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Gary Cohn: Consumers are giving up yield by owning stablecoin

Gary Cohn: Consumers are giving up yield by owning stablecoin

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Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the National Economic Council, joins CNBC's 'Money Movers' to discuss outlooks on stablecoins, how stablecoins could jeopardize bank deposits and credit availability, and more.
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