Canada opens 60-day consultation on stablecoin rules, keeps yield ban and caps redemption fees at 1%
Canada has launched a 60-day public consultation on draft stablecoin rules that set reserve and redemption standards for issuers and keep the prohibition on paying holders yield. The proposal is still a draft, but it shows the direction of Canadian oversight.
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Ottawa published draft regulations for stablecoin issuers and opened a 60-day comment period. According to reports, issuers would have to hold one-to-one reserves against tokens in circulation and offer fast redemption to holders.
Redemption fees would be capped at 1%. The ban on paying interest to holders remains, and according to CoinMarketCap Alexandria, it would also cover yield paid through third parties. The same source puts the comment deadline at Dec. 23.
Because the text is a draft, details may change after the consultation. Full reserve backing and fast redemption generally reduce the risk of a run on a token, while the yield ban keeps stablecoins separate from interest-bearing products. Platforms operating in Canada could have less room to reward users for holding stablecoins.
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Major outlet · EN · published Oct 26, 14:23
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