Rashad Ahmed on the Global Impact of US Stablecoin Regulation and Crypto Adoption

拉什德·艾哈迈德谈美国稳定币监管对全球影响及加密货币的普及

Macro Musings with David Beckworth

2025-08-04

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Rashad Ahmed is a former Treasury and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency financial economist and is currently an economist at the upstart Andresen Institute for Finance and Economics. In Rashad’s first appearance on the show, he discusses the real-world impacts of the GENIUS Act, what US stablecoin regulation means for the rest of the world, the state of crypto adoption, and much more.   Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links. Recorded on June 27th, 2025 Subscribe to David's Substack: Macroeconomic Policy Nexus Follow David Beckworth on X: @DavidBeckworth Follow Rashad Ahmed on X: @VARshad_ Follow the show on X: @Macro_Musings Check out our Macro Musings merch! Subscribe to David's new BTS YouTube Channel  Timestamps 00:00:00 - Bumper 00:00:31 - Intro 00:01:44 - Rashad’s Career 00:07:33 - Global State of Crypto 00:23:48 - Stablecoins and Safe Asset Prices 00:40:00 - Sovereign Default Risk and Cryptocurrency Adoption 00:56:51 - Outro
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  • Hey, Macro Musing listeners, this is your host, David Beckwourth.

  • A quick update on this show where we discuss stablecoins.

  • Since the time of its recording,

  • the Genius act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump on July 18.

  • This marked a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency industry

  • as it established the first federal framework for regulating US Dollar pegged stablecoins.

  • With that update, now on to the show.

  • Welcome to Macro Musings where each week we pull back the curtain and take a closer look at the most important macroeconomic issues of the past,

  • present and future.

  • I am your host, David Beckwourth,

  • a senior research fellow at the Merketis center at George Mason University.

  • And I'm glad you've decided to join us.

  • Our guest today is Rashad Ahmed.

  • Rashad is a former treasury and Office of Comptroller of the Currency financial economist and currently is an economist at the Anderson Institute for Finance and Economics.

  • Rashad has written widely on stablecoins, the adoption of crypto and its macroeconomic implications.

  • He joins us today to talk about these issues.

  • Rashad, welcome to the program.

  • Hi David.

  • Thanks so much for having me.

  • Well, it's great to have you, Juan.