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7/17/2021

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen to Convene a Meeting of the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets …

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen to Convene a Meeting of
the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets to Discuss
Stablecoins
July 16, 2021

WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced plans to
convene the President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), in addition to the O ice
of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, to discuss
interagency work on stablecoins. The group will meet Monday, July 19.
“Bringing together regulators will enable us to assess the potential benefits of stablecoins
while mitigating risks they could pose to users, markets, or the financial system,” Secretary
Yellen said. “In light of the rapid growth in digital assets, it is important for the agencies to
collaborate on the regulation of this sector and the development of any recommendations
for new authorities.”
This interagency work builds on the PWG’s December 2020 PWG “Statement on Key

Regulatory and Supervisory Issues Relevant to Certain Stablecoins

.” The PWG will examine

the current regulation of stablecoins, identify risks, and develop recommendations for
addressing those risks. The PWG expects to issue written recommendations in the coming
months.
The PWG was established to enhance the integrity, e iciency, orderliness, and
competitiveness of U.S. financial markets. In addition to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
PWG members are the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the
Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Acting Chairman of the
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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