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Alabama bankers worry that stablecoins could undermine traditional banking
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Fusion42 · 14 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Alabama bankers warn that unregulated stablecoins offering yields could siphon deposits from local banks, threatening their lending capacity to small businesses and homebuyers. They are lobbying Congress to close a loophole in pending legislation (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act) that would allow interest-bearing rewards on stablecoin balances.
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If Congress closes the yield loophole in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, stablecoin platforms lose their deposit-killer feature and community banks keep their funding base intact; if it doesn't, billions flow out of local lending and into crypto platforms. You're building a stablecoin, treasury product, or embedded finance play—know which Congress you're betting on, because the rule closes next quarter.
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