The race to build financial plumbing for autonomous AI agents is on. Major players like Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase are laying down the infrastructure for machines to transact independently, accelerating the arrival of an agentic economy. This raises critical questions about legal personhood, liability, and governance that extend far beyond the technology itself.
Stripe-backed blockchain startup Tempo has launched its Machine Payments Protocol (MPP), an infrastructure layer designed to enable autonomous AI agents to conduct real-time, small-value transactions using both traditional fiat and cryptocurrency rails. The protocol aims to provide the necessary plumbing for AI agents to independently pay for data, services, and other resources with minimal human oversight.
Why it matters
The launch of a dedicated Machine Payments Protocol is a critical step in operationalizing the agentic economy. For onchain organizations, this represents a key piece of the puzzle for enabling AI delegates and other autonomous systems. MPP directly addresses the need for robust payment rails that AI can use to execute tasks, raising immediate and pertinent questions for your alliance about how to design governance systems that can supervise and control agent spending, and what legal frameworks are needed to assign liability for their actions. This moves AI's role in finance from theoretical to practical.
From a technology perspective, MPP represents the convergence of AI, programmable money, and cross-rail payment systems, solving a key friction point for machine-to-machine commerce. From a governance and legal standpoint, it forces the issue of accountability, requiring clear frameworks to manage the risks of autonomous agents with financial access.
Visa has unveiled a major strategic push into the AI agent economy, announcing its 'Visa Intelligent Commerce' platform at its annual Payments Forum on Friday. The initiative includes a partnership with OpenAI to provide conversational interfaces for delegating commercial tasks to AI agents, with Visa handling the secure payment backend. The platform also introduces 'Agent Score' to validate agent trustworthiness and an 'Agentic Directory' to verify merchants, creating a full-stack infrastructure for autonomous commerce.
Why it matters
Visa's entry into the agentic economy is a watershed moment, providing the trust and settlement layer necessary for AI agents to become mainstream economic actors. By integrating directly with OpenAI and creating new identity and reputation systems ('Agent Score'), Visa is building the core plumbing for AI agents to hold and transact with assets at scale. This development is directly relevant to onchain organizations as it establishes a powerful centralized model for agent governance and payments, which will compete with and influence decentralized approaches.
Visa is positioning itself as the indispensable trust layer for the next generation of commerce, leveraging its existing network to solve the identity and payment challenges of autonomous agents. The partnership with OpenAI suggests a future where delegating financial tasks to an AI will be as simple as a conversation, with complex security and transaction logic handled in the background.
Building on the x402 payment protocol's recent surge past 100 million transactions, Coinbase launched 'Coinbase for Agents' on Thursday. The new platform bundles the x402 machine-to-machine payment rails and Base Layer 2 settlement with a registered AI financial adviser, allowing assistants like ChatGPT and Claude to autonomously trade crypto and pay for services within user-defined limits.
Why it matters
This packages the x402 infrastructure we've been tracking into a regulated, end-to-end, consumer-facing product. For onchain organizations, this provides a clear, albeit centralized, model for how AI delegates could operate financially, positioning Base and USDC as the default rails for this new wave of autonomous economic activity.
Coinbase's strategy appears to be providing a comprehensive, one-stop shop for AI developers, bundling a registered advisory service for compliance, a payment protocol (x402) for transactions, and a scalable blockchain (Base) for settlement. This approach aims to make Coinbase indispensable for any AI looking to interact with the financial system.
Tether has led a $1.4 billion Series C funding round in robotics firm NEURA Robotics, with the strategic goal of embedding self-custodial USDT wallets into humanoid robots. The initiative, supported by Nvidia and Amazon, aims to create the financial infrastructure for a 'machine economy' where robots can autonomously manage funds and conduct machine-to-machine micropayments.
Why it matters
This partnership moves the concept of 'AI agents holding assets' from software to physical hardware, directly tackling a frontier issue for onchain governance. By giving robots the ability to hold their own keys and transact, Tether is building the foundational layer for true economic autonomy in machines. This development has profound implications for legal personhood, liability, and the future of work, and it provides a tangible example of the infrastructure needed to support fully autonomous delegates or organizational members, whether they are onchain software agents or physical robots.
Tether is betting that the next wave of crypto adoption will be driven by machines, positioning USDT as the de facto currency for the robot economy. This vision combines robotics, AI, and cryptocurrency to create a world where physical autonomous agents are also independent economic actors, raising complex legal and ethical questions that society and regulators will need to address.
The Ethereum community has finalized ERC-8126, a new standard for AI agent verification that utilizes zero-knowledge proofs. The standard introduces a multi-layer risk-scoring framework (0-100) to allow agents to prove their trustworthiness and operational parameters without revealing underlying sensitive data. It is designed to integrate with other standards, like ERC-8004 for registration and ERC-8196 for authenticated wallets, to form a comprehensive onchain infrastructure for AI agents.
Why it matters
ERC-8126 provides a critical piece of public infrastructure for managing AI agents onchain, directly addressing the challenge of trust and verification in an autonomous context. For onchain organizations, this standard offers a decentralized alternative to centralized identity solutions (like Visa's 'Agent Score'). It enables the creation of sophisticated AI delegates that can participate in governance, manage assets, or execute tasks with verifiable credentials, paving the way for more complex and secure human-agent and agent-agent interactions within DAOs.
This standard represents a key building block for a decentralized agentic economy. By combining ZK proofs for privacy with a public risk-scoring system, it aims to create a trust-minimized environment where AI agents can securely interact and transact. It forms a stark contrast to the proprietary, centralized agent identity systems being built by traditional financial players.
A new market report projects the global Enterprise AI Agent Adoption Market will grow to $142.35 billion by 2035, with Japan and the US leading the way. The analysis highlights a significant market shift from basic AI tools toward governed, semi-autonomous digital agents capable of executing complex, end-to-end business workflows, particularly in finance and operations.
Why it matters
This report quantifies the massive economic shift towards autonomous systems in the enterprise, a trend that directly parallels the goals of onchain organizations. The emphasis on 'governed' and 'workflow-aware' agents is key; it shows that the core challenges are not just automation but also control, security, and compliance. The frameworks and tools developed to manage these enterprise AI agents will be highly relevant to DAOs seeking to integrate AI for treasury management, governance participation, and other operational tasks.
The market is moving beyond simple AI-powered features to deploying digital agents as a new class of employee. This requires a new stack of management and governance tools to ensure these agents operate securely and within defined business rules. The growth in this area signals a huge opportunity for companies that can provide the necessary orchestration and control layers for enterprise AI.
The CLARITY Act's path through the Senate has narrowed to a contentious debate over developer liability. Following the renewed law enforcement pushback against the developer safe harbor section reported earlier this week, a White House meeting confirmed the bill's floor vote now depends entirely on securing law enforcement approval for Section 604—the BRCA-derived provision that shields 'non-controlling' open-source developers from being classified as financial intermediaries.
Why it matters
This is the core battle for the future of open-source financial software in the US. The outcome will determine whether writing and publishing code can be treated as a regulated financial activity. For the Onchain Organization Alliance, the stakes are existential. A negative outcome could create immense legal risks for anyone contributing to DAO tooling, governance mechanisms, or protocol development, potentially driving talent and innovation offshore. The a16z legal team, whose work you follow, has been central to shaping the arguments for this developer protection.
The industry argument is that holding developers liable for how others use their open-source code is akin to holding a road builder liable for a bank robbery that uses their road for a getaway. Law enforcement agencies counter that in a world of decentralized finance, the code itself can be the primary instrument of illicit activity, and there must be a point of accountability.
The Cayman Islands Ministry of Financial Services issued updated guidance for its Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act on Wednesday, providing a clearer legal framework for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). The new rules distinguish between 'functional' digital collectibles and NFTs used for financial purposes, with the latter falling under the existing VASP regulatory regime. This move aims to attract institutional-grade NFT and Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization projects by providing greater legal certainty.
Why it matters
This clarification from a key offshore jurisdiction is highly relevant to designing legal structures for onchain organizations. As DAOs and protocols increasingly use NFTs as legal wrappers for real-world assets or as membership credentials with financial rights, understanding how different jurisdictions classify them is critical. The Cayman Islands' approach provides a potential model for other regulators and influences the choice of legal domicile for projects seeking to tokenize assets in a compliant manner.
By creating a distinction between types of NFTs, the Cayman Islands aims to regulate financial activity without stifling innovation in the digital collectibles space. This nuanced approach seeks to position the jurisdiction as a sophisticated and welcoming hub for institutional-grade digital asset projects, particularly those involving RWA tokenization.
According to a Safeheron analysis published Friday, major APAC jurisdictions like Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan have largely solidified their regulatory frameworks for digital assets over the past year. With rules for client asset segregation, the Travel Rule, and stablecoin reserves now in place, the primary challenge for institutions is shifting from legal interpretation ('what is compliant?') to technical implementation ('how do we build compliant systems?').
Why it matters
This marks a significant maturation of the digital asset landscape in Asia. For an alliance focused on migrating finance onchain, this is a crucial signal. The conversation is moving from legal theory to operational reality. The competitive advantage for onchain organizations and service providers in APAC will now depend on their engineering prowess and ability to build robust, operationally sound systems that meet these established regulatory requirements, not just on their ability to find friendly jurisdictions.
The report suggests that the era of 'regulatory arbitrage' in APAC is closing. Institutions can no longer compete simply by finding the jurisdiction with the lightest rules. Instead, success will be determined by the ability to execute complex compliance requirements at the engineering level, integrating them smoothly into products and services.
With the full implementation of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) approaching, legal analysis is focusing on the specific requirements for crypto-asset white papers. Any entity offering crypto-assets to the public or seeking their admission to trading within the European Economic Area (EEA) will need to publish a detailed white paper. The content requirements vary by asset type (e.g., asset-referenced tokens, e-money tokens), and individual jurisdictions like Liechtenstein are already implementing supplementary national provisions.
Why it matters
For any onchain organization with a token, MiCAR's white paper requirements are a significant operational and legal consideration. This isn't a simple marketing document; it's a regulated disclosure that creates legal liability. Understanding these detailed requirements is essential for any DAO or protocol planning to issue tokens or operate within the EU, as it directly impacts legal structure, risk disclosure, and governance design to ensure compliance.
MiCAR introduces a standardized disclosure regime similar to traditional securities prospectuses, aiming to enhance transparency and investor protection. While this creates compliance burdens, it also provides a clear path to market for compliant projects and could increase institutional confidence in the European crypto market.
In a 6-3 decision in *FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund*, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Investment Company Act of 1940 does not grant shareholders an implied private right to sue companies over bylaw violations. The court held that enforcement power for such matters rests exclusively with the SEC, reinforcing a judicial trend against inferring private rights of action where Congress has not explicitly provided them.
Why it matters
This ruling has significant, if indirect, implications for DAO liability. It reinforces the legal principle that courts are reluctant to create new avenues for lawsuits unless a statute explicitly allows it. For DAOs, which exist in a state of legal ambiguity, this could be a double-edged sword. On one hand, it might temper the risk of novel class-action lawsuits based on implied rights. On the other, it concentrates power in regulators like the SEC, making their interpretation of how existing laws apply to DAOs even more critical. It underscores the importance of new legislation (like the CLARITY Act) to explicitly define rights and liabilities for token holders, rather than leaving it to judicial interpretation.
The majority opinion, authored by Justice Kagan, emphasized adherence to the statutory text and a reluctance to expand judicial power. The dissenting opinion argued that the Court's decision weakens investor protections by removing a key tool for holding fund managers accountable. Legal analysts see this as part of a broader trend by the current Court to narrow the scope of private litigation in federal regulatory matters.
Following consecutive Voltaire governance vetoes of its 2026 Summit budget, the Cardano Foundation has detailed a more rigorous framework for evaluating treasury proposals. The updated system introduces a structured scoring model based on strategic pillars, requires dual independent reviews for each proposal, and explicitly tracks the delivery history and performance of proposers from the 2025 cycle.
Why it matters
This is a direct response to the community's recent pushback on capital efficiency and accountability. By moving towards a more data-driven and reputation-based system for funding that tracks delivery history, Cardano is addressing common DAO pitfalls like ineffective grant allocation and rewarding reliable builders.
This new framework can be seen as an attempt to professionalize Cardano's treasury management. While some community members may view the increased structure as bureaucratic, proponents argue it's a necessary evolution to ensure the long-term sustainability of the ecosystem and make the best use of community-controlled funds.
As part of its V3 upgrade, Lido has partnered with institutional staking provider Luganodes to launch 'stVaults,' a new offering designed for institutional Ethereum stakers. This non-custodial framework allows institutions to deploy dedicated, segregated validator infrastructure while still minting liquid stETH against their staked ETH. The goal is to provide the control and compliance assurances institutions require without sacrificing the benefits of liquid staking.
Why it matters
This is a direct attempt by Lido to address the institutional market's concerns about commingled risk in decentralized staking pools. By offering segregated validators, Lido is trying to bridge the gap between DeFi's composability and the compliance needs of regulated financial entities. This move could significantly increase institutional participation in Ethereum staking and further entrench Lido's market dominance, while also representing a key evolution in governance tooling for institutional-grade DeFi.
stVaults can be seen as a hybrid model, combining the self-sovereignty of running one's own validators with the capital efficiency of Lido's liquid staking token. This caters to a specific segment of the market that has been hesitant to participate in permissionless staking pools due to counterparty and operational risks.
A proposal is being considered within the Sky (formerly MakerDAO) ecosystem to double its USDC liquidity buffer from $400 million to $800 million. The proposal, presented on Thursday, is a response to a 108% increase in USDC reserves since October 2024 and aims to ensure the protocol can efficiently manage large-scale stablecoin conversions through its Peg Stability Module (PSM).
Why it matters
This proposal is a clear indicator of the scale at which major DeFi protocols must now operate. Managing an $800 million liquidity buffer is a treasury function on par with a mid-sized financial institution. It demonstrates proactive treasury and risk management, as the DAO seeks to prevent liquidity bottlenecks and ensure the stability of its synthetic dollar's peg. This is a real-world example of a DAO performing a core central banking function at scale.
The need to double the buffer highlights the success and growing demand within the Sky ecosystem. It also underscores the immense responsibility the DAO has in managing these large pools of capital and the importance of having robust technical and governance processes to oversee such significant parameter changes.
As the industry digests the CFTC's newly published 267-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for prediction markets, attention has shifted to its operational mechanics. Beyond the three-step test and election carve-outs we previously noted, the proposal establishes a structured 90-day review process for event contracts, creating a default assumption that contracts can be listed unless the Commission acts to stop them.
Why it matters
This is a significant policy shift that provides much-needed regulatory clarity for the prediction market industry. By replacing a vague, interpretation-driven process with a structured framework, the CFTC is creating a more predictable environment for operators like Polymarket and Kalshi. The explicit carve-out for election contracts is particularly notable and will likely influence ongoing litigation. For onchain governance, this demonstrates a regulator moving towards enabling innovation within clear guardrails, a model that could be applied to other areas of DeFi.
While the NPRM itself is seen as a major victory that shifts the regulatory posture from prohibitive to permissive, former CFTC Chair Gary Gensler filed a separate amicus brief arguing the agency lacks authority over sports-related markets, highlighting the ongoing jurisdictional turf wars.
Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital, suggested on Friday that the SEC's reported consideration of rescinding parts of Regulation NMS, specifically Rule 611 (the 'Order Protection Rule'), could remove a major regulatory obstacle for trading tokenized U.S. stocks on DeFi platforms. The current rule, which requires trades to be executed at the best available price across all exchanges, is technically difficult for Automated Market Makers (AMMs) to comply with.
Why it matters
The potential removal of this rule could be a game-changer for bringing regulated financial assets onchain. Rule 611, designed for a world of centralized order books, is a poor fit for the AMM-based architecture of DeFi. Scrapping it would significantly lower the barrier to entry for building compliant onchain venues for tokenized equities, a long-sought goal for the RWA space. This is a key development to watch for anyone building institutional-grade onchain finance.
While this change would remove a significant hurdle, analysts caution that other regulatory challenges remain, including securities registration, clearing, and custody rules. However, it signals a potential willingness from the SEC to reconsider legacy market structure rules in light of new technology, which is a positive sign for innovation.
U.S. banking regulators, including the OCC and the Federal Reserve, are increasing their scrutiny of how financial institutions use artificial intelligence. According to reports on Friday, the focus is on understanding AI deployment in higher-risk areas like lending and fraud detection, assessing governance controls, and managing third-party vendor risks. For now, regulators are applying existing frameworks rather than creating new AI-specific rules.
Why it matters
This signals that regulators are moving into an information-gathering phase before potentially creating new rules for AI in finance. The principles they are examining—data governance, model risk management, third-party oversight—are directly applicable to onchain organizations considering the use of AI for treasury management or other financial operations. This proactive, but cautious, approach by traditional financial regulators could set a precedent for how AI is eventually governed in the broader digital asset space.
The regulatory approach appears to be one of 'supervision before regulation.' By using their existing examination authority, regulators can learn about the technology and its risks in a real-world context before attempting to write rules that could quickly become outdated. This contrasts with the crypto industry's frequent calls for bespoke legislation.
Global payout provider MassPay has partnered with Coinbase to integrate USDC into its network, enabling enterprise clients to fund and execute cross-border disbursements in 180 countries. The partnership allows businesses to fund payouts with USD, which is then converted to USDC via Coinbase, or to deposit USDC directly, simplifying global payroll, grants, and other mass payment use cases.
Why it matters
This partnership is a prime example of stablecoins evolving into critical operational plumbing for global enterprises. It abstracts away the complexity of managing crypto infrastructure, allowing businesses to leverage the efficiency of stablecoin settlement without becoming crypto experts. For onchain organizations, this model provides a template for how they can bridge their onchain treasuries with offchain payroll and grant-making needs on a global scale.
This collaboration streamlines a key business process by using stablecoins as an efficient settlement rail. It removes the need for pre-funding accounts in multiple local currencies, a major pain point in traditional cross-border payments, demonstrating a clear, non-speculative use case for digital assets.
DoorDash is partnering with Tempo, a startup backed by Stripe, to implement stablecoin-powered payouts for its merchants and 'Dashers' in more than 40 countries. The initiative aims to leverage stablecoins as a settlement layer to make cross-border payouts faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
Why it matters
The adoption of stablecoin payouts by a major consumer platform like DoorDash is a significant validation of their utility for real-world, large-scale financial operations. This moves stablecoins from a crypto-native tool to core infrastructure for the gig economy. It provides another powerful example of how the operational plumbing of traditional business is being upgraded with onchain rails, reducing friction in global payments.
This is a strategic move to address the complexities and costs of traditional cross-border payments, particularly for a business with a large, distributed international workforce. By using stablecoins, DoorDash can potentially streamline its treasury operations and improve the payment experience for its partners.
Ripple and Bitso are expanding their long-standing partnership to focus on enterprise-grade stablecoin settlement in the US-Mexico corridor, one of the world's largest remittance markets. The collaboration will see Bitso's new Mexican peso-backed stablecoin, MXNB, issued on the XRP Ledger and integrated with Ripple's permissioned DEX infrastructure, alongside Ripple's own RLUSD stablecoin.
Why it matters
This move highlights the growing trend towards regulated, asset-backed stablecoins as the preferred tool for institutional cross-border payments. By using a permissioned DEX on a public ledger, Ripple and Bitso are creating a compliant environment that meets institutional needs for KYC/AML and operational efficiency. This hybrid approach—combining public infrastructure with permissioned access—is a key model for bridging traditional finance and DeFi.
This partnership is a strategic effort to capture a significant share of the lucrative US-Mexico remittance market by offering a more efficient, blockchain-based solution. It leverages the strengths of both companies: Ripple's enterprise relationships and DEX technology, and Bitso's deep liquidity and regulatory footprint in Latin America.
According to data from DefiLlama, the second quarter of 2026 has set a new record for the frequency of security incidents, with 70 hacks reported. While the total dollar amount lost is not a record, the trend indicates a significant shift in attack vectors. Attackers are increasingly targeting compromised private keys and weak access controls rather than complex smart contract vulnerabilities.
Why it matters
This data reveals a critical evolution in the threat landscape for onchain organizations. The focus is shifting from code auditing to operational security (OpSec). The recent Humanity Protocol incident is a prime example. This means that robust governance frameworks, secure multi-sig configurations, and strict key management policies are more important than ever. For DAO tooling providers and governance designers, this underscores the need to build systems that are resilient to human error and social engineering, not just code-level bugs.
The security firm Immunefi's CEO noted that advanced AI models are contributing to a 'vulnerability apocalypse,' making it easier for attackers to find exploits. The trend towards OpSec failures suggests that while technology is advancing, human-centric security practices are lagging behind, creating an expanding attack surface for protocols and DAOs.
Further analysis of the Humanity Protocol hack from Monday reveals the severe consequences of poor operational security. A single compromised employee laptop held enough private keys to give attackers control over the project's cross-chain bridge, leading to the theft and illicit minting of tokens worth over $30 million. The incident highlights that even projects with sophisticated cryptographic promises, like ZK-powered identity, are vulnerable to basic failures in key management.
Why it matters
This incident serves as a stark reminder that technology alone cannot guarantee security. For a project built on the premise of secure identity, this type of operational failure is particularly damaging to trust. It demonstrates that the 'plumbing' of an onchain organization—how keys are stored, who has access, and how bridge controls are managed—is just as critical as the core protocol logic. This is a crucial lesson for any DAO designing its treasury and governance security model.
Onchain investigators expressed skepticism about the official explanation, questioning why so many critical keys were concentrated on a single device. The incident has undermined market confidence in the project, with its token price collapsing as a result, showing the direct financial impact of poor OpSec.
Centrifuge has integrated the tokenized version of Janus Henderson's AAA-rated Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) fund as collateral on the Morpho lending protocol. The token, JAAA, is wrapped as wJAAA on Ethereum, allowing users to deposit it and borrow USDC, effectively enabling one-click leveraged yield strategies with high-quality, real-world assets.
Why it matters
This integration is a significant step in bridging TradFi and DeFi, creating new capital efficiency for onchain finance. By allowing a highly-rated RWA to be used as collateral in a major DeFi lending protocol, it expands the universe of acceptable collateral beyond volatile crypto assets. This increases the potential for stable, institutional-grade yield generation and provides a blueprint for how DAOs could use their RWA treasury holdings to access onchain liquidity.
This is a key example of DeFi composability at work, combining a tokenized real-world asset (JAAA), a lending protocol (Morpho), and a wrapper mechanism (Centrifuge) to create a novel financial product. It demonstrates the potential for DeFi to offer more sophisticated and capital-efficient strategies than are available in traditional finance.
The Agentic Economy's 'Big Bang' of Infrastructure This week saw a coordinated push from major financial players—Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, Ripple, and Tempo—to launch the payment rails, identity layers, and programmable guardrails for autonomous AI agents. The rapid rollout of protocols like x402, AP4M, and MPP signals that the foundational plumbing for machine-to-machine commerce is being laid at an accelerating pace.
Regulators Grapple with Emerging Tech, One Rule at a Time Regulatory bodies are actively defining the boundaries for new technologies. The CFTC is establishing a detailed framework for prediction markets, banking regulators are increasing scrutiny of AI use in finance, and the CLARITY Act's debate over developer liability continues to be a central battleground. These actions demonstrate a clear trend toward formalizing oversight rather than allowing for regulatory ambiguity.
Onchain Governance Matures with Formal Frameworks Major protocols are moving from ad-hoc governance to more structured, formal systems. Cardano is implementing a new, more rigorous framework for budget proposals, and Aave has rolled out a four-layer risk framework in response to past exploits. This indicates a broader shift toward establishing robust, repeatable processes for risk management and resource allocation in DAOs.
Stablecoins as the Core Plumbing for Global Payouts Enterprise adoption of stablecoins for cross-border payments is accelerating, with partnerships like Coinbase/MassPay, DoorDash/Tempo, and Ripple/Bitso demonstrating their utility for payroll, remittances, and disbursements. Stablecoins are increasingly being integrated as the core settlement layer for global business operations.
AI Legal Personhood Moves from Theory to National Legislation Argentina's proposed legislation for 'non-human corporations' run by AI agents marks a significant development, moving the concept of AI legal personhood from a theoretical discussion to a concrete legislative initiative. This parallels the long-standing debate around DAO legal personhood and creates a new global test case for how jurisdictions might recognize and regulate autonomous entities.
What to Expect
2026-06-15—Cardano's go/no-go decision for the Van Rossem hard fork is scheduled.
2026-06-18—The SEC is scheduled to hold a closed meeting, which often precedes enforcement actions or significant rulemaking.
2026-07-01—MiCA implementation deadline in the EU for crypto-asset service providers.
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