Stablecoins Threaten Bank Deposits, Officials Push CBDCs
Central bankers and officials in developed economies increasingly warn that growing stablecoin adoption drains commercial-bank deposits and respond by advancing public digital currencies, making bank-disintermediation fears and CBDC counter-pitches a recurring policy dynamic rather than a one-off warning.
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ECB board member Piero Cipollone warned that growing stablecoin adoption risks pulling money out of commercial banks and positioned a digital euro as the response (per the edition).
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Supporting · July 18, 2026
ECB's Cipollone Warns Stablecoins Could Drain Bank Deposits, Pitches the Digital Euro
ECB board member Piero Cipollone warned that growing stablecoin adoption risks pulling money out of commercial banks and positioned a digital euro as the response (per the edition).
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