MICA in Europe pushes stablecoin issuers to hold money in banks. But, it's bad for banks to take deposits from stablecoin issuers because: 1) They are wholesale customers who move money in big chunks; 2) "stablecoin" is a "payment instrument" that assumes fast redemption; 3) fast money can only be held in central bank reserves and short term bonds, and not used in more useful ways.
There is a simple solution - put the fast redemption problem back to the stablecoin issuers. It's good for stablecoin issuers to behave more like banks with well-structured liabilities:
- They should have a variety of "staking" agreements with users to hold money, allowing the money to be put out in more useful ways
- They should allow their coin to depreciate if a big percentage of holders want to redeem at the same time. The redemption liquidity % per day could be committed in advance. If holders want more, then the fast redeemers should have to pay for their "liquidity preference"
Europe is a bit stuck right now because of poor analysis from rule makers. Globally, DeFi is naturally moving in the good direction.
TO ALL THE NERDS INTERESTED IN THE IMPACT OF COLLECTING DEPOSITS FROM STABLECOIN ISSUERS OR ISSUING STABLECOINS ON BANKS' BALANCE SHEETS: MY PAPER JUST GOT PUBLISHED!!! 🔥