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PUB. L. 119-27 · AGENCIES Agencies Key date 18 JAN

GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

Regulators missed the rulemaking deadline, so the statutory backstop date applies.

Status RULES LATE · EFFECTIVE 18 JAN 2027 Updated 17 OCT 2026 Key date 18 JAN 2027 Primary source ↗
Progress · stage 2 of 4

Timeline

  1. 13 OCT 2026 Proposed Rule: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (comments due 2026-12-14) Federal Register · 2026-20888 ↗
  2. 06 OCT 2026 Proposed Rule: Adviser and Regulated Fund Custody Rules; Crypto Custody Rules (comments due 2026-12-07; effective 2026-10-06) Federal Register · 2026-20466 ↗
  3. 30 SEP 2026 Rule: Forms and Procedures for Review of State Certifications by the Stablecoin Certification Review Committee (comments due 2026-11-30; effective 2026-09-30) Federal Register · 2026-19966 ↗
  4. 29 SEP 2026 Proposed Rule: Application Procedures for Board-Supervised Insured Depository Institutions Seeking Approval for a Subsidiary To Issue Payment Stablecoins (comments due 2026-11-30) Federal Register · 2026-19899 ↗
  5. 29 SEP 2026 Proposed Rule: Implementing the Federal Reserve Board's Responsibilities Under the GENIUS Act (comments due 2026-11-30) Federal Register · 2026-19860 ↗
  6. 22 SEP 2026 Proposed Rule: Merger Transactions (comments due 2026-11-23) Federal Register · 2026-19308 ↗
  7. 22 SEP 2026 Notice: Order Granting Temporary Conditional Exemptive Relief, Pursuant to Section 36(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, From the Definition of “Exchange” in Section 3(a)(1) of the Exchange Act for the Use of Certain Distributed Ledger Trading Venues for Tokenized NMS Stocks and From the Definition of “Dealer” in Section 3(a)(5) of the Exchange Act for Certain Liquidity Providers for Tokenized NMS Stocks, and Request for Comment Federal Register · 2026-19388 ↗
  8. 09 SEP 2026 Notice: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rules 0150 (Application of Rules to Exempted Securities Except Municipal Securities), 2165 (Financial Exploitation of Specified Adults) and 4512 (Customer Account Information) and To Adopt FINRA Rule 2166 (Temporary Delays for Suspected Fraud) Federal Register · 2026-18293 ↗
  9. 18 AUG 2026 Proposed Rule: GENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and Sale (comments due 2026-10-19) Federal Register · 2026-16796 ↗
  10. 14 AUG 2026 Notice: Introduction to the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions-2026 Federal Register · 2026-16603 ↗
  11. 14 AUG 2026 Notice: Agenda Federal Register · 2026-16600 ↗
  12. 05 AUG 2026 Proposed Rule: OCC Rules Regarding the Availability of OCC Information (comments due 2026-10-05) Federal Register · 2026-15867 ↗
  13. 27 JUL 2026 Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Applications for Licensing or Registration To Issue Payment Stablecoins Under the GENIUS Act (comments due 2026-09-25) Federal Register · 2026-15088 ↗
  14. 20 JUL 2026 Notice: Reporting Forms and Instructions Associated With Requirements and Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers (comments due 2026-09-18) Federal Register · 2026-14589 ↗
  15. 09 JUL 2026 Proposed Rule: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs (comments due 2026-09-08) Federal Register · 2026-13919 ↗
  16. 24 JUN 2026 Proposed Rule: Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Sanctions Compliance Risk Management (comments due 2026-07-24) Federal Register · 2026-12692 ↗
  17. 22 JUN 2026 Proposed Rule: Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Customer Identification Program (comments due 2026-08-21) Federal Register · 2026-12460 ↗
  18. 17 JUN 2026 Notice: Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 2 Thereto, To List and Trade Shares of the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF under NYSE Arca Rule 8.201-E (Generic) Commodity-Based Trust Shares Federal Register · 2026-12160 ↗
  19. 12 JUN 2026 Notice: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information Collection; Reporting Forms and Instructions for Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers Subject to the Jurisdiction of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Comment Request (comments due 2026-08-11) Federal Register · 2026-11856 ↗
  20. 05 JUN 2026 Proposed Rule: Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers (comments due 2026-08-04) Federal Register · 2026-11342 ↗
  21. 18 MAY 2026 Proposed Rule: Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the National Credit Union Administration (comments due 2026-07-17) Federal Register · 2026-09915 ↗
  22. 13 APR 2026 Rule: Occupations That Customarily and Regularly Received Tips; Definition of Qualified Tips (effective 2026-06-12) Federal Register · 2026-07104 ↗
  23. 10 APR 2026 Proposed Rule: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs (comments due 2026-06-09) Federal Register · 2026-07033 ↗
  24. 10 APR 2026 Proposed Rule: GENIUS Act Requirements and Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers and Insured Depository Institutions (comments due 2026-06-09) Federal Register · 2026-06974 ↗
  25. 10 APR 2026 Proposed Rule: Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism Program and Sanctions Compliance Program Requirements (comments due 2026-06-09) Federal Register · 2026-06963 ↗
  26. 10 APR 2026 Proposed Rule: Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Programs (comments due 2026-06-09) Federal Register · 2026-06948 ↗
  27. 03 APR 2026 Proposed Rule: GENIUS Act Broad-Based Principles for Determining Whether a State-Level Regulatory Regime Is Substantially Similar to the Federal Regulatory Framework (comments due 2026-06-02) Federal Register · 2026-06489 ↗
  28. 23 MAR 2026 Rule: Application of the Federal Securities Laws to Certain Types of Crypto Assets and Certain Transactions Involving Crypto Assets (effective 2026-03-23) Federal Register · 2026-05635 ↗

Entries marked with an official source are added automatically from Congress.gov, the Federal Register and federal court dockets (via CourtListener). Status notes are written by the editor.

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26-0015 Stablecoin rules are late. The GENIUS Act’s Jan. 18 start date is not 14 OCT

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