Stablecoin Interest Payments Could Trigger Bank Outflows, Warns Citi Executive

According to Cointelegraph, the potential for paying interest on stablecoin deposits may lead to significant bank outflows, reminiscent of the money market fund surge in the 1980s, as warned by Ronit Ghose, Citi’s Future of Finance head. Ghose highlighted that the rise of money market funds in the late 1970s and early 1980s, which grew from $4 billion in 1975 to $235 billion in 1982, was driven by their ability to offer higher returns compared to banks with regulated deposit rates. This shift resulted in bank withdrawals exceeding new deposits by $32 billion between 1981 and 1982, according to Federal Reserve data. Sean Viergutz from PwC echoed these concerns, suggesting that a consumer shift towards higher-yielding stablecoins could challenge the banking sector source: https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/28798580312858?utm_source=BinanceNewsRSS