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AIBC News Round-up: AI agents, Bitcoin’s $70k and a Clarity Act push
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AIBC News Round-up: AI agents, Bitcoin’s $70k and a Clarity Act push

Two stories this week sit at opposite ends of the same issue. Coinbase’s x402 protocol now lets AI agents pay for services on their own, without...

by Anna Sarmina
August 21, 2026

MANTRA halts transactions and network after unspecified incident

Brazil boosts AI infrastructure with $444M investment

Chainalysis’ Matthias Bauer-Langgartner to speak at AIBC World

BitGo Korea receives VASP registration in South Korea

US President Donald Trump urges Congress to pass the Clarity Act

UK examines economic risks of losing access to AI models

US SEC proposes new framework for crypto asset offerings

Austria’s FMA fined Bitpanda in first MiCA enforcement action

US Treasury seeks public feedback on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules

SafePal discloses security incident affecting 39,798 customers

Probe into crypto investor Harry Yeh’s death continues

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