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As Senate Recess Looms, Window for Crypto Market Clarity Act Narrows
A revised ethics proposal is still awaiting White House response as the Senate heads into summer recess, dimming the Clarity Act's prospects for 2026.
CoinDesk Policy Roundtable: CLARITY Act and Anchorage's Agentic Banking Build
Visa and Lianlian Complete First Real-Time B2B Agent Transaction: Agent Payments Enter Actual Settlement
Visa and Lianlian have completed the first real-time B2B Agent transaction through LoopXPay, marking the first time machine-initiated commercial payments settled with real funds — moving the industry from proof of concept to production.
Project Agorá Test Cuts Wholesale Cross-Border Settlement to 80 Seconds
Factbox: Rogue AI Agent Breaches Put Permissions and Payments in the Spotlight
As AI agents are increasingly exploited, static permissions and post-event audits are no longer enough — payment compliance is becoming a requirement, not an option.
Tether Posts $1.3B Net Profit in Q2, USDT Supply Continues to Grow
Stablecoin issuer reports robust reserves as on-chain liquidity demand climbs from automated payments and AI agents.
Singapore Regulators Form AI Cyber Taskforce to Tackle Sophisticated Cyber Threats
New York State Proposes Expanding Stablecoin Regulation, Law360 Reveals Draft Details
UK Policy Sprint Seminar: Cross-Border Payments Identified as the Most Mature Use Case for Stablecoins
The seminar concluded that cross-border payments are the clearest current application direction for stablecoins, and explored compliance frameworks.