According to Golden Finance, Jesse McWaters, Global Policy Director at Mastercard, stated that the United States has reached a "turning point" in stablecoin regulation and digital asset adoption, and the passage of the Genius Act has become a catalyst for institutional involvement, marking a "new era of clarity and confidence in digital asset regulation. The bill allows regulated entities (including banks and businesses) to issue US dollar backed stablecoins while meeting strict reserve, disclosure, and compliance requirements. This is the first cryptocurrency specific legislation to become law in the United States.