# Stablecoin Reserves Fund the Treasury's Short End, and the Long End Is Not Their Problem to Solve

Reserve rules under the GENIUS Act (Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act) cap eligible holdings at 93 days to maturity, while the Treasury expands buybacks across 10- to 30-year debt.

- Published: 2026-08-31T05:50:12.747Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: macro
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/us-treasury-relies-on-stablecoins-to-fund-short-term-debt-but-they-cant-fix-its-28b-long-bond-problem/), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/stablecoin-card-spending-crosses-10-9b/)

Stablecoin issuers have become a meaningful source of demand for short-dated United States government debt, but the structure of that demand is narrow by law. As CryptoSlate sets out, reserve requirements under the GENIUS Act confine eligib…

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