Federal Reserve's Bowman: Will Collaborate to Formulate Stablecoin Rules and Basel III Capital Requirements
According to Bloomberg, Federal Reserve Chief Financial Regulator Michelle Bowman plans to indicate to House members during a congressional hearing on Tuesday that she is committed to establishing new regulatory rules for banks and stablecoins.
The core goal of this move is to ensure that a healthy competitive relationship can be maintained between Wall Street, fintech companies, and cryptocurrency firms within a clear and fair regulatory framework.
Bowman pointed out in her testimony before the House Financial Services Committee that the regulators' responsibility is to "encourage innovation in a responsible manner" and effectively manage related risks. She believes that the new rules can enhance the efficiency of the banking industry, broaden credit channels, and create a fair competitive environment for fintech and digital asset companies.
To this end, she will collaborate with other regulatory agencies and, in accordance with the requirements of the Genius Act, establish clear capital and business diversification rules for stablecoin issuers to ensure their formal registration and maintenance of sufficient USD reserves.
It is worth noting that this move comes at a time when traditional banks and cryptocurrency companies are debating digital asset regulation (especially the issuance of banking licenses). Traditional banks are concerned that if cryptocurrency firms easily obtain banking licenses without bearing corresponding responsibilities, it will lead to unfair competition.
In addition to the stablecoin issue, Bowman's testimony also emphasized her efforts to promote the implementation of several banking capital regulatory measures, including the much-anticipated final version of Basel III.
She stated that the idea of the new framework is to adjust the design of the new framework from the ground up rather than achieve preset capital requirements through reverse engineering.
Earlier reports indicated that the Federal Reserve has shown the revised draft to other U.S. regulatory agencies, and the new draft significantly relaxes the original capital requirements intended for Wall Street financial institutions.
Bowman also added that the Federal Reserve is simultaneously improving the additional fee mechanism for large banks, and relevant reforms will be promoted in conjunction with capital regulatory adjustments.
Overall, Bowman's statements reflect that U.S. financial regulatory agencies are trying to seek a balance between encouraging innovation and maintaining financial stability, and the subsequent rule-making may profoundly impact the competitive landscape of traditional banks, the cryptocurrency industry, and the entire financial market.
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