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Today in crypto, the US Treasury proposed a rule that would direct payment stablecoin issuers to establish AML/CFT and sanctions compliance programs, and be able to “block, freeze, and reject” certain transactions. A New York Times investigation points to Adam Back as Satoshi Nakamoto, but the Blockstream CEO denies it, and Bitcoin reclaimed $72,000 after US President Donald Trump entered a ceasefire with Iran.
Payment stablecoin issuers in the United States will be required to implement a regime targeting illicit finance under the proposed framework for the GENIUS Act.
In a Wednesday notice, the US Treasury Department said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had issued a joint proposed rule to implement provisions of the GENIUS Act, signed into law in July 2025.
