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Stablecoin Rules Miss July 18 Deadline as Agencies Extend Comment Periods

Stablecoin Rules Miss July 18 Deadline as Agencies Extend Comment Periods

What the GENIUS Act Required

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What the GENIUS Act Required

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What the GENIUS Act Required

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What the GENIUS Act Required

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The GENIUS Act set a July 18, 2026, deadline for final rules governing stablecoin issuers. The law aimed to create a federal licensing regime for payment stablecoins, with requirements around reserves, redemption, and anti-money laundering compliance. But no final rule package was published by that date.

Instead, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency posted a 39-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on June 22, 2026, implementing parts of the GENIUS Act. That NPRM is still open for comment, and the clock hasn't started ticking toward a final rule.

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Zákon GENIUS stanovil termín 18. července 2026 pro konečná pravidla upravující emitenty stablecoinů. Cílem zákona bylo vytvořit federální licenční režim pro platební stablecoiny s požadavky na rezervy, zpětný odkup a dodržování předpisů proti praní špinavých peněz. K tomuto datu však nebyl zveřejněn žádný konečný balík pravidel.

Místo toho Úřad kontrolora měny (OCC) zveřejnil 22. června 2026 39stránkový návrh pravidla (NPRM), který implementuje části zákona GENIUS. Tento NPRM je stále otevřen pro připomínky a hodiny nezačaly odtikávat směrem ke konečnému pravidlu.

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The Proposed Rules So Far

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Two major NPRMs are now in the pipeline. The first, from the OCC alone, covers prudential standards for stablecoin issuers. The second is a five-agency Customer Identification Program (CIP) proposal from FinCEN, the OCC, the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, and the NCUA. That CIP NPRM targets what regulators call 'Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers' and has a comment deadline of August 21, 2026.

The FDIC also issued its own GENIUS-related NPRM on Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions compliance, with comments due by August 4, 2026. With multiple comment windows stretching into late August, a coordinated final package before then is unlikely.

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V přípravě jsou nyní dva hlavní NPRM. První, pouze od OCC, se týká obezřetnostních standardů pro emitenty stablecoinů. Druhým je pětiagenturní návrh programu identifikace zákazníků (CIP) od FinCEN, OCC, Federálního rezervního systému, FDIC a NCUA. Tento CIP NPRM se zaměřuje na to, co regulátoři nazývají 'Povolení emitenti platebních stablecoinů' a má lhůtu pro připomínky do 21. srpna 2026.

FDIC také vydala svůj vlastní NPRM související s GENIUS ohledně dodržování zákona o bankovním tajemství a sankcí, s připomínkami do 4. srpna 2026. S několika okny pro připomínky sahajícími do konce srpna je koordinovaný konečný balík před tímto termínem nepravděpodobný.

" Note: "Customer Identification Program (CIP)" - keep as is. "Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers" - translate as "Povolení emitenti platebních stablecoinů" (or "Povolené subjekty vydávající platební stablecoiny"? I'll use "Povolení emitenti platebních stablecoinů" for brevity. Fourth paragraph: "

Market Context and Industry Uncertainty

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The stablecoin market has not waited for clarity. As of July 19, 2026, total stablecoin market capitalization stood at roughly $310.115 billion. Tether's USDT alone accounts for about $184.057 billion, while Circle's USDC holds $73.379 billion. Those are real dollars backing real tokens, and the companies behind them are operating under draft expectations rather than final rules.

Banks interested in issuing stablecoins face uncertainty about capital treatment and custody rules. Non-bank issuers like Circle and Paxos are watching the OCC's NPRM for clues on whether they'll need to restructure. Trading platforms that list stablecoins are waiting on the CIP rule to know what customer due diligence will be required.

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Trh se stablecoiny nečekal na jasno. K 19. červenci 2026 činila celková tržní kapitalizace stable