Earlier this week, popular American payment giant Paypal unveiled the launch of its USD-pegged PYUSD stablecoins to investors. In response, Democrat congresswoman Maxine Waters has raised palpable concerns that may or may not threaten the stablecoin’s operations.
Waters Raises Regulatory Concerns
Reacting to the news of Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin launch, congresswoman Maxine Waters noted that the launch comes at a time when there was no legislative mechanism to regulate these assets.
She stated that “given PayPal’s size and reach, federal oversight and enforcement of its stablecoin operations is essential in order to guarantee consumer protections and alleviate financial stability concerns.” She further noted that “stablecoins represent the issuance of a new form of money, making it integral that there are federal guardrails.”
Waters’ recent comments are in contrast with those of the House Financial Services Committee Rep. Patrick McHenry, who had earlier lauded PayP
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