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Priya Nair

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Policy

EBA Designates Circle’s USDC as Europe’s First ‘Significant’ MiCA EMT, Bringing Dual Supervision From Nov. 12

The first significant-EMT classification splits prudential oversight between the EBA and France's ACPR on a fixed clock, while a non-binding MoU with New York creates the EBA's first transatlantic supervisory corridor for stablecoins. The mechanics matter more than the headline.

◆ Priya Nair3h ago
Policy

The Great American AI Act Mirrors California’s AI Rulebook and Would Preempt It for Three Years

The 269-page discussion draft has no bill number, no committee, and no hearing. Tonight's SEC comment close leaves the GENIUS stack with zero open windows before January 18.

◆ Priya NairYesterday
Policy

Treasury NPRM Comment Period Closes TODAY: What the Industry Filed Before the GENIUS Act Deadline

Over 105 comments landed on the Section 3 docket before midnight. Two fault lines — yield prohibition scope and foreign-issuer compliance — now define the path to January 2027.

◆ Priya NairOct 19
Policy

Tuesday’s SEC Comment Deadline Closes the Last Public Window Before the GENIUS Act Compliance Stack Locks In

The SEC's Regulation Crypto Assets proposal is not a stablecoin compliance framework – the GENIUS Act is. But by establishing the definitional taxonomy that classifies payment stablecoins as non-securities, the SEC is building the layer that makes the entire January 2027 framework operable.

◆ Priya NairOct 18
Policy

The Financial Sector Is Shifting from Blocking AI Agents to Building an Authorization Layer

Poppy brings 42 design partners including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Visa, and Mastercard. Proof x401 brings cryptographic identity. Both are private ordering — because federal statute isn't.

◆ Priya NairOct 18
Policy

Schwab and JPMorgan Block Unauthorized AI Agents from Moving Money as Private Ordering Reaches Financial Core

Rick Wurster says Schwab blocks 'tens and twenties' of agent attempts weekly. The read-only MCP model is emerging as the de facto framework while federal statutes stall.

◆ Priya NairOct 17
Policy

India’s CERT-In Issues First Incident-Driven Advisory Categorizing AI Agents as an Active Attack Surface

CIAD-2026-0049 marks the first time a national cybersecurity agency has formally classified AI agents as attack vectors based on real incidents—not just preventative guidance. None of the affected organizations detected the breaches themselves.

◆ Priya NairOct 17
Policy

Five Jurisdictions, One Week, No Statute: Agent Liability Is Being Written by Subpoenas, Rulemakings, and Corporate Decisions

FTC CIDs, Colorado's ADMT rules, a Taiwan criminal amendment, the EU Digital Omnibus, and India's CERT-In advisory all moved in the same 10-day window. None are statutes.

◆ Priya NairOct 17
Policy

The Digital Omnibus: Recalibrating Compliance for Agentic AI

A 16-month extension for stand-alone high-risk AI systems creates a strategic window—and a structural loophole—that will shape how autonomous agents enter the European market.

◆ Priya NairOct 17
Policy

Taiwan Moves to Criminalize AI Chip Smuggling to China Under Foreign Trade Act

A proposed amendment would create the first specific criminal offense for unauthorized AI hardware exports, fulfilling commitments under the US-Taiwan trade deal – but no implementation timeline has been set.

◆ Priya NairOct 17