GENIUS Act Ignites “Stablecoin Summer” in the U.S.

DEX aggretaor 1inch (1INCH) has an interesting take on the most recent crypto legislation in the U.S.

The U.S. finally has stablecoin regulation clarity - and markets are reacting like it’s 2017 all over again. On July 18, President Trump signed the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins), the most comprehensive dollar-token bill yet, and the catalyst for what analysts are calling Stablecoin Summer.

What GENIUS Says

1:1 reserves - issuers must hold cash or T-Bills equal to circulating supply, bringing bank-grade assurance.

Dual chartering - issuers can register federally or at the state level, giving smaller fintechs a pathway while preserving oversight.

Monthly attestations and real-time audit APIs push stablecoin regulation clarity onto-chain.

Macro impact: stablecoins already settled more value in 2024 than Visa + Mastercard combined. With formal rails, U.S. banks can finally mint tokenized cash, asset managers can run T-Bill funds like BlackRock’s BUIDL, and corporates can pay suppliers in programmable dollars. Expect wholesale settlement pilots inside FedNow corridors by Q4.

What Is Making Traders Happy

Basis trade between regulated USDC-FBO (future bank-obligation) tokens and legacy offshore USDT - yield could widen above 4 bps as compliance wallets migrate.

On-chain repo: borrow BENJI or BUIDL shares against fresh, statute-blessed USDM; stablecoin regulation clarity compresses legal haircuts.

Cross-venue liquidity - DEX stable pools on Base and Solana should balloon; Curve (CRV) and Maverick are adding GENIUS-compliant gauges this week.

Winners: Circle (CRCL), Paxos, and new entrants like J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys are positioned to issue bank-chartered coins. Losers: unregulated offshore stables facing stricter exchange listing standards.

The road ahead: Treasury must publish technical reserve-report schemas within 180 days; the CFTC will oversee AML modules via Chainlink’s Automated Compliance Engine.

Stablecoin regulation clarity is no longer a meme. With GENIUS signed, dollar-backed tokens can graduate from crypto-native plumbing to mainstream financial infrastructure - welcome to the real Stablecoin Summer.

Also See: USDC Warps to Sei: Zero-Bridge Stablecoin Now Live

For updates and corrections, email newsroom[at]stocktwits[dot]com.