In a recent tweet, Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer, boldly proclaimed, “Dollar-backed Stablecoins are here whether you like it or not,” highlighting the pressing dilemma faced by regulators in the United States: Should they regulate stablecoins or allow them to operate freely and potentially migrate overseas? To better understand the situation, let’s examine the numbers. The entire stablecoin market is a small fraction, accounting for less than $0.2 trillion, within the colossal $24.1 trillion U.S. cash products market. While this market may seem relatively insignificant, the regulatory uncertainty surrounding stablecoins looms disproportionately large.