LexRegPulse Daily - Aug 20, 2026
Morgan here. This is LexRegPulse Daily for Thursday, August 20.
The OCC just put a calendar on the stablecoin era. Comptroller Jonathan Gould told the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium the agency will publish its main GENIUS Act rule by November 2026, with licensing applications opening as early as January 2027. That's a four-month runway for any bank considering stablecoin issuance. Gould also dropped a number worth sitting with: of 40 de novo charter applications since January 2025, 23 involve digital-asset activities — an eightfold jump from the prior four years. Banking is not adjacent to this…
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