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Most stablecoin reserves recirculate through the banking system as ordinary deposits.\u201d","The report states that only about 12% of stablecoin reserves are held in bank deposits that could be subject to full-reserve treatment (100% reserve requirement).","The report states that the remaining roughly 88% is primarily allocated to Treasury bills and similar liquid assets that return to the banking system through dealer deposits and related flows.","The report states that even for the portion that could re-enter the system, banks absorb part of the additional capacity into liquidity buffers rather than extending new loans, reducing net lending effects.","At baseline calibration, eliminating stablecoin yield increases bank lending by $2.1 billion, a net increase of 0.02% of total loans.","The report states that producing lending effects in the hundreds of billions would require simultaneously assuming the stablecoin share sextuples, all reserves shift into segregated deposits, and the Federal Reserve abandons its ample-reserves framework.","The report concludes that only highly unrealistic conditions would generate meaningful lending expansion."],"numeric_claims":[{"label":"lending increase (baseline)","value":"$2.1 billion"},{"label":"net increase of total loans","value":"0.02%"},{"label":"share of reserves potentially constrained under full-reserve treatment","value":"~12%"},{"label":"share of reserves allocated to Treasury bills/similar liquid assets","value":"~88%"}],"primary_claim":"The Council of Economic Advisers analysis estimates that eliminating stablecoin yield increases bank lending by only $2.1 billion, a net increase of 0.02% of total loans.","relevance_score":0.78,"sentiment":"neutral","source_quality":"high","summary":"A White House (Council of Economic Advisers) analysis of the GENIUS Act and related proposals finds that banning stablecoin yield would barely increase bank lending, with most stablecoin reserves recirculating into the banking system via reserve recycling. The report argues that any large lending effects would require highly unrealistic modeling assumptions.","topics":["stablecoins","yield ban","bank lending","banking liquidity","reserve recycling","Treasury bills","full-reserve treatment","GENIUS Act","CLARITY Act","deposit outflows"]},"source":"Bitcoin.com News","source_domain":"news.bitcoin.com","summary":"White House analysis shows stablecoin yield restrictions deliver minimal lending gains, with banking liquidity largely preserved through reserve recycling, challenging core policy assumptions behind proposed legislation. Key Takeaways: White House analysis finds stablecoin yield ban lifts lending by only 0.02%, indicating limited real-world impact. Analysis shows only about 12% of reserves could be constrained under [\u2026]","tickers":[],"title":"White House Study Finds Stablecoin Yield Ban Barely Moves Lending Needle Despite Policy Focus","url":"https://news.bitcoin.com/white-house-study-finds-stablecoin-yield-ban-barely-moves-lending-needle-despite-policy-focus/"}... |