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Regulators have until July 18, 2026, to turn the GENIUS Act from a statute into access rules for stablecoin issuers that want a clear regulatory path into the US. That date is the Act’s one-year rulemaking deadline, not a blanket cutoff for users or every restriction on issuers. Public Law 119-27 requires primary federal payment stablecoin regulators, Treasury, and state payment stablecoin regulators to issue implementing regulations through notice-and-comment rulemaking within one year of enactment. The law’s effective date is separate from this deadline. According to the OCC, the GENIUS Act takes effect on the earlier of two dates: 18 months after its July 18, 2025, enactment, or 120 days after regulators finalize the implementing rules. Related Reading GENIUS made stablecoins legal, July 18 decides which stablecoins stay competitive GENIUS may make stablecoins safer, but tx and Pla
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Avalanche News NEC has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ava Labs, the developer behind Avalanche (AVAX), to jointly explore next-generation on-chain services built on the network. Announced on July 10, 2026, the deal pairs NEC’s biometric technology with the Avalanche blockchain to prototype a digital payments platform that uses facial recognition to authorize stablecoin transactions. The company’s official disclosure frames the collaboration around decentralized identity and verifiable credentials (DID/VC), aiming to balance security with user convenience. It marks one of the more concrete enterprise commitments to Avalanche this year, targeting real-world settlement rather than speculative use cases. The accompanying white paper details an initial service aimed at inbound tourists visiting Japan. Under the design, a visitor would receive a digital ID before arriv
Circle's OCC approval could reshape the stablecoin landscape, enhancing regulatory trust and influencing future crypto-banking integration.
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In brief Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework. The milestone reflects a dramatic regulatory shift under the Trump administration that has cleared the way for several other firms. While Coinbase praised Circle’s news, the exchange also recently backed a major new rival stablecoin dubbed Open USD. Circle has received final approval to establish a national trust bank from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, a move that’s set to shift the stablecoin issuer’s operations from a patchwork of state-by-state rules to a national framework. In an announcement on Friday, the company behind crypto’s second-largest stablecoin, USDC, described the OCC’s approval as a key regulatory milestone, expected to unlock new opportunities regarding safeguarding custo
Gyeonggi's stablecoin trial could enhance regional financial autonomy and privacy, influencing global stablecoin infrastructure strategies.
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Trump's refusal to sign the bill delays a potential regulatory win for crypto, impacting CBDC development and stablecoin market dynamics.
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Circle stock climbed nearly 15% in pre-market trading Friday after Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) won final approval to open a federally regulated national trust bank. The gain reversed a sharp recent selloff. The jump followed a rough stretch for CRCL. Shares had swung from a 52-week high near $263 to near $63 as a new stablecoin rival emerged. Circle (CRC) Stock Performance. Source: Yahoo Finance Why Circle Stock Climbed on the OCC Approval The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) cleared Circle to open Circle National Trust, a national trust bank. The decision moves Circle beyond the conditional approval it won in December 2025. Just in – @circle received final OCC approval to establish a National Trust Bank 🇺🇸 Circle received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., a nati
