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#GENIUS稳定币法案 , there was a major event in the crypto world that everyone is paying attention to: the Stablecoin "GENIUS Act" passed the motion vote. This act originally had no controversy between the two parties, mainly covering three points:
Ensure stablecoins are backed by 1:1 reserves and improve transparency.
Implement anti-money laundering (AML) and consumer protection measures.
Consolidate the United States' leadership in global digital finance.
Let me explain the importance of the stablecoin act: 1. First, stablecoins are the strongest surplus in crypto.
Stablecoins themselves are the most successful applications and are also RWA applications! USDC, USDT, and others are products that tokenize the US dollar, a "real-world asset". We know that the core of RWA is compliance, so the stablecoin act clarifies the legal status of the most basic RWAs like stablecoins, laying the legal foundation for the entire RWA sector.
Other assets like stocks/bonds, as long as they meet the 1:1 reserve support and anti-money laundering requirements, should subsequently be approved. ~2. Compliance channels opened.
The act establishes a clear registration and regulatory mechanism, which means:
- Traditional financial institutions can compliantly tokenize assets
- There is now a clear legal bridge between on-chain and off-chain worlds
- Large institutions can enter with confidence, bringing more high-quality assets
- Web2 users can completely compliantly exchange fiat for stablecoins.
3. Enhanced liquidity.
Stablecoins are the lifeblood of on-chain liquidity. Currently, with over 200 billion in stablecoin size, it supports a 30 trillion cryptocurrency market valuation. Previously, U.S. Treasury Secretary Basant predicted that compliant stablecoins will reach an issuance scale of 2 trillion dollars within a few years, providing abundant liquidity for the crypto market.
4. Trust mechanism established.
The stablecoin act requires strict reserve management and auditing; this transparent mechanism can be applied in other scenarios, enhancing the trust level of the entire crypto industry, especially in the RWA market, addressing traditional financial institutions' lack of trust in blockchain assets.
However, this act has not yet been formally passed, and the official Senate vote will take place on May 22. Interested individuals can pay attention to this date.