{"id":91031,"date":"2020-10-16T22:35:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T19:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/"},"modified":"2020-10-16T22:35:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T19:35:13","slug":"law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/","title":{"rendered":"# Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9\u201316"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe85d1a03\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bbe85d1a03\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/#Editors_note\" >Editor\u2019s note<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/#G7_and_G20_will_make_Libra_toe_the_line\" >G7 and G20 will make Libra toe the line<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/#European_Central_Bank_dodges_commitment_to_a_digital_euro\" >European Central Bank dodges commitment to a digital euro<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/#%E2%80%A6with_Russia_close_behind\" >&#8230;with Russia close behind<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\/#Further_reads\" >Further reads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong># Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9\u201316 <\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5ldS1jZW50cmFsLTEuYW1hem9uYXdzLmNvbS9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjAtMTAvMDI1MjY0OTMtNzgyYy00OTQyLTkxNjEtMjhlZGIxMGY0YmY0LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-v-5a136f3a=\"\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Editors_note\"><\/span>Editor\u2019s note<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Blockchain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> has attracted regulatory attention since its inception. The security of the Bitcoin network despite the value of BTC in play has consistently proved the resilience of blockchain technology in maintaining records across a vast range of parties. <\/p>\n<p>However, many countries have determined that Bitcoin doesn\u2019t behave as a currency at all, or at least not a replacement for their own. The nations behind the world\u2019s most-used fiat currencies have in many cases pointed to Bitcoin\u2019s volatility as a critical flaw. They have decided that the rise of stablecoins, especially over the past two years, poses a more clear and present danger. <\/p>\n<p>New stablecoins, pegged to fiat or gold or baskets of currencies, can move value faster and more efficiently than existing monetary systems. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u2019s announcement of Libra last year was a watershed moment. Monetary authorities quickly saw that Facebook\u2019s user base is far larger than the population of any country. Practically overnight, Libra would conceivably be able to challenge every monterey authority on earth.<\/p>\n<p>Some central banks had already begun work on their own digital currencies, but over the next year the U.S., EU, China, Japan and Great Britain \u2014 which issue the five leading currencies in the world \u2014 would all have active research into the subject of a CBDC. But while governments are trying to keep up in the race to upgrade their own currency, they remain suspicious of private entities like Facebook challenging them. While this has been going on for some time, the past week saw major flare-ups. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"law_decoded\"\/><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"G7_and_G20_will_make_Libra_toe_the_line\"><\/span>G7 and G20 will make Libra toe the line<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The G20\u2019s financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board, published new guidance warning governments as to the dangers that global stablecoins pose to monetary sovereignty. The guidance comes on the heels of a drafted G7 statement that promised to block stablecoins like Libra from launching until they address all regulatory concerns. <\/p>\n<p>The G7 and G20 both represent their respective number of countries, including the largest economies in the world. That wealth ensures that the countries involved have a stake in maintaining existing monetary norms. However, everyone seems to recognize that money could be so much better than it is right now.<\/p>\n<p>As to concerns, the G20\u2019s guidance rattles off a number of the classics, including anti-money laundering and terrorism financing. The overarching <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a> is that the key advantages of crypto are also its greatest risks: Cryptocurrencies can cross national boundaries far more freely than most money and reach way more people than existing financial systems. But these announcements are not aimed at crypto writ large. They put stablecoins in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> and Libra in particular right in the crosshairs of future action.<\/p>\n<p>If Facebook and the Libra Association want to continue \u2014 and they seem determined to \u2014 they have a long road ahead. Moreover, it really looks inconceivable that any Libra that boasts the global accessibility that its initial whitepaper promised has any chance whatsoever at hitting the market without being completely defanged. At least, that holds true in the most developed economies of the world.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"European_Central_Bank_dodges_commitment_to_a_digital_euro\"><\/span>European Central Bank dodges commitment to a digital euro<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The ECB, which issues the euro, has invited the public to comment on the development of a digital euro. <\/p>\n<p>In its announcement, the ECB made clear that it did not intend to replace cash. It also drew a fairly clumsy distinction between any potential digital euro and crypto assets. After pointing to crypto\u2019s legendary volatility as a difference, the announcement turned to stablecoins, saying they they lacked the backing of a central bank. This is called moving the goalpost.<\/p>\n<p>While the invitation to consultation did not many specific claims as to the mechanisms behind a digital euro, the ECB is clearly doing its best to distance its project from stigma associated with crypto. It is, therefore, revealing that the word \u201cblockchain\u201d does not appear in the announcement. It\u2019s obviously under consideration, otherwise the bank would surely point to lack of a blockchain as a real, substantive distinction between crypto and its envisioned euro, but it\u2019s also true that the word blockchain is still subject to a lot of the same stigma and skepticism that drew the ECB to draw distinctions with crypto in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the ECB\u2019s breakdown of priorities for a digitized euro is clearly fixated on deciding between privacy, speed, offline utility and security \u2014 the classic tradeoffs of crypto.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6with_Russia_close_behind\"><\/span>&#8230;with Russia close behind<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Not to be outdone, the Central Bank of Russia released a public consultation remarkably similar to the ECB\u2019s, both in its concerns for a digital ruble and in avoiding mention of blockchain technology. <\/p>\n<p>The ruble is not the global currency that the euro is. That was the case even before a collapse in value since 2014, as sanctions and slipping oil prices took their toll on the Russian Federation\u2019s engagement with the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Russia has been trying to increase ruble usage among countries similarly isolated from the Western-led global economy. It\u2019s no surprise then that the Central Bank of Russia\u2019s announcement for the public consultation does not really dig into issues of money laundering. Which, honestly, could prove good for the prospective trade in a digital ruble. <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_reads\"><\/span>Further reads<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Attorneys for Baker Hostetler <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/sec-wins-case-against-kik-and-adds-45667\/\">write on growing crypto precedent<\/a> following the SEC\u2019s courtroom victory over Kik. <\/p>\n<p>Writing for Reuters, Francesco Canepa and Tom Wilson <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/cenbank-currency-digital-facts-explainer-idUSKBN26U0L2\">explain CBDCs as a tool<\/a> to beat out crypto. <\/p>\n<p>Coinbase publishes a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.coinbase.com\/transparency-at-coinbase-c8edf6dce4d6#1922%5C\">new transparency report<\/a> on its work with international governments and law enforcement over the first half of 2020. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/law-decoded-the-rivalry-between-central-banks-and-global-stablecoins-oct-9-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Law Decoded: The rivalry between central banks and global stablecoins, Oct. 9\u201316 &#8221; Editor\u2019s note Blockchain technology has attracted regulatory attention since its inception. 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