The ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM) shattered all records by logging $17 billion in first-day trading volume. The ETF invests in very short-term US government debt, making it extremely low risk and similar to holding cash. This ETF is designed so institutions, including stablecoin issuers, can use it as a safe place to store money while earning a small yield. However, market structure experts warn the staggering sum reflects a massive, behind-the-scenes corporate treasury migration rather than a ...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paved the way for Wall Street to integrate stablecoins into traditional finance. On February 19, the financial regulator issued guidance allowing broker-dealers to apply a 2% "haircut" to positions in payment stablecoins. A haircut is the percentage of an asset's value that a financial institution cannot count toward its deployable capital, acting as a customer-protection buffer against market risk. SEC Stablecoin Pivot Pressures Brokers to Build Crypto ...

（来源：吴说） 美国参议员 Elizabeth Warren 公开呼吁美联储和财政部不要使用纳税人资金或联邦后盾机制救助加密货 币行业的亿万富翁。在近期加密市场出现波动的背景下，Warren 强调，如果缺乏足够的监管约束，内 部人士和加密亿万富翁（包括特朗普家族等）极易在危机中保全自身，并将所有损失转嫁给散户交易员 或退休人员。为此，她强烈敦促美国财政部针对 GENIUS Act 出台严格的配套规则，并明确发布指导意 见，禁止动用外汇稳定基金或美联储紧急贷款工具等联邦资源来为稳定币及加密行业兜底。 (Cointelegraph) ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James and four district attorneys, including Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg, signed a letter Monday accusing the GENIUS Act of providing “legal cover” for stablecoin issuers to profit from financial crimes while leaving fraud victims without recourse. The prosecutors say the law has provided the “imprimatur of legitimacy” for stablecoins while allowing issuers to “avoid significant regulatory requirements that are needed to combat financing terrorism, drug trafficking, money lau ...

Fidelity Investments announced on Jan. 28 the launch of its first stablecoin, the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD). The move positions the asset management giant as one of the first major traditional financial institutions to issue a dollar-backed token under the GENIUS Act, the federal stablecoin law signed in July 2025. FIDD will be issued by Fidelity Digital Assets, National Association, a federally chartered national trust bank, and will operate on the Ethereum blockchain with each token redeemable for ...

Tether said Tuesday that its USAT stablecoin is now available for trading and will be issued by Anchorage Digital, providing it with a pathway toward compliance under the GENIUS Act. In a press release, the El Salvador-based firm said the stablecoin—which debuted on several crypto exchanges, including Kraken and Crypto.com—was specifically designed for U.S. markets, with Anchorage's status as a federally chartered digital asset bank placing the product under the supervision of the U.S. Office of the Comptro ...

Tether has officially launched USAT, a federally regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin built specifically for the U.S. market under the new GENIUS Act framework. The token, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, marks Tether’s formal entry into America’s emerging federal stablecoin regime and shows a major shift in how digital dollars may operate inside the United States’ regulated financial system. Announced on 27 January, the launch follows earlier disclosures about the project’s design and the appointment o ...

Tether has launched USA₮, a new dollar-backed stablecoin designed specifically for the US market, as the company moves to comply with America’s new federal stablecoin law under the GENIUS Act. The new token, announced on January 27, is issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, N.A., a federally chartered US bank. It marks Tether’s first stablecoin built to operate fully within the United States’ regulated financial system. A Stablecoin Built for US Law USA₮ is structured to meet the GENIUS Act’s requirements for ...

Good morning. CFOs should be paying attention to stablecoins this year, even if they’re not quite ready to use them yet. Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, typically pegged to and backed by the U.S. dollar or equivalent assets. Passage of the GENIUS Act has helped clarify how stablecoins are regulated, pushing them from a “crypto side-topic” into mainstream treasury and finance discussions. My colleague Jeff John Roberts takes a deep dive into stablecoins in his new For ...

Core Viewpoint - Franklin Templeton is adjusting its two institutional money market funds to better align with blockchain finance and stablecoin applications [1] Group 1: Fund Adjustments - The LUIXX fund has restructured its asset holdings to only include U.S. Treasury securities with maturities not exceeding 93 days, complying with the GENIUS Act requirements for regulated stablecoin reserve assets [1] - The DIGXX fund has introduced an on-chain institutional share class, allowing compliant intermediaries to record and transfer fund shares on the blockchain, facilitating faster settlements and 24/7 trading [1]