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Tether Has Two Years Left to Bring USDT Into Compliance With the GENIUS Act
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Fusion42 · 20 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The GENIUS Act, signed by President Trump in July 2025, requires stablecoin issuers to maintain 1:1 reserves in liquid assets, register with the OCC, and comply with AML/KYC standards by January 2027, with a three-year transition window ending July 2028. Tether, headquartered in El Salvador with reserves including bitcoin and precious metals, cannot meet these requirements and is losing market share to compliant competitors like Circle's USDC and WLFI's USD1.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 3 sources have reported it between 19 Jul 2026 and 20 Jul 2026.
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If you issue a stablecoin or custody crypto assets in the US, you now need a trust bank license and 100% liquid reserves by January 2027 — Tether just proved it can't meet those rules, and its market position is collapsing. That's your customer acquisition window, and it closes in eighteen months.
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3 sources · first reported 19 Jul 2026 · latest 20 Jul 2026
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