The delay does not postpone the law’s Jan. 18, 2027 effective date, leaving regulators and stablecoin issuers with a compressed implementation window.

The delay does not postpone the law’s Jan. 18, 2027 effective date, leaving regulators and stablecoin issuers with a compressed implementation window.

US federal regulators failed to finalize stablecoin rules by the GENIUS Act's July 18, 2026 deadline, leaving issuers in compliance limbo.