Trump signs Genius Act into law
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Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump's crypto entanglements.
In a week in which Bitcoin hit a new high and the crypto market saw huge gains, the U.S. Congress has officially passed the GENIUS Act, its first national
Backers of the Genius Act, a potentially landmark bill that could help "stablecoins" go mainstream, say it would greatly speed electronic payments.
Coinage Media host and financial reporter Zack Guzman discusses what the GENIUS Act, signed into law Friday by President Trump, means for the cryptocurrency industry.
Most entities now considering tapping into stablecoins amid the GENIUS Act’s passage say they would first use them for largely “back-end” purposes, like reducing fees paid by merchants to credit card companies or more easily converting currencies from cross-border payments.
US President Trump is expected to sign the GENIUS Act into law on Friday, marking the first major crypto legislation. Chamber of Progress CEO and founder Adam Kovacevich joins Market Catalysts to discuss the legislation and what it means for the crypto space.
The House of Representatives passed the GENIUS Act, making it the first major piece of federal legislation to regulate stablecoins.
A legislative win in Congress, and the promise of more to come, has helped lift the prospects and the wealth of the cryptocurrency industry.