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First Out of the Gate: the OCC finalises its GENIUS Act stablecoin rule
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has become the first US federal regulator to finalise its implementing rule under the GENIUS Act, the federal payment stablecoin framework President Trump signed into law in 2025. The final rule, announced 21 October 2026, sets out a licensing and supervisory framework for “permitted payment stablecoin issuers” — both banks and non-bank companies — along with custody standards for the assets backing stablecoins and requirements fo
Oct 213 min read
Through a glass darkly? Final Clarity Act draft is do or die
Senate Republicans have released what they are calling the final draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633), the bill that would settle whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulates a given digital asset. The redraft folds in 126 changes sought by Senate Democrats and arrives alongside a set of ethics restrictions that President Trump has agreed to accept. A cloture vote is scheduled for Tuesda
Sep 143 min read
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