#94 - Stablecoin Issuance Regulation with Legal Nodes (GENIUS Act v/s MiCA)

Ep. 94 dives into the newly signed GENIUS Act and what it means for stablecoin issuers. I’m joined by Nestor Dubnevych (Legal Nodes) to unpack its impact on licensing, compliance, and cross-border operations. 

We also cover global regulatory trends and what teams need to know when building crypto payment products.

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Topics covered

(0:00) Coming Up

(2:14) GENIUS Act Explained

(4:51) Winners & losers of GENIUS Act

(7:00) Compliance costs

(11:37) Future of stablecoins and banks

(14:03) On-ramping & off-ramping opportunities

(16:33) Get 2 months for free with Request Finance

(18:12) Yield-bearing stablecoins

(21:42) Global stablecoin regulations

(24:36) Compliance for crypto payments gateways

(27:42) Geographical use case trends

(30:10) RWA compliance

(35:05) Legal Nodes services

(37:41) How Legal Nodes evolved since 2018

(39:21) Clarity Act

(40:57)  Regulatory interoperability

(43:48) Reach out to Nestor or Legal Nodes