https://lecoin.news/tag/genius-act/ The GENIUS Act (U.S. stablecoin law). Le Coin. News on every corner: crypto, DeFi, and beyond. Every story names a primary source, a time and a hash. en-us https://lecoin.news/analysis/2026-10-22-elections-digital-assets/ https://lecoin.news/analysis/2026-10-22-elections-digital-assets/ How the 2026 midterms and the 2028 election could shape U.S. digital-asset rules: the stalled Clarity Act, crypto PAC money, candidate records and scenarios, with Kalshi odds as a reference point. Analysis published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:42:00 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-jpmam-mony-jltxx-solana/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/2026-10-22-jpmam-mony-jltxx-solana/ J.P. Morgan Asset Management says its tokenized money market funds MONY and JLTXX, the second built for stablecoin issuers' reserves, are now available on Solana to qualified U.S. investors. Protocols & Policy published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:33:35 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-22/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-22/ The Central Bank of Ireland fined Coinbase Ireland Limited €3,252,618 over customer-money safeguards, Robinhood said it received Dubai authorization for a 2027 launch, and a Circle shareholder sued Trump and World Liberty. Briefs published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:26:25 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-sofi-sofie-tokenized-deposit/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-22-sofi-sofie-tokenized-deposit/ SoFi's product terms describe SOFIE as a deposit liability of SoFi Bank and keep it apart from SOFID, the bank's payment stablecoin, a line the new federal stablecoin rule also draws. Markets published Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:22:55 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/evening-brief-2026-10-21/ The OCC adopted its final rule for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act, Standard Chartered signed agreements to take full ownership of crypto custodian Zodia Custody, solana's Alpenglow upgrade went live at about 9:36 a.m. ET, and bitcoin was at $84,448.57 at the 4:00 p.m. ET close of the US session, 2.36% above Tuesday's close, per CoinGecko. Briefs published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:31:45 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/occ-genius-stablecoin-final-rule-2026-10-21/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/occ-genius-stablecoin-final-rule-2026-10-21/ The OCC's final GENIUS Act rule tells banks and would-be issuers how to run a dollar stablecoin, drops a proposed test on yield payments through partners, and leaves money-laundering rules and the application window for later. Protocols & Policy published Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:29:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/genius-sec3-wrapping-comments/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/genius-sec3-wrapping-comments/ Bank groups want Treasury's GENIUS Act rule to stop wrapped stablecoins from slipping past it; crypto and payments firms want bridging judged by what holders actually own. Protocols & Policy published Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:19:50 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdt/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdt/ Tether says each USDT is redeemable for one dollar, and BDO checked its reserves as of June 30, 2026, but only verified customers can redeem. Learning Hub published Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:34:51 -0400 https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-stripe-plasma-multicurrency-cards/ https://lecoin.news/markets/2026-10-15-stripe-plasma-multicurrency-cards/ Stripe says its stablecoin card infrastructure will support USD, BRL, EUR, MXN and COP, and that Plasma is moving to that infrastructure to co-develop multi-currency cards. No fees, issuer, card network or launch date were given. Markets published Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:01:34 -0400 https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdc/ https://lecoin.news/learning-hub/usdc/ USDC is a dollar token issued by Circle Internet Financial, LLC, and runs on many blockchains. Learning Hub published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:05:12 -0400 https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ https://lecoin.news/briefs/morning-brief-2026-10-12/ Majors are higher on Coinbase since Friday's U.S. close but have given back part of the weekend gain, spot ether ETFs logged a ninth straight outflow day on Friday, and Evernorth's XRPN is set to start trading on Nasdaq Monday. Briefs published Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:54:16 -0400 https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/ccca-stablecoins-2026-10-08/ https://lecoin.news/protocols-policy/ccca-stablecoins-2026-10-08/ The Credit Card Competition Act would let merchants choose the network for a credit card payment. Le Coin's analysis: a covered bank will switch on the second network that still pays it. An independent stablecoin rail could pay it either way: interchange on Visa or Mastercard, distribution payments while coins stay outstanding on its platform. Debit routing shows the other path. Protocols & Policy published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 02:52:00 -0400