{"id":17443,"date":"2025-03-12T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=17443"},"modified":"2025-03-12T16:01:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:01:39","slug":"the-genius-stablecoin-bill-is-a-cbdc-trojan-horse-defi-exec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=17443","title":{"rendered":"The GENIUS stablecoin bill is a CBDC trojan horse \u2014 DeFi exec"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared with Cointelegraph, Rausis said that the US government will punish stablecoin issuers that do not comply with the new regulatory framework, similar to the European Union Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations. The executive added:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government realizes that if they control stablecoins, they control financial transactions. Working with centralized stablecoin issuers means they can freeze funds anytime they want \u2014 essentially what a CBDC would allow. So, why bother creating a CBDC?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cWith stablecoins under the government\u2019s control, the result is the same, with the false veneer of decentralization added as a bonus,\u201d the executive continued.<\/p>\n

Decentralized alternatives to centralized stablecoins, such as algorithmic stablecoins and synthetic dollars, will prove to be a valuable bulwark against this creeping government control over crypto<\/a>, Rausis concluded.<\/p>\n

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First page of the GENIUS Act. Source: <\/em>United States Senate<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Related: <\/strong><\/em>America must back pro-stablecoin laws, reject CBDCs \u2014 US Rep. Emmer<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Revamped GENIUS bill to include stricter provisions<\/h2>\n

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, introduced by Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty<\/a> on Feb. 4, proposed a comprehensive framework for overcollateralized stablecoins such as Tether\u2019s USDt (USDT<\/a>) and Circle\u2019s USDC (USDC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The bill was revamped<\/a> to include stricter Anti-Money Laundering, reserve requirements, liquidity provisions and sanctions checks on March 13.<\/p>\n

These additional provisions will presumably give US-based stablecoin issuers an edge over their offshore counterparts.<\/p>\n

During the recent White House Crypto Summit, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US would use stablecoins to ensure US dollar hegemony<\/a> in payments and protect its role as the global reserve currency.<\/p>\n

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Largest holders of US government debt. Source: <\/em>Peter Ryan<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Centralized stablecoin issuers rely on US bank deposits and short-term cash equivalents such as US Treasury bills to back their digital fiat tokens, which drives up demand for the US dollar and US debt instruments.<\/p>\n

Stablecoin issuers collectively hold over $120 billion in US debt \u2014 making them the 18th-largest buyer of US government debt in the world.<\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/strong><\/em>Bitcoin payments are being undermined by centralized stablecoins<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n