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Travis Hoium

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4532 total appearances

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Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

And one of the things that's been on the docket is our crypto company is going to be able to offer rewards for holding stable coins.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

This is something that Coinbase does on their platform.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

usdc stable coins they'll pay you i think it's three and a half percentage points right now as as a reward for that so looks a little bit like interest on a bank account even though it's a little bit different than that but this would make that illegal lou and the interesting thing here is

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

this would make it maybe a little less attractive to be holding those stable coins in an account like Coinbase.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

But if you do still hold them and you don't really care about that 3.5% because it's a more efficient payment method or whatever your logic is, this is actually going to make companies like Coinbase more profitable because they're not going to have that rewards expense.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

So it's sort of an interesting reaction from the market.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

Stocks are down, but at least short term, Coinbase should make more money because of this ruling if it ends up passing.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

Yeah, I keep thinking that life comes at you fast when I see this.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

Banks would make more money if people just put their money in without demanding interest.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

So you're right, definitely.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

But look, I don't know if this is fair, but I think it's the right call, okay?

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

And look, life is not fair.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

I'm not pro or anti stable coin.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

I'm not going to say that, but I want them to solve problems, not create problems.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

And for all of the flat.

Motley Fool Money
Sora Is No Mora

And do you not see the efficiency?