The U.S. Senate has officially passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark piece of legislation that establishes a regulatory framework for fiat-backed stablecoins. This is a defining moment for the digital asset industry, setting the stage for the global expansion of stablecoins. With over $250 billion of stablecoins onchain, they are one of the most widely adopted and proven onchain use case, enabling the global usage of the U.S. dollar with near-instant settlement, low fees, and 24/7 accessibility. With this value expected to grow into the trillions of dollars, stablecoins need robust, transparent, and verifiable infrastructure to ensure trust and scalability at a global level. Chainlink is the only platform that provides proof of reserves, cross-chain connectivity, and onchain identity and compliance in a single system—all critical to securely scaling a stablecoin ecosystem for global adoption. Chainlink Proof of Reserve enhances the transparency of the fiat reserves backing stablecoins and enables advanced security features such as Secure Mint, which mitigates against infinite mint attacks by ensuring sufficient reserves are available before new tokens are issued. Chainlink CCIP enables interoperability between public and private blockchains, allowing stablecoins to move across systems and achieve global distribution. All of these capabilities are configurable, deployable, and manageable through a single workflow within the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE)—offering a unified system to prove reserves, meet compliance needs, and enable seamless cross-chain interoperability. With the GENIUS Act passed, global stablecoin adoption is set to accelerate.
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