President Donald Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, establishing the United States' first formal regulatory framework for stablecoins. The signing marks a watershed moment for crypto policy, giving issuers a clear legal pathway and setting federal standards for reserve backing, audits, and consumer protections.
Trump also pledged to move quickly on a market structure bill next — a signal that the administration intends to push through a comprehensive crypto legislative agenda rather than treat the GENIUS Act as a standalone win. Together, the two bills would cover stablecoins and the broader digital asset market structure, filling the two biggest regulatory voids that have kept institutional capital on the sidelines.
The development reframes the longstanding debate over whether Trump's crypto positioning has been a net positive for the industry or a source of partisan…
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