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Dollar stablecoins could improve FX access but amplify currency runs: IMF paper

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3 outlets - including Coin-turk, Beincrypto and Cointelegraph - are covering this story. 🚨 IMF research shows dollar stablecoins can trigger massive, sudden currency runs. 📈 Public stablecoin prices let households exit local currencies together when pegs fail. 💵 Bolivia's $USDT rate became the main parallel dollar signal aft…

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IMF paper warns dollar stablecoins can trigger coordinated currency runs
CoinTurk News Jul 11, 20:35 UTC

IMF paper warns dollar stablecoins can trigger coordinated currency runs

🚨 IMF research shows dollar stablecoins can trigger massive, sudden currency runs. 📈 Public stablecoin prices let households exit local currencies together when pegs fail. 💵 Bolivia's $USDT rate became the main parallel dollar signal aft…

IMF Paper Warns Dollar Stablecoins Can Trigger Currency Crisis
BeInCrypto Jul 11, 16:25 UTC

IMF Paper Warns Dollar Stablecoins Can Trigger Currency Crisis

A new International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper finds dollar stablecoins can amplify currency runs in economies defending an overvalued fixed exchange rate, turning fragmented parallel-market prices into a single signal that lets hous…

Dollar stablecoins could improve FX access but amplify currency runs: IMF
Cointelegraph Jul 11, 09:20 UTC

Dollar stablecoins could improve FX access but amplify currency runs: IMF

An IMF working paper says US dollar stablecoins can improve access to foreign currency but may also help coordinate exits from local currencies during periods of severe exchange-rate stress.