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#GENIUS Act

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Coins•5h ago

Multiliquid Raises $8 Million to Boost Liquidity in $40 Billion Tokenized Asset Market

Key Highlights: Multiliquid has introduced an institutional liquidity layer enabling single-transaction conversions between tokenized real-world assets and stablecoins like Circle’s USDC. The platform supports tokenized funds from leading asset managers including Wellington Management, VanEck, Janus Henderson, and Fasanara. The initiative arrives as tokenized real-world assets near $40 billion in distributed value, addressing critical liquidity constraints ...

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Coins•17h ago

Standard Chartered Delays $2T Stablecoin Market Forecast to 2030 as Supply Stalls

Key Highlights: Standard Chartered has postponed its forecast for the stablecoin market to reach $2 trillion until 2030, even as transfer volumes surge. While circulating supply grew only 6% in a year to approximately $303 billion, monthly transfer volumes climbed dramatically to roughly $10 trillion in 2026. Regulatory shifts, including the impending GENIUS Act, could ...

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Coins•Oct 9, 2026

Credit Unions Could Face 26 New Stablecoin Reporting Fields Under Proposed Rules

Key Highlights The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is advancing new oversight and reporting proposals for credit unions engaging in digital dollar and payment stablecoin activities under the federal GENIUS Act. Commercial partnerships, such as a collaboration between Coinbase and payments infrastructure firm Moov, are opening avenues for over 1,000 community banks and credit unions ...

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Coins•Oct 6, 2026

Rain Applies for US Trust Bank Charter to Issue Stablecoins Under GENIUS Act

Key Highlights: Stablecoin infrastructure firm Rain has filed an application with the OCC to form Rain National Trust Bank, a New York-headquartered national trust bank. Led by proposed CEO Brandon Soto, the entity would hold institutional assets in fiduciary custody and support dollar-backed stablecoin issuance under the $GENIUS Act without offering retail loans or taking ...

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Coins•Oct 2, 2026

Bitwise Says 4 Crypto Sectors Benefited From CLARITY Act Failure

Key Highlights: The GENIUS Act prohibits issuers from paying yield tied solely to holding, using, or retaining payment stablecoins, but third-party incentives remain an opportunity. Coinbase and Kraken retain licensing and brokerage advantages under the existing state-based system. SEC relief allows qualifying tokenized-stock venues to test automated market makers and liquidity pools for five years, ...

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Coins•Oct 1, 2026

Global Debt Hits Record $365 Trillion as Stablecoin Treasury Demand Rises

Key Highlights US government debt has risen from about 35% of GDP in 2006 to 100%, while the investor base has shifted. Foreign investors’ share of US Treasury holdings fell from more than 50% in the late 2000s to about 30% by early 2026. Stablecoin issuers could hold roughly $400 billion in short-term US Treasury ...

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Coins•Oct 1, 2026

Senate Tax Bill Exempts Stablecoin Spending While Bitcoin Remains on IRS Tax Forms

Key Highlights: A proposed Section 1034 would eliminate gain-or-loss recognition for purchases made with qualifying U.S. dollar stablecoins, regardless of purchase size. Bitcoin payments would remain taxable dispositions, although a separate proposal would exempt up to $10 in qualifying digital-asset transaction fees. The stablecoin and fee provisions would apply to transactions beginning Jan. 1, 2027, ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Federal Reserve Proposes Stablecoin Rules Under the GENIUS Act

Key Highlights The Federal Reserve Board proposed two rules on September 24 to implement the GENIUS Act, requiring payment stablecoin issuers to fully back tokens with permissible reserve assets and meet new capital and risk-management standards. The first proposal mandates full reserve backing using short-term Treasury bills and other high-quality liquid assets, while the second ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Fed Moves to Tighten Stablecoin Rules With Two New GENIUS Act Proposals

Key Highlights The Federal Reserve proposed two rules on Thursday to establish oversight for payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, opening a 60-day public comment period. The first proposal mandates full backing of stablecoins with approved reserve assets such as short-term U.S. Treasury bills and sets capital requirements for credit and operational risks. The ...

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Coins•Sep 26, 2026

Fed Proposes New Stablecoin Rules Under GENIUS Act

Key Highlights The Federal Reserve proposed two rule sets on September 24 establishing operational standards for payment stablecoin issuers and banks under the GENIUS Act, including full reserve backing and capital requirements. Fed-supervised stablecoin issuers must hold qualifying reserve assets such as short-term U.S. Treasury bills to back all outstanding tokens, plus maintain capital buffers ...

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Coins•Sep 25, 2026

ONDO Price Prediction: Can 38% Rally Propel Price Toward $0.80?

Key Highlights ONDO token has surged approximately 38.5% from a falling wedge breakout near $0.35 to current levels around $0.55, confirming a major technical reversal after months of decline from its $1.00 peak. Strategic partnerships with BlackRock for on-chain investment portfolios and broader institutional adoption from firms like ARK Invest are fundamentally supporting the tokenized ...

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Coins•Sep 25, 2026

Blockchain Association Announces Leadership Change After Crypto Clarity Act Stalls

Key Highlights Summer Mersinger is stepping down as CEO of the Blockchain Association effective October 16, just one week after the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Kristin Smith, the association’s founding CEO who led the organization from 2018 until 15 months ago, will return to helm the advocacy group ...

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