Canada's draft stablecoin regulations, published October 24, open a 60-day comment period until about December 23, with the rules targeted to take effect in fall 2027. Issuers would have to hold one-to-one reserves with Canadian custodians, redeem within three business days with fees capped at 1%, and could not pay interest for holding a coin. Reserves would be limited to cash, government debt maturing in three months or less, and money market funds holding such assets, kept in separate accounts that creditors cannot reach if the issuer goes bankrupt. Serious violations could be fined up to 1 million Canadian dollars and very serious ones up to 10 million, with the Bank of Canada supervising issuers; the notice assumes five issuers and about 30 other payment companies would fall under oversight.
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