The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a final rule on October 21, 2026 to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act for payment stablecoin issuers and custody services

How governments worldwide set rules for digital assets through legislation, agency rulemaking, licensing regimes and court fights.

Tokens pegged to stable value, usually the US dollar, spanning issuers and reserves, depegs, and adoption by banks and payment networks.

Laws and rules for fiat-pegged tokens, from the US GENIUS Act to Europe's MiCA, covering reserves, licensing and yield restrictions.