State Street launches GENIUS Act-aligned money market fund for stablecoin reserves

The launch comes amid growing competition among financial institutions to manage assets backing dollar-pegged stablecoins.

State Street Investment Management has launched a money market fund designed for stablecoin issuers, offering a vehicle for holding reserve assets under the framework established by the GENIUS Act.

The fund is structured as a Rule 2a-7 government money market fund and will invest in assets commonly used to back stablecoins, including US government securities and repurchase agreements. The fund's initial investors include State Street Bank and Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank.

State Street said the product was designed to comply with reserve requirements established under the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law on July 18, 2025, creating the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins in the United States.

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