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GENIUS Act Explained

Plain-language explainer of the US GENIUS Act

The GENIUS Act, Explained in Plain Language

The GENIUS Act is the first federal law in the United States written specifically for payment stablecoins.

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Michael Roth

Michael spent six years on Capitol Hill as a legislative aide working on financial-services and banking committee matters before moving into fintech policy analysis, where he tracked the stablecoin bills through markup and passage....

GENIUS Act Explained

Plain-language explainer of the US GENIUS Act

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