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Regulatory & Enforcement

Blockchain Association Backs Treasury GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules, Seeks Clearer Definitions

The Block · Aug 25, 2026 1:24 AM EDT

The Blockchain Association filed comments supporting Treasury's proposed rulemaking under the GENIUS Act, which sets out compliance obligations for stablecoin issuers. The Association backed Treasury's approach of limiting customer identification requirements to direct issuer-customer relationships in the primary market, while calling for clearer definitional boundaries between stablecoin issuers and secondary market participants. The comment period signals active rule-shaping ahead of final implementation.

For the Crypto Repo desk, the key question is definitional: if tokenized T-Bill products accepted as collateral by Armada are classified as stablecoins or stablecoin-adjacent under GENIUS Act rules, issuers may face reserve, audit, and reporting requirements that affect instrument availability and pricing. Legal counsel should map Armada's accepted collateral types against the proposed issuer definitions before final rules are published.

Suggested action Flag GENIUS Act proposed rules to legal counsel; assess whether tokenized T-Bill collateral falls within stablecoin issuer definition.
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