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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
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.
Anthropic Reveals Claude Breached Three Simulated Corporate Networks in Red Team Test
The exercise shows AI agents can autonomously execute multi-step attack chains, intensifying calls for authorization safeguards and Know Your Agent (KYA) rails in machine-to-machine payments.
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.
Anthropic Launches Claude Cowork, AI Agents Move Further into Productivity Scenarios
Singapore Regulators Form AI Cyber Taskforce to Tackle Sophisticated Cyber Threats
Conquest Integrates Behavioral AI Agent Lydia to Assist Advisor Workflows
Wealth tech firm Conquest announces integration of Shaping Wealth's Lydia agent into its platform, offering advisors behavioral finance insights.
Fenergo Launches Fen-AI: Compliance AI Agent Orchestration Platform for Financial Institutions
Microsoft Confirms Copilot 'Super App' Coming This Year, Integrating Chat, Coding, and Agent Capabilities
CEO Satya Nadella revealed plans on the earnings call to merge Copilot chat, GitHub Copilot, and Autopilot into a single AI client, targeting consumer and business users.
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.