GENIUS Act of 2025

Summary

Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025 This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed value). Under the bill, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin for use by U.S. persons, subject to certain exceptions. Permitted issuers must be a subsidiary of an insured depository institution, a federal-qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuer, or a state-qualified payment stablecoin issuer. Permitted issuers must be regulated by the appropriate federal or state regulator. Permitted issuers may choose federal or state regulation; however, state regulation is limited to those with a stablecoin issuance of $10 billion or less. Permitted issuers must maintain reserves backing the stablecoin on a one-to-one basis using U.S. currency or other similarly liquid assets, as specified. Permitted issuers must also publicly disclose their redemption policy and publish monthly the details of their reserves. The bill specifies requirements for (1) reusing reserves; (2) providing safekeeping services for stablecoins; and (3) supervisory, examination, and enforcement authority over federal-qualified issuers. The bill allows foreign issuers to offer stablecoins in the United States if the issuer has the capability to comply with lawful orders. The Department of the Treasury must establish reciprocal agreements between the United States and similarly regulated jurisdictions. Under the bill, permitted payment stablecoins are not considered securities under securities law. However, permitted issuers are subject to the Bank Secrecy Act for anti-money laundering and related purposes.

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• Reported to Senate

  Reported to Senate · EN · 18 March 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 March 2025

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 March 2025

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