Bloomberg reported the administration would walk away from a deal if negotiations alter the three-year window, a provision framed as preserving Tether's operating runway.
The White House has taken a firm position in negotiations over the GENIUS Act, with Bloomberg reporting that any change to the bill's three-year grace period for foreign stablecoins could kill the deal. The disputed provision is being presented as crucial to keeping Tether's runway intact while talks continue over how overseas-issued dollar tokens should be treated under U.S. rules.