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GC Cooke

@GCcookeHQ

Aug 7 • 15 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X

The US government just created a $150 billion loophole for crypto.

Wall Street thinks it killed retail investing.

But hidden in the 178-page bill is a provision that lets ordinary investors access institutional-level returns.

Here's the strategy only 1% know about:

The GENIUS Act doesn't ban stablecoin yield.

It bans direct interest payments from issuers to holders.

One word changes everything: "direct."

That single word created a massive opportunity:

Picture this: Banks lobbied hard to block stablecoin yields.

They feared competition with their 0.1% checking accounts.

So lawmakers crafted specific language.

But that language opened unexpected doors:

The act only restricts payment stablecoin issuers.

Not the platforms using those stablecoins.

Not the lending protocols built on top.

Not the yield aggregators.

See where this is going?

While issuers can't pay you interest, lending markets thrive.

You lend your stablecoins on Aave or Compound.

That's not interest from holding.

That's returns from active lending.

Completely different legal framework:

The distinction matters enormously.

Issuers maintain strict 1:1 reserves.

No risky investments or yield chasing.

But your stablecoins?

You decide how to deploy them for returns:

Smart money already sees the opportunity.

Institutions build compliant yield structures.

DeFi protocols prepare new products.

Everyone works within the framework.

The result transforms digital dollar productivity:

Consider what just happened:

Regulators protected the system from bank-like risks.

But preserved innovation pathways.

Stablecoins remain stable.

Yield opportunities remain accessible.

Traditional finance fought to limit competition.

Instead, they accidentally enabled a parallel system.

One where yields come from lending, not deposits.

Where risk and reward align transparently.

The implications ripple across finance:

Lawmakers created deliberate boundaries.

They separated issuance from yield generation.

Digital dollars become productive through new pathways.

The future of institutional finance just shifted:

This framework changes everything for institutional capital.

Compliant stablecoin infrastructure meets yield generation.

Not through regulatory loopholes.

Through intentionally designed pathways.

Understanding these nuances unlocks opportunity.

At Brava, we've built the infrastructure institutions need.

Compliant yield generation within the GENIUS framework.

Digital dollars earning returns through proper channels.

The GENIUS Act drew the lines.

We built inside them.

Institutional-grade stablecoin yield is here.

Not despite regulation, but because of it.

Ready to put your digital dollars to work?

Join institutions already earning compliant yields.

See how regulatory clarity becomes real returns.

Learn more at @bravaxyz

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