On April 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its first notice of proposed rulemaking under the GENIUS Act, proposing broad-based principles for determining when a state stablecoin regime is “substantially similar”...more
4/13/2026
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Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Payment Systems ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act ,
U.S. Treasury
On February 25, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) governing...more
On January 8, the OCC announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its national bank chartering regulations to make clear that national trust companies can engage in non-fiduciary activities. According to the OCC, the...more
1/16/2026
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Comment Period ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
National Bank Act ,
National Bank Charters ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCC ,
Proposed Rules ,
Special Purpose National Bank Charter ,
Trusts