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Jul 2025
26m 27s

Stablecoins

Reuters
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Top central bankers aren’t impressed with the global stablecoin craze. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Hyun Song Shin, economic adviser and head of the monetary and economic department at the Bank for International Settlements, about why stablecoins are no substitute for money. Plus, we head to Turkey to hear how they're being used in the real world. Sign up ... Show More
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