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🇬🇧 UK scrambling for a stablecoin plan?
or Fed’s rate cut tug-of-war

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What we’ll cover today:
🪙 UK’s stablecoin wake-up call
📉 Fed’s rate cut tug-of-war
💬 Fintech leaders on money’s messy future

Big crypto players like Coinbase, Kraken, and VanEck told UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves: “We need a stablecoin plan!”
🚨Breaking News:
30 crypto firms signed a letter urging the UK to embrace stablecoins as financial infrastructure before the US runs too far ahead.
⚡Wire Simplified
Stablecoins = crypto tied to real money like the dollar or pound.
USDT and USDC dominate, pound stablecoins are tiny.
UK calls stablecoins “crypto-assets with reference to fiat” and industry says that’s like calling a cheque “paper.”
A proper strategy could boost UK’s financial center role and bring new revenue streams.
HSBC says stablecoins can bridge banks and crypto, but regulation is the hurdle.
✔️Straight to the Point
UK risks missing the stablecoin bus while the US drives off. Industry says “act now,” regulators still fumbling the keys.
🎤 Should the UK launch a national stablecoin strategy? |
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The US Federal Reserve held rates steady in July, but two governors shouted “Cut now!” while others worried about inflation.
🚨Breaking News:
Fed minutes show officials divided: inflation fears vs job worries. First time in 30+ years multiple governors opposed a rate decision.
⚡Wire Simplified
Fed funds rate stays at 4.25 to 4.5%.
Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman voted for cuts.
Inflation risks linked to Trump’s new tariffs.
Jobs market showing cracks, growth looks “tepid.”
Powell to give a key Jackson Hole speech soon.
✔️Straight to the Point
The Fed is stuck between inflation and job risks. Powell’s next speech might hint whether cuts are finally coming.

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