In a recent interview, former CFTC Chair and Circle President Heath Tarbert ascertained that the world was looking to the U.S. regarding crypto and stablecoin regulation to follow suit. For stablecoins, this is a pretty straightforward matter, he assessed.
Circle Believes the World Is Looking Toward the U.S. for Regulation
While the regulatory frameworks of several countries worldwide have advanced significantly, the U.S. has stayed behind due to the former administration’s adverse stance on the issue. Nonetheless, Circle, the second largest stablecoin issuer, believes that the U.S. is still called to be a leader in the crypto and stablecoin regulation arena.
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair and Circle President Heath Tarbert acknowledged that the U.S. had been left behind in this area, but stressed there was still time to achieve a regulatory framework to lead other countries, flexing the U.S. dollar status as a reserve currency.
Tarbert stated:
The rest of the world is yearning for US regulation. In discussions with European policymakers and others around the world, they’re saying, ‘When are you guys going to get your regulation done? Because we’re eager to see it, and we want to be able to grant reciprocity.’
Furthermore, Tarbert stated that at least with stablecoins this task was pretty straightforward compared to regulating other more complex digital assets. He pinpointed three key elements that stablecoins should have: a reputable issuer, safe, high-quality, liquid reserves backing everything, and transparency in the reserves.
Tarbert’s statements come as initiatives in the Senate and the House that seek to tackle the issue of stablecoin regulation are advancing, attending to the relevance that the current administration has assigned them as dollar proxies.
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Tarbert remarked that stablecoins should be regulated as an asset class, with lawmakers focusing on finalizing regulation the right way. “It’s really important that you do stablecoins first. Don’t try to couple it and overcomplicate it by taking stablecoins and trying to combine them with market structure legislation,” he concluded.
Source: Bitcoin
