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Re:Coinbase is launching support for the USDC stablecoin by stephen_g on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @09:15PM (#18288916)
Banks only hold some of their assets as central bank reserves, but solvent banks always have more assets than liabilities.

For a stablecoin to operate like a bank they would have to issue loans (loans are an asset to the bank to match the deposit created when they lend. A regulated bank also needs a certain percentage of owner's capital (paid up shares/retained profits) compared to how much they lend in case of delinquent loans).

A stablecoin just creating tokens with no backing would be fraud, same as if a bank just credited an account from nothing.

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