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StablecoinsTokenPostKorean, translatedFiled 3 days ago

Stablecoin payments, potential demand for dollar assets… Haemaek points out regulatory gap

Original headline스테이블코인 결제, 달러자산 수요 가능성…해맥은 규제 공백 지적

Open the sourceReported by TokenPost, tokenpost.kr, 5 November 2026, by 김하린
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Cleveland Fed President and CEO Beth M. Hammack said stablecoin payments by AI agents could lift demand for dollar-denominated assets, but whether that extends to global dollar demand remains uncertain, speaking at the SNB and Its Watchers Conference in Zurich on June 5. Hammack cited stablecoins' technical advantages for executing smart contracts and enabling agentic workflows, while flagging the institutional conditions needed for financial institution adoption. She also pointed to regulatory gaps as a key constraint on broader uptake. The remarks matter because they frame stablecoins as a potential new channel for dollar asset demand just as tokenized payment flows grow. What to watch next is how regulators close those gaps and whether AI-agent payment volumes translate into measurable demand for dollar assets.

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Beth M. Hammack, stablecoin, Cleveland Federal Reserve, SNB and Its Watchers Conference