Implementing the Federal Reserve Board's Responsibilities Under the GENIUS Act
Why this matters
This is a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) from the Federal Reserve implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). The proposal creates new Part 247 (Regulation UU) establishing detailed requirements for Board-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs), including reserve asset requirements, capital standards, risk management, audits, custody rules, and a tying prohibition. The document spans 104 pages with extensive economic and regulatory analysis. While still in consultation phase (comment period ends 11/30/2026), this represents a major regulatory initiative affecting payment stablecoin issuers, custodians, and related financial institutions. The significance is high (4) rather than critical (5) because it is proposed rather than final, though it will create binding obligations once finalized.
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What the Federal Reserve said
Notice of proposed rulemaking. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to issue regulations to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) with respect to Board-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and certain other…
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Context
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This update is classified under Authorisation & Licensing, Prudential / Capital Requirements, Operational Resilience / Outsourcing and Payments & E-Money.