US Market: Fed proposes new rules for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS Act

US · 2026-09-25

1. Step 1 · The triggerThe Fed proposes rules requiring stablecoin issuers to fully back tokens with permitted reserve assets and meet capital/risk standards.
2. Step 2 · Knock-onStablecoin issuers must hold more permitted reserve assets (e.g., US Treasury bills), raising compliance costs and favoring larger, well-capitalized issuers.
3. Step 3 · Reaches youUS SMEs using stablecoins for payments or treasury face higher transaction costs, reduced issuer choice, or changes in settlement risk as the sector consolidates and compliance costs rise.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: IN:Economic Times

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