Welcome to USD1capitalmarkets.com

USD1capitalmarkets.com is an educational page about how USD1 stablecoins can show up in capital markets (the systems where longer-term funding and investments are issued and traded). On this site, the phrase USD1 stablecoins is used in a purely descriptive way to mean any digital token that is designed to be redeemable 1:1 for U.S. dollars. It is not a brand name, it does not imply a single issuer, and it is not an endorsement of any product.

Capital markets are built on trust in settlement (the process of exchanging an asset for payment) and trust in collateral (assets pledged to secure an obligation). Because many market activities depend on precise timing, legal certainty, and reliable operations, even small changes in how "cash" moves can matter. Some participants explore USD1 stablecoins as a settlement asset (the thing used to pay), a new rail (a payment pathway), or a way to move collateral across systems and time zones. Others focus on the risks, including run risk (many holders rushing to redeem at the same time), operational risk (failures of systems and processes), and legal or compliance risk (breaches of laws or unclear enforceability). These concerns are not theoretical. They shape whether a regulated firm can use USD1 stablecoins at all, and if it can, how much exposure it is willing to carry.

This page stays hype-free on purpose. It explains where USD1 stablecoins might fit in capital markets, where they may not fit, and which details tend to decide the outcome. Nothing here is investment, legal, or tax advice. If you are navigating these topics professionally, you usually need both legal review and risk review.

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What this site covers

"Capital markets" is a broad term. It can refer to equities (ownership shares), bonds (debt instruments), structured products (packaged exposures), and derivatives (contracts whose value depends on something else). It also includes the market plumbing that makes trading possible at scale.

To keep things practical, this page focuses on the points where money and securities interact:

Trading (agreeing on a price and quantity).
Clearing (determining who owes what after trades).
Settlement (moving the asset and moving the payment).
Custody (safekeeping of assets on behalf of others).
Collateral management (moving and valuing pledged assets).

Each step has established infrastructure, rulebooks, and legal definitions. In many traditional systems, the money leg is settled in central bank money (liabilities of a central bank) or commercial bank money (bank deposit balances). USD1 stablecoins, by contrast, are typically claims on a private issuer supported by reserve assets (the assets held to support redemptions). That difference is at the heart of most capital markets discussions about USD1 stablecoins.

Two framing principles will come up repeatedly:

Capital markets care about behavior in stress, not just in calm markets.
Design details often matter more than slogans.

Capital markets context

Capital markets are not a single place. They are a network of specialized roles and contracts that have evolved to lower risk and increase scale. Common roles include:

Issuers (entities raising funds, such as companies or governments).
Investors (entities allocating capital, such as funds, banks, and households).
Broker-dealers (firms that arrange trades and may trade for their own account).
Exchanges and trading platforms (venues that match buyers and sellers).
Over-the-counter markets (bilateral trading done directly or via dealers rather than on an exchange).
Clearinghouses and central counterparties (entities that step between buyers and sellers to reduce counterparty risk).
Custodians (entities that hold assets and keep records for clients).

If you are new to market plumbing, two ideas explain why settlement tools are such a big deal:

Settlement finality (the point when a transfer cannot be unwound) defines when credit exposure ends. Delivery versus payment (a method that links delivery of an asset to payment so that one does not happen without the other) reduces principal risk (the risk of losing the full value of what you deliver).

Traditional markets have spent decades building systems to achieve reliable finality, especially during stress. The PFMI (Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures, global standards for important payment, clearing, and settlement systems) is one example of how authorities set expectations for safety and resilience. Guidance applying the PFMI to stablecoin arrangements also explains that some stablecoin transfer functions can be comparable to financial market infrastructure functions, and may be expected to observe relevant PFMI principles when the arrangement is considered systemically important. The same guidance highlights notable features such as the use of settlement assets that are neither central bank money nor commercial bank money, interdependencies among functions, and varying degrees of decentralization, all of which can change the risk profile.^[2]

So where do USD1 stablecoins come in? Usually, in one of three ways:

As a settlement asset for the money leg of a trade, often in markets that already operate with digital assets or tokenized representations of real-world assets.
As a liquidity tool (a way to move usable funds) across time zones, platforms, or entities, especially when traditional payment rails are closed or slow.
As collateral for obligations in trading, financing, or derivatives.

All three uses touch core capital markets concerns: liquidity (how easily something can be used when needed), finality, transparency, and legal certainty.

How USD1 stablecoins work

A useful mental model is to treat USD1 stablecoins as a private "cash-like" instrument that tries to track the U.S. dollar. The stability goal is typically achieved through a combination of reserves, redemption processes, and market incentives.

Common building blocks include:

Issuance (creating new units of USD1 stablecoins) is often triggered when an eligible user sends U.S. dollars to an issuer or its banking partner.
Redemption (exchanging USD1 stablecoins for U.S. dollars) is the process that anchors the 1:1 claim.
Reserves (assets held to support the redemption promise) may include cash and short-dated government securities, but the exact mix depends on the arrangement and the rules it follows.^[4]^[5]
Attestations (periodic third-party statements about what assets are held) and audits (more comprehensive examinations) are ways an issuer may provide transparency.

In capital markets terms, USD1 stablecoins sit somewhere between a bank deposit and a money market fund share (a pooled investment that aims to maintain stable value while holding short-term assets). Researchers and central banks have noted that some stablecoin behaviors can resemble run dynamics seen in other cash-like instruments, where confidence and redemption speed become central during stress.^[6]^[7]

Two details often determine whether market participants treat USD1 stablecoins as cash-like or as something riskier than cash.

Convertibility timing: How quickly can USD1 stablecoins be redeemed into U.S. dollars in normal times and stressed times? Guidance for systemically important stablecoin arrangements emphasizes a clear and robust process for convertibility, because slow or uncertain redemption can amplify stress.^[2]

Legal claim clarity: Do holders have a direct legal claim on the issuer, and what rights do they have to the reserve assets if the issuer fails? Official sector discussions have highlighted that legal rights, reserve protections, and transparency can drive whether stablecoins are suitable for uses that require very low risk, such as money settlement inside critical infrastructure.^[2]^[4]

On-chain and off-chain, in plain English

On-chain (recorded and settled on a blockchain) activity uses a blockchain (a type of distributed ledger technology, meaning a shared database updated by multiple participants) to record transfers. Off-chain (recorded elsewhere) activity uses traditional databases and legal ledgers.

USD1 stablecoins can be transferred on-chain between wallets (software or hardware that controls access to digital assets). Issuance and redemption, however, usually require off-chain steps: banking rails, identity checks, and legal agreements. This hybrid nature is a major reason why capital markets firms focus on operational design, not only on token transfers.

Market workflows

When capital markets firms talk about using USD1 stablecoins, they usually have a specific workflow in mind. The same token can look low-risk in one workflow and high-risk in another, because the surrounding controls and obligations differ.

Here are several common capital markets workflows where USD1 stablecoins may appear, described without trading shorthand:

Funding a trading venue

A trading firm may need U.S. dollar value on a venue in order to trade. In some setups, the firm can move U.S. dollars from a bank account to an issuer, receive USD1 stablecoins, and then transfer those USD1 stablecoins to a venue wallet address. Later, the firm may transfer USD1 stablecoins back and redeem them for U.S. dollars.

Capital markets teams evaluate this workflow using practical questions:

How many intermediaries sit between the firm and redemption?
Are the on-chain transfers final quickly enough for risk controls?
Does the venue segregate customer assets and operate a clear custody model?

Settling tokenized assets

Tokenized assets (traditional assets represented as tokens on a ledger) can include tokenized bonds, tokenized funds, or tokenized claims on other instruments. If a tokenized asset trade happens on a blockchain, a settlement asset is needed for the money leg. USD1 stablecoins are sometimes proposed for that role, because they can move in the same environment as the tokenized asset.

This is where delivery versus payment, atomic settlement, and finality become the center of the discussion. If the system design ensures that the tokenized asset only moves when USD1 stablecoins move, principal risk can be reduced. If the design allows one leg to complete while the other fails, risk increases.

Moving collateral between entities

Large organizations often operate through multiple legal entities. They may need to move collateral from one place to another to satisfy margin calls or to support financing transactions. In some setups, USD1 stablecoins can function as a collateral instrument that is easier to move across systems than bank money.

But this workflow only works if legal agreements recognize the collateral, and if the receiving party accepts the instrument under its own risk limits. The faster a collateral instrument moves, the more important it is that eligibility, valuation, and liquidation processes are clear.

Cash management for around-the-clock operations

Digital-asset venues may operate continuously. Some firms explore USD1 stablecoins as a way to hold usable U.S. dollar value outside of banking hours. This can be operationally convenient, but it also creates new exposures, such as wallet security risk and reliance on the stablecoin arrangement's operational uptime.

Settlement and market structure

To understand how USD1 stablecoins interact with capital markets, it helps to zoom in on a basic trade. Imagine two parties agree that one will deliver a bond and the other will deliver cash.

A simplified settlement flow has two legs:

Securities leg: the bond moves from seller to buyer.
Money leg: cash moves from buyer to seller.

In many traditional systems, a central securities depository (a specialized record keeper for securities) coordinates the securities leg, while payment systems coordinate the money leg. The integration between them is what enables delivery versus payment.

In on-chain markets (markets where transfers occur on a blockchain), the two legs may be represented by tokens and moved through smart contracts (software that executes predefined rules on a blockchain). In that case, USD1 stablecoins can serve as the money leg if they are available on the same network and can be transferred with sufficient reliability.

This is where market structure (how trading venues and intermediaries are organized) becomes important. Capital markets participants ask practical questions such as:

Liquidity (how easily an asset can be traded without moving the price): Are USD1 stablecoins deep enough across venues and time zones to support large flows?
Bid-ask spread (the gap between the best buying price and the best selling price): Does the cost of converting between USD1 stablecoins and U.S. dollars widen during stress?
Market makers (firms that quote prices to buy and sell): Who provides two-way prices for USD1 stablecoins, and what constraints do they face?
Fragmentation (liquidity split across many venues): Do multiple networks or wrappers create separate pools that behave differently in a crisis?

International guidance emphasizes that stablecoin arrangements should be evaluated like other financial market infrastructure when they perform similar transfer functions, especially if they become systemically important.^[2]

From a capital markets perspective, the key is not whether transfers are fast on a good day. The key is whether the arrangement has clear rules, resilient operations, and credible settlement finality on a bad day.

Atomic settlement and what it changes

Atomic settlement (a process where the asset and the payment move together in a single indivisible action) is sometimes presented as a major advantage of on-chain markets. If it works as intended, it can reduce certain intraday exposures (risks that exist during the day between steps of a transaction).

But atomic settlement can also move liquidity demands earlier. In some traditional markets, netting (offsetting many trades into a smaller number of payments) reduces the amount of cash that must move during peak times. Many on-chain designs settle gross (one trade at a time), which can increase the peak amount of USD1 stablecoins needed at any moment.

This is one reason capital markets practitioners care about collateral and liquidity management as much as they care about the settlement rail itself.

Cross-border angles

Capital markets are global. A single investment fund may trade in multiple time zones, post collateral to multiple entities, and manage cash across many accounts.

Cross-border use of stablecoin arrangements has been a focus area for international standard setters, including discussions of how stablecoins could affect cross-border payments, market integrity, and policy objectives.^[1] Even if a use case starts in trading, it can quickly become a broader cross-border money movement question.

For USD1 stablecoins, cross-border questions often include:

Are there local rules that restrict holding or transferring dollar-linked instruments?
How does anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT, rules intended to prevent illicit finance) apply to wallets, platforms, and intermediaries?
If a dispute happens, which legal system applies, and how are claims enforced?

These are not only policy debates. They affect day-to-day operational decisions for regulated firms.

Custody and safeguarding

In capital markets, custody is often as important as settlement. When institutions hold assets for clients, they must safeguard them, keep records, and handle corporate actions (events like coupon payments or bond redemptions).

With USD1 stablecoins, custody questions often translate into "who controls the keys?"

A private key (a secret number that proves control of a wallet) is the critical security element for many blockchain assets. Key management (the processes and systems used to protect keys) becomes a central operational question.

Common custody models include:

Self-custody (the institution controls its own keys directly).
Third-party custody (a specialized custodian controls keys on behalf of the institution).
Shared control using multi-signature setups (multi-signature means more than one approval is required to move assets).

Each model has trade-offs:

Self-custody can reduce reliance on a third party, but it concentrates operational responsibility. Third-party custody can bring specialized controls, but it introduces counterparty and service provider dependence. Shared control can reduce single-point failure risk, but it can add process friction during time-sensitive events.

Custody also matters for compliance. Regulated firms may have obligations to segregate customer assets, maintain accurate records, and provide transparency to auditors and supervisors. Even when USD1 stablecoins move on-chain, institutions still need off-chain governance: policies, access controls, approvals, incident response plans, and reconciliation between internal books and on-chain balances.

Collateral and treasury uses

In capital markets, a large share of money movement is not "payment for a purchase" in the consumer sense. It is collateral movement: margin posted to secure exposures, cash pledged for financing, and buffers to absorb stress.

That creates a natural question: can USD1 stablecoins function as collateral in a way that is operationally easier than moving bank money?

Margin and variation in plain English

Margin (collateral posted to cover potential future losses) shows up in derivatives and in some securities financing trades. Variation margin (additional collateral posted as prices move) is often called for during volatile markets. When markets move quickly, operational speed matters.

USD1 stablecoins can, in some setups, move quickly across wallets and platforms. That may help in situations where a firm needs to move U.S. dollar value on short notice. But speed is only one dimension. Market participants also ask:

Is the collateral legally valid under the relevant agreements?
Is it bankruptcy remote (structured so the collateral is protected if an intermediary fails)?
What haircut (extra buffer applied to collateral value) will be applied to reflect risk?
Can the collateral be liquidated quickly into U.S. dollars if needed?

PFMI-oriented guidance for stablecoin arrangements highlights the importance of minimizing credit and liquidity risk in the settlement asset, and of having clear conversion processes in both normal and stressed conditions.^[2]

Securities financing: repo and securities lending

Repo (repurchase agreement, a short-term loan that uses securities as collateral) and securities lending (temporary loan of securities, typically against collateral) are core funding tools in capital markets. They rely on high-quality collateral and reliable settlement.

In principle, USD1 stablecoins could be used as cash collateral in some private arrangements, especially where both parties already operate with digital assets. The potential advantages are operational, such as faster transfer and simpler reconciliation (matching records across systems).

The potential drawbacks are also straightforward:

If acceptance of USD1 stablecoins is limited, the collateral may be less useful in a stress event.
If redemption is delayed, the collateral may not perform like cash when cash is needed most.
If the legal claim is unclear, counterparties may treat USD1 stablecoins as higher risk than bank money.

This is why many institutions treat USD1 stablecoins as a specialized tool rather than a universal substitute.

Treasury operations and liquidity buffers

Treasury management (how an organization manages cash, funding, and liquidity buffers) is a daily function for trading firms and non-financial companies alike. USD1 stablecoins can be part of this story when they are used to move value between affiliates, to fund accounts on multiple trading venues, or to support around-the-clock operations in markets that do not close.

At the same time, central banks and financial stability authorities have analyzed how broader stablecoin adoption could affect bank deposits and the structure of financial intermediation (how financing flows through banks and markets).^[7] Those system-level considerations often show up later as policy constraints, supervisory expectations, or internal risk limits.

Costs and frictions

Even when USD1 stablecoins appear "instant" on a screen, capital markets teams map the full cost chain. Some costs are explicit and some are indirect.

Common cost and friction sources include:

Transaction fees (network fees paid to process an on-chain transfer).
Slippage (the cost of moving price when trading a large amount).
Conversion costs (fees or spread when moving between USD1 stablecoins and U.S. dollars).
Banking frictions (cut-off times, holds, and account constraints that can affect issuance and redemption).
Compliance steps (identity checks, sanctions screening, and monitoring).

Costs are not just about saving money. They can determine whether a workflow is viable at scale. For example, a workflow may look efficient until a stress event widens spreads, slows redemptions, or pushes network fees higher at the same time that margin calls arrive.

This is also where market structure matters again. If liquidity is concentrated in a few venues or depends on a small set of market makers, costs can change quickly when those providers pull back.

Risks and risk controls

A realistic capital markets discussion of USD1 stablecoins starts with risk. Even if a unit of USD1 stablecoins is designed to be redeemable for one U.S. dollar, there are still multiple layers where things can go wrong.

Below are common risk categories, with definitions and examples. The goal is not to scare anyone. The goal is to explain what sophisticated firms typically evaluate.

Reserve and issuer risk

Issuer risk (the risk that the issuer cannot meet its obligations) matters because USD1 stablecoins usually rely on an issuer to honor redemptions. Reserve risk (the risk that reserve assets fall in value or cannot be sold quickly) matters because reserves are what make the redemption promise credible.

Official sector reports emphasize that reserve composition, liquidity, and transparency are central to stablecoin resilience, and that stablecoins have so far been used heavily in digital-asset markets while also raising the possibility of broader payment uses if appropriately regulated.^[4]

Questions that often come up include:

What assets back the USD1 stablecoins, and how liquid are they under stress?
Are reserve assets segregated (kept separate) from the issuer's own assets?
Who holds the reserves, and what happens if a custodian fails?
How frequently are reserve disclosures published, and what is the quality of assurance?

In capital markets, these questions influence how much of a haircut counterparties apply and whether the instrument is eligible for specific uses.

Peg and liquidity risk

Peg risk (the risk that market price moves away from one U.S. dollar) can show up even when redemption is available. In stressed markets, the price of a cash-like instrument can deviate if holders doubt convertibility or fear delays.

Academic and policy work has documented that some stablecoins can experience accelerated redemptions once prices fall below a threshold, echoing behaviors seen in other money-like products.^[6] Financial stability reporting has also highlighted that stablecoins can experience volatility and runs, and that risks could grow if they become widely used for payments.^[7]

For capital markets participants, the practical issue is that even small deviations can matter at scale, especially for margining, settlement timing, and valuation.

Operational and technology risk

Operational risk (risk of loss from failed processes, people, or systems) is a catch-all category in finance for good reason. With USD1 stablecoins, operational risk can come from both traditional systems and blockchain systems.

Examples include:

Wallet risk (loss or compromise of cryptographic keys that control assets).
Smart contract risk (bugs or vulnerabilities in the code that moves tokens).
Network congestion (high usage that slows transaction confirmation).
Bridge risk (risk in mechanisms that move tokens between networks).
Governance risk (unclear responsibility for upgrades, pauses, or emergency actions).

One reason authorities apply financial market infrastructure principles to systemically important stablecoin arrangements is that these arrangements can perform transfer functions similar to payment and settlement systems and therefore raise similar resilience expectations.^[2]

Legal and compliance risk

Legal risk (risk that contracts or rights are not enforceable as expected) is especially important when new technology meets old legal frameworks.

Compliance risk (risk of breaches of laws and regulations) includes AML/CFT, sanctions, consumer protection, and market integrity rules. Even if USD1 stablecoins move on a blockchain, regulated institutions still need to know who they are dealing with and why funds are moving.

International bodies have stressed that stablecoin growth raises cross-border policy questions, and that inconsistent rules can create gaps and vulnerabilities. The FSB has published high-level recommendations to promote consistent regulation and oversight for global stablecoin arrangements, while also supporting responsible innovation.^[3] International discussions of cross-border use also highlight the importance of coordination among authorities and stakeholders.^[1]

Settlement finality and disputes

Settlement finality is not only a technical question. It is also a legal question: at what point is a transfer irrevocable and unconditional in law? PFMI-oriented guidance for stablecoin arrangements highlights the need to clearly define finality and to avoid misalignment between ledger state and legal finality.^[2]

This matters in capital markets because many obligations depend on final settlement. If finality is unclear, participants may need larger buffers, more conservative margining, and extra legal documentation.

A simple stress scenario

A useful way to test any cash-like instrument is to imagine a stressed day.

Suppose a market shock triggers large losses and margin calls. Firms need high-quality collateral quickly. At the same time, many holders seek to redeem USD1 stablecoins for U.S. dollars. If redemption is smooth, the system may hold together. If redemption slows or becomes uncertain, market prices can drift below one U.S. dollar, and that drift can trigger more selling as risk limits and margin rules react.

This kind of feedback loop is why policy work often treats stablecoin resilience and transparency as central questions, and why financial stability reporting highlights that wider payment use could increase the importance of these risks.^[7]

Regulation and standards

Rules for stablecoins are still evolving, and they vary by jurisdiction. Rather than trying to summarize every law, it is more useful to understand the layers of oversight that often apply in capital markets contexts.

Financial stability lens

At the global level, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published high-level recommendations for the regulation, supervision, and oversight of global stablecoin arrangements.^[3] These recommendations focus on risks that matter when a stablecoin could scale across borders and become important to the broader system.

Implementation is uneven. In late 2025, the FSB reported significant gaps and inconsistencies in how jurisdictions are implementing crypto and stablecoin recommendations, reinforcing that cross-border coordination remains a work in progress.^[8]

Market infrastructure lens

If a stablecoin arrangement performs functions similar to a payment system or other infrastructure, authorities may expect it to meet relevant PFMI standards. CPMI and IOSCO guidance explains how the PFMI can apply to systemically important stablecoin arrangements, covering governance, risk management, settlement finality, and the qualities of the settlement asset.^[2]

For capital markets users, this is a key point: USD1 stablecoins are not evaluated only as a token. They are evaluated as part of an arrangement, including issuers, wallet providers, validators (entities that confirm transactions), custodians, and operational rulebooks.

Money and tokenized markets

Another strand of analysis looks beyond a single stablecoin and asks how tokenization (representing traditional assets as digital tokens on a ledger) could reshape markets.

The BIS Annual Economic Report 2025 describes a "unified ledger" concept that would bring tokenized central bank reserves, commercial bank money, and tokenized assets into a single programmable environment, aiming to preserve trust and settlement finality while improving efficiency.^[9] This vision is different from simply replacing bank money with stablecoins. It suggests that the long-run direction could involve multiple forms of money, with central bank settlement still acting as the anchor of trust and settlement finality. It also underlines that many benefits often associated with tokenized markets, such as programmability and automation, can be pursued in designs that keep central bank money at the core rather than relying only on privately issued settlement assets.^[9]

For USD1 stablecoins, the implication is practical: the role of USD1 stablecoins in capital markets may depend on how broader infrastructure evolves. In some designs, USD1 stablecoins could be a bridge instrument inside specific workflows. In other designs, tokenized bank deposits or tokenized central bank money could take the central role, while USD1 stablecoins remain a niche tool for specific use cases.

Why this matters for market participants

In practice, oversight affects whether and how regulated firms can use USD1 stablecoins:

A broker-dealer may face constraints on what it can hold and how it can safeguard customer assets.
A fund may face rules on eligible assets, custody, and valuation methods.
A bank may face prudential expectations (safety and soundness rules) and liquidity requirements.

Even when a use case is permitted, oversight shapes internal policies: concentration limits, counterparty limits, and operational controls. In capital markets, those internal rules often decide what actually happens day to day.

Questions to ask

If you are assessing USD1 stablecoins for a capital markets workflow, it helps to separate the promise ("fast digital dollars") from the concrete design choices that determine risk.

Here are practical questions, phrased as neutral prompts rather than advice:

Redemption mechanics: Who can redeem USD1 stablecoins for U.S. dollars, through which channels, and with what timing in stressed conditions?
Reserve transparency: What is disclosed about reserve assets, how often, and with what level of independent assurance?^[4]^[5]
Legal rights: What is the holder's claim, and what happens in an insolvency of the issuer, the reserve manager, or a custodian?
Operational resilience: What happens if the blockchain network is congested, a smart contract bug is found, or a key service provider fails?
Concentration: How much exposure accumulates to a single issuer, chain, custodian, or wallet provider?
Settlement design: Is delivery versus payment or atomic settlement used, and what are the failure modes if one leg cannot complete?
Compliance controls: How are AML/CFT and sanctions controls applied across wallets, platforms, and counterparties?

A useful rule of thumb in capital markets is that cash-like instruments are judged by how they behave under stress, not by how they behave during calm markets. Many official reports make the same point in different language: confidence can erode quickly, and system design determines whether stress becomes a contained event or a broader disruption.^[2]^[7]

Closing thoughts

USD1capitalmarkets.com exists because the intersection of stablecoins and capital markets is not just about technology. It is about market structure, legal clarity, and risk governance.

USD1 stablecoins can, in certain contexts, support faster movement of U.S. dollar value, especially inside digital-asset markets or tokenized environments. They can also introduce new dependencies and new failure modes. For institutions, the relevant question is usually not "are USD1 stablecoins good or bad?" It is "what exact arrangement, what rights, what controls, and what happens in stress?"

As regulation and standards continue to develop, expect the conversation to keep shifting from slogans to specifics. That shift is healthy: capital markets work best when the rules are clear, the plumbing is resilient, and risks are understood before they are taken.