đ Stablecoins & the Dollar: ECB Sounds the Alarm đ¶đ”
As crypto adoption becomes unstoppable, the European Central Bank (ECB) is raising concerns about the growing influence of USD-backed stablecoins like USDT and USDC, which now dominate 99% of the stablecoin market.
đȘđș ECB Senior Adviser JĂŒrgen Schaaf warns this trend could:
Undermine Europeâs monetary sovereignty
Threaten financial stability across the eurozone
He states:
âStablecoins are no longer a niche â theyâre reshaping global finance and embedding into traditional systems.â
đ The ECB fears the euro is falling behind, especially as the digital euro struggles to gain momentum, while dollar-based stablecoins continue to bridge the gap between crypto and fiat.