{"id":95032,"date":"2026-03-08T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95032"},"modified":"2026-03-08T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T07:00:12","slug":"florida-enacts-first-state-level-stablecoin-legislation-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/florida-enacts-first-state-level-stablecoin-legislation-in-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Enacts First State-Level Stablecoin Legislation in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Senate and House of Representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2026\/175\">have passed<\/a> the first state-level regulatory act governing the use of stablecoins. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the document within the next 30 days.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BITCOIN HISTORY WAS JUST MADE IN FLORIDA<\/p>\n<p>We are now the FIRST STATE to Pass a Stablecoin framework in the nation! <\/p>\n<p>It has now passed the Senate and the House, and will be signed by DeSantis within the next 30 days! <\/p>\n<p>How was this able to happen? Well, because we are literally\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KA3odWMPzA\">pic.twitter.com\/KA3odWMPzA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samuel Armes (@samuelarmes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samuelarmes\/status\/2029971078341067249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cFlorida has been a leader in the world of Bitcoin, and we will continue to be a leader to ensure that we are the crypto capital of the United States and the world,\u201d said Samuel Armes, founder of the Florida Blockchain Business Association.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The bill aims to establish a legal framework for payment stablecoin issuers in the state, including consumer protection measures and financial stability guidelines in accordance with the federal <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/donald-trump-enacts-stablecoin-legislation\">Genius Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new provisions amend Florida&#8217;s anti-money laundering laws in financial services to include stablecoins, requiring issuing companies to comply with existing regulations and prohibiting the creation of assets without a license.<\/p>\n<p>The document specifies that certain payment stablecoins are not considered securities.<\/p>\n<p>The state bill also prohibits issuers from paying interest to token holders \u201cif such restrictions are provided by federal law.\u201d This clause is a major point of contention in the ongoing debates over the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cryptocurrency-firms-seek-compromise-on-clarity-act-disputes\">Clarity Act<\/a> provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Oversight of the industry will be partially conducted by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation, with primary authority granted to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.<\/p>\n<p>Back in May 2025, state authorities <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flsenate.gov\/Session\/Bill\/2026\/175\">halted<\/a> consideration of two bills allowing the investment of state funds in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Florida Senate and House of Representatives have passed the first state-level regulatory act governing the use of stablecoins. Governor Ron DeSantis is expected to sign the document within the next 30 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95033,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Florida passes first state-level stablecoin regulation; DeSantis to sign soon.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[36,807,26],"class_list":["post-95032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-regulation","tag-stablecoins","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"193","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Florida passes first state-level stablecoin regulation; DeSantis to sign soon.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95034,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95032\/revisions\/95034"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}