#USStablecoinBill Days before the bipartisan GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins) was set to hit the floor of the Senate, the future of the legislation has been thrown into question after nine Senate Democrats came out against the legislation in its current form.

The group includes four senators who voted to advance the bill out of the Senate Banking Committee in March, according to Politico: Ruben Gallego (AZ), Andy Kim (NJ), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), and Mark Warner (VA). The Democratic co-sponsors of the bill, Kirsten Gillibrand (NY) and Angela Alsobrooks (MD), did not sign on to the statement.

A statement released by the group said the current version of the bill has "numerous issues that must be addressed," namely, "adding stronger provisions on anti-money laundering, foreign issuers, national security, preserving the safety and soundness of our financial system, and accountability for those who don't meet the act's requirements." #bnb