Australian central bank governor favors private sector crypto technology
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Australian central bank governor favors private sector crypto technology
Australian central bank governor Philip Lowe said a private solution would be preferable to cryptocurrencies as long as the risks are mitigated through regulation. Lowe made the remarks at the recent G20 finance meeting in Indonesia. Reuters reported on July 17 that officials from other countries were discussing the impact of stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi) on the global financial system.
Recent risks associated with stablecoins can be chalked up to large-scale weathering events. In May, the Tera USD stablecoin, TeraUSD (UST), which has since switched to TeraUSD Classic (USTC), lost its peg and eroded the value of the entire Terra Classic ecosystem.
This created a multi-billion dollar cascade effect, causing Tether (USDT) and the DEI stablecoin to collapse briefly.The National Association of Federal-Insured Credit Unions shared Lowe's skepticism about central banks implementing digital tokens because of the high cost in a letter to the United States Department of Commerce on July 8.
However, his views on the cost of digital token systems such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are not currently echoed by countries developing or using CBDCs such as China, the European Union and the Bahamas.Referring to DeFi and stablecoins, Yu said, “The technology and business innovations behind these developments could be critical to our future financial system.”