Sen. Elizabeth Warren Slams Meta For 'Lack Of Transparency' Over Stablecoin Payments Push
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren pressed Meta for details about its plans to use stablecoins for creator payments, calling the lack of transparency deeply troubling and warning of risks to competition, privacy, payments integrity, and financial stability. She asked Meta about privacy guardrails, illicit finance controls, profit-sharing agreements with third-party stablecoin issuers, and whether Meta has selected a stablecoin. Meta recently said it supports Circle's USDC for creator payouts in Colombia and the Philippines, requiring creators to use third-party wallets like MetaMask and Phantom. The letter references past regulatory concerns from Meta's Libra project and highlights congressional interest as lawmakers consider crypto market structure legislation.
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