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SNB’s Jordan Sees Policy Risk From Foreign-Currency Stable Coins

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Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan said stable coins are likely to become more widely used than current crypto tokens, and warned they could hamper monetary policy in some circumstances.

In a speech on Thursday, he said a Swiss franc stable coin would have “no immediate impact on the effectiveness of our monetary policy.”