Tether Surpasses $160B Market Cap as GENIUS Act Concerns Loom

Tether USDT $1.00 24h volatility: 0.0% Market cap: $160.32 B Vol. 24h: $144.43 B surpassed a market capitalization of $160 billion on July 17. It remains the largest stablecoin by global market cap although landmark legislation before the US House of Representatives could pose a threat to its continuing dominance.

The market achievement was hailed as a “mind-blowing milestone,” and described as “a statement of the unrivaled utility of USDt as the digital dollar for billions of people living in emerging markets and developing countries” by Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino in a post on X announcing the $160 billion mark.

However, as Coinspeaker reported in May, a bipartisan effort to introduce cryptocurrency legislation in the US called the “GENIUS act” has swiftly made its way through Congress and stands to become the nation’s first comprehensive crypto regulation.

The GENIUS act could have a harsh effect on stablecoins

The GENIUS act is, essentially, a framework for regulating stablecoins in the US. If passed as written, it would require stablecoin providers to undergo third-party audits to demonstrate the validity of their reserves. Until such audits are successfully completed to the satisfaction of lawmakers, stablecoins would technically be unable to operate legally within the US.

Efforts to pass the legislation stalled on July 16 after lawmakers failed to move a package containing three bundled pieces of legislation related to cryptocurrency and CBDC legislation including the GENIUS act, the CLARITY act, which defines how digital assets are classified under US law, and a third bill which would outright ban the creation of a CBDC under federal law.

According to a report from CBS News, Republican holdouts responsible for tanking the July 16 vote on the bundled bills have promised to “fall in line” for a July 17 vote on the GENIUS act separate from the CLARITY act and the aforementioned CBDC legislation.

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