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Fed proposes reserve, capital and application rules for stablecoin issuers

On September 24, the Federal Reserve proposed standards for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers, including permitted reserve assets, capital and risk management. A separate proposal addresses applications by supervised banks seeking to issue through subsidiaries.

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Why it matters

Analysis: map the issuing entity, reserve custody, redemption operations and application responsibilities before comparing new settlement products. A faster transfer rail still needs reliable reconciliation and liquidity under stressed redemptions.

What remains uncertain

These are proposals, not final operating obligations. The release sets a comment window of 60 days after Federal Register publication; it does not by itself establish a calendar deadline or approval for a particular issuer.

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