The Accountant Quits Podcast #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