Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
Why this matters
This is a formal consultation (not final rule) from the Federal Reserve on foundational regulatory requirements for a new asset class—payment stablecoins. The two proposals address reserve backing, capital requirements, risk management, asset safekeeping, and application procedures. The GENIUS Act is new legislation delegating authority to the Fed. The 60-day comment period and requirement for business plans and financial submissions indicate this will affect a broad set of financial institutions seeking to issue or support stablecoins. Significance is 4 (consultation with broad firm impact) rather than 5 (not yet binding/final), and urgency is high due to the statutory deadline and direct regulatory obligations being proposed.
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What the Federal Reserve said
Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act
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Context
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) — The US central bank and supervisor of bank holding companies and state member banks. We track 68 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Prudential / Capital Requirements, Authorisation & Licensing, Operational Resilience / Outsourcing and Banking & Credit.