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  "id": 1517936,
  "title": "US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-treasury-seeks-public-comment-on-genius-act-stablecoin-rules",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T16:40:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
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    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-17-us-treasury-seeks-public-comment-genius-act-stablecoin-rules-411987"
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  "summary": "Under the law, entities generally cannot issue payment stablecoins in the U.S. without obtaining an appropriate federal or state license.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "U.S. Treasury Department proposes GENIUS Act stablecoin rule",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/u-s-treasury-department-proposes-genius-act-stablecoin-rule",
        "published": "2026-08-17T14:44:29.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "US Treasury moves forward with rules on GENIUS Act after July deadline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/us-treasury-moves-forward-with-rules-on-genius-act-after-july-deadline",
        "published": "2026-08-17T16:29:48.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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