New York state releases guidance for issuing dollar-backed stablecoins
The NY State Department of Financial Services, notorious for its strictness, claims to be the first regulator in the country to impose requirements of the type. The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) on Wednesday released regulatory guidance for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins issued by DFS-regulated entities. According to a DFS statement, it is the first regulator in the United States to impose such expectations on a stablecoin issuer.The requirements in the guidance concern redeemability, reserves and attestation. They state that a stablecoin must be fully backed by....
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