Overview
- FDIC directors approved Tuesday a proposed rule for bank-supervised stablecoin issuers and opened a 60-day comment window with 144 questions.
- The draft would require 1:1 liquid reserves and redemptions within two business days and would bar issuers from marketing tokens as interest‑bearing.
- The proposal makes clear that stablecoin holders would not have federal deposit insurance, though reserve deposits at insured banks may be covered for the issuer.
- The plan tracks the OCC’s February framework, and a parallel Treasury proposal from FinCEN and OFAC would mandate AML and sanctions programs, suspicious‑activity reporting, and the ability to block or freeze unlawful transactions with a U.S.-based compliance lead.
- Issuers with under $10 billion outstanding could choose qualifying state supervision, with Treasury outlining how it will assess state regimes as agencies work toward mid‑2026 rule finalization and a January 2027 start date.