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Stablecoin Regulation: OCC's 2027 Deadline & Business Impact
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Fusion42 · 2 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US OCC finalised its rule implementing the GENIUS Act on 21 October 2026, setting a hard deadline of 18 January 2027 for stablecoin issuers to obtain federal or state licensing. Non-compliant issuers face criminal penalties up to $1 million per violation and five years in prison; the rule imposes a $5 million capital floor and two-business-day redemption requirement.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3, and 17 sources have reported it between 20 Oct 2026 and 2 Nov 2026.
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Any stablecoin your business holds after 18 January 2027 that isn't licensed by the OCC becomes a stranded asset—exchanges will delist it, banks will refuse settlement, and you'll be holding a token nobody will accept. That cliff is nine weeks away; if you're using stablecoins for treasury, payments, or settlement, you need to know which issuers qualified and which didn't.
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17 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 2 Nov 2026
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