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Current Government and Reports on Stablecoin systemic problems

Colin Henderson

Here is an overview and summary of current views on Stablecoins based on research attributed to Perplexity.ai.. There are good reasons for USDC to be a legitimate Stable Stablecoin, but so many opinions and views often with proprietary positions to maintain, that the effect of the Genius act is being lost in that morass. This blog is about direction not particular stocks, but the freewheeling nature of crypto is winning the battle for clarity. And the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) report (attached below) is thrown into the mix taking the approach everyone is wrong except the author. It is … Continue reading Current Government and Reports on Stablecoin systemic problems

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Compare USDC (Circle) vs USDT (Tether) in 2025

Colin Henderson

The battle is now on. The newest StableCoin USDC offered by Circle is regulated with clearly defined regularly audited reserve requirements. Tender which has been around 5 years longer offers a StableCoin USDT. The challenge lies in the difference between the StableCoins and no regulation exists to define a StableCoin. USDT has loosely defined reserves comprising third party off balance sheet items and which can be deemed worthless to a banker. USDC on the other had requires US $ cash with no obtuse excuses for apparent reserve matching. I did some research across sites using Perplexity (not Google) and. here … Continue reading Compare USDC (Circle) vs USDT (Tether) in 2025

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Stablecoin Act brings Crypto closer to mainstream finance

Colin Henderson

I have not been a supporter of Stablecoin due to lack of safety and regulatory provisions in the same vein as regulated Banks. The Genius (really ??) Act changes that and provides for regulatory provisions similar ~ to that which governs other financial entities, including maintenance of capital requirements and money laundering protection. The AML provisions are weak and will not capture small medium bad actors. Time will tell and I really hope that under Carney we will see some movement in Canadian finance. since we end to miss innovation completely in Canadian Banking and Finance. Similarly I hope OSFI … Continue reading Stablecoin Act brings Crypto closer to mainstream finance