# First out the gate: OCC issues final rule implementing Trump-signed GENIUS Act

https://mins.news/en/item/109327

- The Block, 2026-10-21 11:01 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-10-21-occ-final-rule-implementing-trump-signed-genius-act-421470

> The OCC published its final rule on stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, effective Jan. 18, and dropped a proposed presumption concerning third-party rewards arrangements.

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