Stablecoin ID rules should exclude P2P transfers: Blockchain Association


Blockchain Association asked five U.S. agencies to clarify that customer identification requirements under the
GENIUS Act apply to direct issuer
relationships, not independent peer-to-peer stablecoin transactions.
Blockchain Association supports primary-market identity checks but opposes extending them to peer-to-peer stablecoin transfers downstream.
Five federal agencies proposed joint identification standards for permitted
payment stablecoin issuers in June 2026.
Issuers would collect names, addresses, birth or formation dates and identification numbers from customers directly.
Final rules would take effect twelve months after issuance under agencies' proposed compliance timeline currently.
GENIUS Act generally begins restricting unlicensed U.S. payment stablecoin issuance on January 18, 2027, nationwide.#BTCBreaks$81k #CandyDrop1BTCForOldUsers #StakeALIGNShare10MTokens #TopFiveLeaguesPreMatchPredictor #GateStockInsightsChallenge
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SentimentContrarian
· 2 hours ago
Regulation shouldn’t overreach. P2P is users transferring money themselves—why should issuers collect identity information? I support BA’s position.
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GridSurfer
· 2 hours ago
The logic is actually quite straightforward: It’s reasonable for token issuers to be responsible for their own customers, but requiring real-name identification for every downstream transfer is technically impractical and would completely eliminate privacy. Hopefully those five institutions won’t take a one-size-fits-all approach.
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RuneInteract
· 2 hours ago
Good thing—someone has finally stepped up and clarified this. The GENIUS Act explicitly says it only covers the issuance process, so P2P shouldn’t be dragged into it. Now let’s see whether regulators listen; hopefully they won’t dump the compliance costs on ordinary users again.
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ZksyncWalker
· 2 hours ago
Honestly, I can understand identity checks in the main market, but if on-chain peer-to-peer transfers also require KYC, can that still be called decentralized? If this rule is actually implemented, it may well force everyone into the black market.
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