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Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler Talks Economic Consequences of a Second Trump Administration

2025/6/24
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Gary Gensler: 我认为现在有更重要的经济议题需要关注，比如关税、移民政策以及对科研的投入不足，这些因素都会对长期的经济增长造成损害。稳定币虽然规模相对较小，但其增长潜力以及可能被用于规避制裁和反洗钱法规的风险不容忽视。稳定币实际上提供了一种在传统银行系统之外转移美元的途径，这可能会在地缘政治层面削弱美国的影响力。因此，我们应该将更多的精力放在解决那些对整体经济有更大影响的问题上，而不是过度关注稳定币这种相对较小的金融工具。我更担心的是，如果我们不采取正确的经济政策，可能会对美国的长期繁荣造成更大的威胁。

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Gary Gensler discusses the risks of stablecoins, highlighting their potential to undermine the U.S. dollar and facilitate illegal activities. He compares them to poker chips used in casinos to move cryptocurrencies without banking oversight, raising concerns about money laundering and sanctions evasion.
  • Stablecoins are valued at around a quarter of a trillion dollars.
  • They offer an alternative way to move dollars outside the banking system, evading sanctions and money laundering laws.
  • The interest payments generated by stablecoins raise questions about who benefits from this financial float.

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Gary Gensler, former SEC Chair and Professor of the Practice of Global Economics & Management at MIT, discusses his new text with Simon Johnson and others on the economic consequences of a second Trump administration as well as his experience in government as SEC Chair. He is joined by Bloomberg Hosts, Tom Keene and Paul Sweeney.

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