The Bank of Spain warns about the risks of stablecoins

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ME News Report, May 16 (UTC+8), the Bank of Spain warned in its Spring 2026 Financial Stability Report that if stablecoins are widely adopted, they could exacerbate domestic currency substitution, increase cross-border financial flows, and amplify cross-border transmission of shocks from U.S. monetary policy and different legal jurisdictions.
The global stablecoin market cap has exceeded $320 billion, with USD stablecoins accounting for 98% to 99%, and Euro stablecoins about 0.2%.
The Bank of Spain pointed out that stablecoins issued across multiple jurisdictions, such as USDC and USDT, may pose risks of regulatory fragmentation and crisis management coordination.
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GateUser-f85bc167
· 15h ago
Spain's recent warning is quite serious; if USDT/USDC collapses, European banks will tremble along with it.
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OrderbookOtter
· 16h ago
The central bank has finally started to take stablecoins seriously, but this 0.2% euro share is just too heartbreaking.
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SymbolsInTheReflection
· 16h ago
Warnings are warnings, but what about measures? Talking big without action is just empty talk.
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CatUnderTheNeonBridge
· 17h ago
Cross-border transmission of U.S. monetary policy, stablecoins have become a new channel
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MorningLightInAGlassBottle
· 17h ago
The Financial Stability Report begins to discuss crypto; the times have truly changed.
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RocksUnderTheAurora
· 17h ago
Issuing in multiple jurisdictions is indeed a gamble; no one even knows where Tether's headquarters is right now.
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AirdropCheatSheet
· 17h ago
The analogy of a cross-border flow amplifier is very accurate; money can run away in seconds.
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CandlestickChartsUnderThe
· 17h ago
Dollar hegemony extends its life on the blockchain; this is what the report didn't explicitly say.
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AirdropCartographer
· 17h ago
The spring report is only now being released; information lag itself is also an issue.
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QuantsAndCats
· 17h ago
Crisis management coordination risk, in plain language, is just passing the buck to each other
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