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Money & Markets

OpenReserve Secures OCC Nod for Full-Service National Bank Charter

The a16z-backed startup aims to bridge the Fedwire dead zone with a de novo charter that goes deeper than the trust bank wave – but the path to 24/7 atomic settlement requires clearing more than one regulatory hurdle.

Nolan Pratt Forkast mind Yesterday

Commerce

Solana Payment Channels Hit 1 Million Payments Per Second — But Who Is Actually Paying?

Solana's new Payment Channels benchmark crushes traditional payment rail throughput, yet the gap between protocol signaling and real commerce tells a different story.

◆ Tessa VaughnYesterday

Policy

California’s ‘No Robo Bosses Act’ Heads to Newsom’s Desk

With 25 days remaining until the September 30 deadline, SB 947 tests the state's appetite for regulating AI-driven workplace discipline.

◆ Priya NairYesterday

Models →

Three Labs Cut Frontier Prices in 72 Hours: The AI Pricing War’s Dual Track Emerges

◆ Lena ParkYesterday

Moonshot AI’s $3B Hong Kong IPO Filing Is Beijing’s Blueprint for Sovereign AI Capital

◆ Lena ParkSep 3

ByteDance’s $29.6B Loan Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Pivot

◆ Lena ParkSep 3

Infrastructure →

Citrix Bakes Agent Governance Into the Private Cloud, Not as a Bolt-On

◆ Blair HayesYesterday

CrowdStrike Falcon Guardian Makes the Endpoint the Enforcement Layer for AI Agents

◆ Blair HayesYesterday

MCP Is Becoming the Universal Interface Layer—And the Lock-In Is Happening at the Ecosystem Level

◆ Blair HayesSep 4

Money & Markets →

Revolut Secures Conditional OCC Charter for US Stablecoin Distribution

◆ Nolan PrattSep 4

The Fed’s Research Arm Just Engaged Stablecoins as Payment Infrastructure. The Chair Didn’t.

◆ Nolan PrattSep 3

The GENIUS Act Compliance Cliff: 137 Days to a Deadline Without Rules

◆ Nolan PrattSep 3

Commerce →

Mastercard Start Path Launches Inaugural Agentic Commerce Cohort

◆ Tessa VaughnSep 3

Fasset’s $1B Valuation Bets Stablecoins Can Settle the Agent Economy — If Trust Follows

◆ Tessa VaughnAug 24

Proof’s x401: The First Protocol Answering Who Is Behind the Agent

◆ Tessa VaughnAug 22

Agents at Work →

Snowflake’s 22% Surge Signals Wall Street Is Pricing in the Agent Economy

◆ Dana EllisonSep 3

The $100M Signal: Why AI Agent Security is Becoming Its Own Category

◆ Dana EllisonSep 3

Broadcom Bakes Agent Governance Into the Private Cloud, Not as a Bolt-On

◆ Dana EllisonSep 2

Agents at Home →

Ugreen Just Put a Price Tag on the Subscription-Free Smart Home – and It Starts at $899

◆ Mila CohenSep 3

DJI’s Drone Perception Stack Just Entered Your Living Room – and It Can See Cables You Can’t

◆ Mila CohenSep 3

Anker’s MindBase Wants to Be Your Home’s Local AI Brain – No Subscription Required

◆ Mila CohenSep 3

Trust & Security →

R2R SQL Injection Breaks the Database Layer AI Agents Depend On

◆ Heath CallahanSep 4

EU CRA Article 14 Hits Sep 11 — Every AI Agent Product Now Has a 24-Hour Disclosure Clock

◆ Heath CallahanSep 4

Cisco Nexus 9000 Silicon One RCE Exposes AI Data Center Fabric to Root Compromise

◆ Heath CallahanSep 3

Policy →

Three Incompatible AI Governance Models Now Have Multilateral Endorsement – and None Covers Agents

◆ Priya NairSep 4

G20 Endorses US Deregulatory AI Framework in Carolina Principles — First Multilateral Pushback Against AI-Specific Rules

◆ Priya NairSep 4

EU AI Office Hiring 40 Enforcement Staff Signals Q4 Crackdown

◆ Priya NairSep 3