In a consultative document published Thursday, the global banking regulator proposed 11 standards for stablecoins, cryptocurrencies whose value is supposed to be pegged to a specific asset such as the dollar, euro or gold. To qualify for so-called Group 1b consideration, stablecoin reserve assets have to meet a range of criteria including having a short-term maturity, high credit quality and low volatility. The consultation runs until March 28.
Source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2023/12/14/global-banking-regulator-proposes-changes-to-criteria-that-give-stablecoins-preferential-risk-treatment/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=headlines