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Florida Passes First State-Level Stablecoin Framework
Florida's Senate Bill 314 passed a State Senate vote mandating that stablecoin issuers obtain licenses from the state's Office of Financial Regulation while aligning with the federal GENIUS Act's consumer protection standards. If signed by Governor DeSantis, Florida would become the first US state to establish a standalone stablecoin regulatory framework. The bill arrives as the broader stablecoin yield debate intensifies at the federal level, with Coinbase lobbying to allow interest-bearing stablecoin products, incumbent banks pushing back over deposit migration risk, and President Trump publicly siding with the crypto industry. State-level licensing regimes layered atop federal frameworks could create compliance complexity for issuers operating nationally, making Florida's model a closely watched template.
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