Treasury Proposes GENIUS Act Rules to Tighten Stablecoin AML and Sanctions
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The U.S. Treasury’s FinCEN and OFAC issued a joint proposed rule to implement GENIUS Act provisions, proposing that permitted payment stablecoin issuers be treated as financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act and must adopt effective AML and sanctions‑compliance programs; the rule aims to curb illicit finance while enabling innovation in the payment stablecoin space and invites public comments ahead of publication in the Federal Register.
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