The United States has made significant progress to establish itself as the first row in the regulation and development of digital assets, after the promulgation of major stablecoins and continuous movement on a broader cryptographic regulatory framework.
On July 18, President Donald Trump organized an official signature ceremony for the Guide and establish national innovation for the stables of American lawknown as the Geniuswho had recently exceeded the House of Representatives with strong bipartite support. The final voting statement was 308 to 122, reflecting generalized support between the parties of the parties. According to a statement published following the event, the legislation had already authorized the Senate earlier in June.
The Genius Act presents a complete regulatory framework for stable transmitters supported in US dollars, with divided surveillance responsibilities between federal and state authorities. According to a White House declaration, the measure is considered a cornerstone of the administration strategy to position the United States as a leader in digital financial infrastructure.
“The act of engineering creates a clear and simple regulatory framework to establish and release the immense promise of stable -coated stable of a dollar,” said President Trump during the signature ceremony.
Industry stakeholders quickly expressed their support for the bill. The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, praised the potential of the legislation to strengthen market confidence, while the chief of the crypto coucil for innovation qualified the passage of the law a “basin moment” of the sector.
According to a declaration of the Treasury Department, federal agencies such as the office of the Currency Controller (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board are now responsible for writing the necessary implementation regulations. These rules must be finalized during the next year, the law requiring that any new regulation comes into force within 120 days of their completion, by placing the complete implementation of the Law on the right track for the beginning of 2027.
The financial industry looked at these developments closely. The major American banks, including JP Morgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, would have welcomed this decision, providing that regulatory clarity will allow them to participate more with confidence in the expanding Stablecoin area.
Related: House votes to adopt Clarity Act after the drama threatened to derail the bill on the structure of the cryptography market
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives continued its legislative thrust on digital assets by adopting the Act of clarity of the digital market (clarity) July 17. The bill aims to define the legal status of various cryptocurrencutors and to delimit the regulatory responsibilities of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). According to a declaration by Congress managers, the objective is consistent and predictability in a field which has been marked by regulatory uncertainty.
The Clarity Act is now going to the Senate, where it should take a more difficult exam. Although some Senate Democrats have supported the law on engineering, they expressed reservations on the new bill – in particular concerning conflicts of potential interests involving the president and if the protections of the consumer proposed are adequate.
Nevertheless, according to a declaration of leadership of the majority of the Senate, it is optimistic that the bill will adopt before the end of the current quarter, with a target date set for September 30. A successful adoption would further strengthen the role of emerging leadership in the United States in global cryptography regulations.
In particular, the adoption path for the two bills was faced with a temporary obstacle. A few days before the votes, the members of the House Freedom Caucus retained the support of the concerns linked to a separate bill concerning the digital currencies of the Central Bank (CBDC). According to a declaration of aid from the congress, the dead end was resolved by an end-of-evening compromise on July 16, in which the anti-CBDC provisions were integrated into a future set of defense authorization. This agreement paved the way for ground votes on acts of genius and clarity.
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