After years of false starts and regulatory crackdowns, crypto’s future in America may be reignited by something deceptively simple: a digital dollar that doesn’t fluctuate in value.
Stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to the U.S. dollar—have quietly become the centerpiece of Washington’s new approach to digital assets. With President Donald Trump now publicly embracing crypto and bipartisan momentum building in Congress, lawmakers have a rare chance to pass the country’s first major crypto legislation. But industry leaders warn: move too slowly, or get too ambitious, and even that narrow victory could slip away.
That was the consensus at a TIME100 Talks conversation titled “The Future of Finance: Can Regulation Power…