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Regulation · Proposal · not in effect

OCC proposes AML and sanctions risk-management standards for supervised stablecoin issuers

Regulation · · Ketju Research

Treasury Department · Comptroller of the Currency

This entry records a proposal. It does not change the law unless it is adopted.

What changed

The OCC, coordinating with FinCEN and OFAC, proposed BSA and sanctions compliance risk-management standards for stablecoin issuers under its GENIUS Act jurisdiction.

Who it affects

  • National banks and other OCC-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers

What is still open

  • How the final OCC standards will coordinate with the cross-agency stablecoin rules

What it means for an advisor

  • In issuer diligence, distinguish OCC-specific governance and risk-management expectations from other regulators’ proposals.

Sources

  1. Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuer Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Sanctions Compliance Risk Management · Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency ·

Version 1, published . Educational analysis, not legal advice.