[U.S. Treasury to Propose Rules Requiring Stablecoin Issuers to Undertake Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Obligations] Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Treasury is set to release proposed rules requiring stablecoin issuers to establish standards for combating money laundering and sanctions violations. According to a summary of the proposal obtained by CoinDesk, the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will jointly draft rules clarifying how issuers should comply with the GENIUS Act passed last year, including implementing controls to block, freeze, and reject suspicious transactions. FinCEN will require issuers' anti-money laundering programs to be capable of suspending flagged transactions and focusing more resources on high-risk customers and activities. When U.S. authorities investigate specific targets, regulated issuers must review their records for activities related to flagged individuals or entities. OFAC will mandate that issuers implement risk-based sanctions compliance measures in both primary and secondary markets to identify and reject transactions that may violate U.S. sanctions regulations. The proposal emphasizes respect for the industry, asserting that financial institutions are best positioned to understand their own money laundering and terrorist financing risks, and companies maintaining appropriate anti-money laundering measures typically do not face enforcement actions. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that these initiatives will protect the U.S. financial system from national security threats while not hindering the development of U.S. businesses within the stablecoin ecosystem. The proposal will enter a public comment period and may be revised before being finalized.