SEC Crypto Action Leaves Stablecoins in Limbo

Authorities have still not made clear when stablecoins are considered securities or how they will be regulated

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is in a battle with regulators after the SEC sued his company. He sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the situation, saying he is hoping the lawsuit will bring more clarity to the industry. Photo: Breanna Denney/The Wall Street Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission has taken on two of the biggest players in crypto in the past week, along the way laying out arguments for how exchanges and many digital tokens should be regulated. But there is a key part of the crypto market it still seemingly hasn’t addressed head-on: stablecoins.

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