Experts say the legislation could unleash a tidal wave of new stablecoins—and fresh complaints about President Trump's crypto entanglements.

Backers of the Genius Act, a potentially landmark bill that could help "stablecoins" go mainstream, say it would greatly speed electronic payments.

The GENIUS Act is likely to be signed into law on Friday and is set to change how stablecoin issuers operate both in the US and overseas.

MARA CEO Fred Thiel discusses the impact of the GENIUS Act on the company, the 'rapidly maturing' crypto industry and U.S. energy policy during and interview on 'Mornings with Maria.'

Congress defines the Genius Act, also known as the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins, as providing "regulation of payment stablecoins" making it "unlawful for any person other than a permitted payment stablecoin issuer to issue a payment stablecoin in the United States."

Two of the legislations — the GENIUS Act and the CLARITY Act — were passed with significant bipartisan support.

The crypto industry has scored a historic win this week after the stablecoin bill was cleared by the U.S. House and set for President Donald Trump’s final approval into law. House lawmakers voted 308-122 to adopt the GENIUS Act.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse compares the passing of the GENIUS Act to that of the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.