BIS Report Highlights Stablecoin Shortcomings in Key Monetary Attributes

BIS Report Highlights Stablecoin Shortcomings in Key Monetary Attributes AiCoin Release Time: Share USDT -- -- USDC $1.0012 0% USDD $0.9968 -0.08% XAUT $4,022.18 -1.14% Summary The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) highlighted stablecoin weaknesses in its latest weekly market report, noting they lack key monetary attributes such as singularity, resilience, and interoperability. The report observed that stablecoin prices frequently deviate from their pegs and encounter redemption issues, behaving more like ETF shares. A daily market report from AiCoin also shows that the BIS expressed concerns about dollarization risks in emerging markets and potential credit suppression resulting from higher bank funding costs. According to The Block, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) noted in its Annual Economic Report that stablecoins still fall short in key monetary attributes such as uniformity, resilience, interoperability, and integrity, with prices deviating from their pegs on secondary markets and redemption facing friction, making them more akin to ETF shares than payment instruments. The report estimates that the net impact on economic output would be negligible when stablecoin market capitalization reaches $1 trillion to $3 trillion, and may even suppress credit by increasing bank funding costs. The BIS warns that emerging markets face the risk of dollarization through stablecoins, as residents holding USD-backed stablecoins undermines local currency sovereignty. Currently, approximately 99% of fiat-backed stablecoins are pegged to the U.S. dollar, dominated by USDT and USDC, with a combined market capitalization of around $320 billion.