Stablecoin uncertainty could hurt banks more than crypto firms: Expert
Regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins may disadvantage banks, as crypto firms continue expanding while financial institutions wait for clearer rules.
Regulatory uncertainty around stablecoins may disadvantage banks, as crypto firms continue expanding while financial institutions wait for clearer rules.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWY5NTktMjdmZi03NDBhLWEwODItZTY1ODE2NTI0YjFh.jpg" alt="Altseason is dead, expect shorter cycles and ‘violent’ rotations: Crypto exec" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Only a few crypto tokens will experience price rallies and asymmetric upside, while broad altcoin market rallies are a thing of the past.</p>
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While many in the industry believe stablecoin rewards are the only sticking point for the US CLARITY Act, a crypto executive said more obstacles could appear.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmU2M2MtNWYyMy03N2MyLWIwNTItODQ3ODEwY2E0MjIwLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Changing Basel rules could unlock 'huge' liquidity for BTC: Analyst" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Banks seek to deploy capital in the most efficient way possible, but capital rules under the Basel III framework make crypto holdings costly.</p>
Focus on stocks that are stable when investors flee to safety and stock-market liquidity dries up.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5Y2VkNzAtNzk3ZC03ZWE5LTk5MTItMjAwOGM4YjY1ZTczLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls Bitcoin a ‘Ponzi scheme’" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Johnson said that he could understand why gold and Pokémon cards have investment appeal but not Bitcoin, which he characterized as a scam.</p>
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<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5Yzk5ODMtZWRmNS03NjU2LTlmOWQtNjgwM2FlOWI4ZTg0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin beats stocks as Strategy's STRC hints at $776M BTC buying potential" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>BTC faces bull trap risks due to the formation of a bear flag pattern, with a measured downside target at around $51,000.</p>
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