The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued its final rule implementing the GENIUS Act, setting requirements for stablecoin issuers under its oversight before the law takes effect on January 18, 2027. The rule covers reserves, redemption, risk management, custody and capital, while anti-money laundering and sanctions rules will come in a separate rulemaking with the Treasury Department. It applies to national bank subsidiaries, federally approved nonbank issuers, some state-qualified issuers and foreign issuers. The OCC said it will separately announce when it starts accepting applications and waiver requests, after receiving hundreds of comments on its proposal.
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