The Altcoin Rally May Be Closer Than It Looks: 5 Coins to Watch as GENIUS Act Rules and Bull-Market Signals Align

Treasury proposed formal GENIUS Act stablecoin rules on August 17, opening a comment period that runs through October 19, 2026. Mandatory licensing for stablecoin issuers begins January 18, 2027, with full platform compliance required by July 2028. UNI, HBAR, GIGA, ALGO, and NOT each carry different exposure to this regulatory shift, ranging from payments infrastructure to community-driven trading activity. The U.S. Treasury Departmen…