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US Regulators Missed Their Own Deadline to Finish Stablecoin Rules
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The GENIUS Act mandated US regulators complete federal stablecoin rules by July 18, 2026; the deadline passed with only draft proposals circulating, no final rules published, and comment periods extending into August and beyond. Companies and banks planning stablecoin issuance must now build compliance and operational systems against moving targets, with the effective-date cliff at January 18, 2027.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 5 sources have reported it between 19 Jul 2026 and 22 Jul 2026.
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You're building a stablecoin or payment system on federal rules that don't exist yet, and the real deadline is January 18, 2027 - not July - which means your compliance playbook will change mid-build. Start hiring and ordering systems now against the June drafts, but budget for rework when final rules land in Q4.
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5 sources · first reported 19 Jul 2026 · latest 22 Jul 2026
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