Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

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The Federal Reserve Board opened public comment on two proposed rule packages for payment stablecoin issuers it supervises under the GENIUS Act. The proposals set out reserve, capital, risk-management, and application requirements, and some versions also describe limits on reserve assets and a review of yield programs.

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The Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on two proposals for payment stablecoin issuers it supervises under the GENIUS Act.
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One proposal would put reserve-asset limits, standardized capital requirements, and risk-management standards in place for supervised issuers.
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One proposal sets a two-day redemption window and new reserve disclosures as the GENIUS Act is implemented.
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The Fed also proposed rules covering stablecoin yield programs.
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The proposals were released on Thursday, September 24, and the comment process starts after publication in the Federal Register.
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The package also includes an application process for state member banks that want to issue stablecoins through a subsidiary.
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Board-supervised issuers would be required to fully back tokens with permitted reserve assets and meet standardized capital and risk-management requirements.

What it means

Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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Users and issuers under Fed supervision are the ones that would notice this first, because the proposals set a framework for how payment stablecoin issuers would operate going forward. Banks that want to issue stablecoins through a subsidiary would also face an application process, which gives them a new formal step before operating under this regime.

In practice, the proposals would change what supervised issuers can hold and how they must prepare to redeem tokens. Full backing with permitted reserve assets, capital requirements, reserve disclosures, and a two-day redemption window appear in the proposals, while the rules remain proposals rather than final requirements. (per cointelegraph.com)

What remains open is how these proposals will look after the comment period and whether the Federal Reserve keeps the same structure in the final version. The public comment step is still underway, and the proposals’ details will only be settled once the Federal Register process and any revisions are complete.

Market reaction

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24 days ago Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement event 1 actors in common · 2 news media