Bankers share stablecoins’ opportunities, risks for community banks
By Walt Williams
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Community banks should consider stablecoins for new business opportunities but need proper regulation to protect deposit bases; stablecoins pose serious risks if not regulated.
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Community banks shouldn’t ignore stablecoins, which will create new business opportunities for the institutions but also pose a serious risk to their deposit base without proper regulation, three bankers said during a panel discussion at the ABA Conference for Community Bankers in Orlando. The post Bankers share stablecoins’ opportunities, risks for community banks appeared first on ABA Banking Journal .