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US Treasury proposed rule: principles for whether a state stablecoin regime is substantially similar to the federal framework

Treasury's proposed broad-based principles for judging whether a state-level payment stablecoin regime is substantially similar to the federal GENIUS Act framework, which decides whether state-qualified issuers can stay under state supervision. New York's proposed Part 202 rule cross-refers to it.

Consultation open · part of GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act)

Timeline

  1. 1 Apr 2026 · Proposed
    Treasury issues the proposal; published in the Federal Register on 3 April 2026.[1]
  2. 2 Jun 2026 · Consultation
    Comment period closes.[1]

Deployments operating under it

None recorded with a source yet.

Sources

  1. [1]GENIUS Act Rulemaking and Reporting Tracker (as of 1 June 2026) — Chapman and Cutler, 1 Jun 2026. Accessed 12 Oct 2026.B