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Tether CEO Paulo Ardoino has warned that stablecoin issuers could face systemic risks and financial instability due to new banking reserve requirements, amid the European Union’s upcoming Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). When MiCA comes into effect on December 30, stablecoin issuers will be required to hold at least 60% of their assets in European banks. This could make it harder for stablecoins to access their underlying assets, given that banks can lend out 90% of their reserves.
Ardoino points out that under MiCA, a large portion of the stablecoin issuers’ assets in banks in Europe will be converted into loans, which could put a large portion of the issuers’ reserves at risk in the event of a bankruptcy. For example, if Tether manages €10 billion, €6 billion of that would need to be held in banks. However, the fact that banks can distribute 90% of this amount as loans creates potential risks to the adequacy of stablecoin reserves.
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Ardoino, on the other hand, states that under the MiCA framework, stablecoin issuers can protect themselves against the risk of bankruptcy. As a suggested solution, he emphasizes that reserves can be secured by purchasing securities such as treasury bonds or government bonds in addition to bank accounts.
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