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John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

6 min read

Stablecoins – a Problem of Liquidity, not Solvency

Bazil Sansom, a Research Fellow at Warwick Business School, has written a useful summary of the UK’s stablecoin challenge for Finextra. Over the last few weeks, both the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (the Bank) have spoken about the future of money in the UK in a number of forums. A new stablecoin consultation has also just been opened.

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John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

3 min read

Benefits and Risks of Stablecoins

An IMF paper examines stablecoins’ potential benefits and risks while surveying emerging international regulatory frameworks.

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John Winchcombe

25 Nov. 2025

2 min read

Will Stablecoins Deliver?

Scott Hamilton has written a useful summary in Finextra of the possible impact of stablecoins on transactions, particularly cross-border1. While adoption is rising fast, the future is not yet secure.

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John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2025

9 min read

Overview and Analysis of the GENIUS Act

The GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act), is a US federal bill establishing the first comprehensive regulatory framework for the issuance and supervision of payment stablecoins in the US. The legislation introduces a tiered oversight model, codifies prudential standards, and confirms that payment stablecoins are not to be treated as securities or deposit liabilities. It is, therefore, critical legislation with global implications.

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John Winchcombe

23 July 2025

5 min read

Stablecoins: What is All the Fuss About?

The news pages and feeds are full of stories about stablecoins at the moment. For example, Citi has recently announced that they are looking to issue their own stablecoins and their CEO, Jane Fraser, said that stablecoin issuance could reach $3.7 trillion by the end of the decade. In the US President Trump has signed into law the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act to establish a regulatory framework for ‘payment’ stablecoin issuers.

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Stablecoins – a Problem of Liquidity, not Solvency

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Will Stablecoins Deliver?

Overview and Analysis of the GENIUS Act

Stablecoins: What is All the Fuss About?

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