Will Interest Payments Make Stablecoins More Interesting?

Around the world, stablecoins are coming under a fairly consistent and convergent regulatory regime. They must be backed by real, high-quality assets, are subject to regular audits, and issuers are prohibited from paying interest upon stablecoin balances. The prohibition on interest payments appears in the GENIUS Act in the U.S., Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA) in the European Union as well as similar legislation in Hong Kong and Singapore. Making the prohibition on interest payments stick may ...