Stablecoins: Law, Regulation and Technology

Combining legal analysis with technical and commercial insight, this essential Practical Guide explains what stablecoins are, how they are used and why they matter. Erica Stanford responds to the rapidly changing laws, risks and technology surrounding stablecoins as they transition from crypto markets to the core of finance, payments and regulation. Chapters address key topics from issuance, reserves, design and innovation to redemption and custody, financial crime, taxation and due diligence.

Key Inclusions:

• How stablecoins differ from cryptoassets, tokenised deposits and central bank digital currencies
• Real-world applications for crypto markets, payments, remittances, financial inclusion, humanitarian finance, insurance, gig work and in tokenisation and agentic payments and the machine economy
• Case studies and practical frameworks necessary for assessing stablecoin arrangements with both commercial realism and legal discipline
• The crucial features of major and emerging stablecoin regimes, such as those in the EU, UK, Switzerland, the USA and UAE, as well as offshore jurisdictions
• Risks, enforcement and mitigation tools including blockchain analytics, tracing, freezing, and asset forfeiture

Stablecoins is an essential resource for legal practitioners, in-house counsel and law firms advising on stablecoins, cryptoassets, finance and banking law and corporate law. Compliance and money laundering reporting officers and those working in anti-fraud services will also benefit from discussions on the risks of stablecoins and how they can be used in digital economic crime.