is seeking to make clear the government will take a more active role in stablecoin regulation in the short term while awaiting legislative changes in the long term, according to the report.

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Sebastian Sinclair

Sebastian Sinclair is the market and news reporter for CoinDesk operating in the South East Asia timezone. He has experience trading in the cryptocurrency markets, providing technical analysis and covering news developments affecting the movements on bitcoin and the industry as a whole. He currently holds no cryptocurrencies.

Sebastian Sinclair