AI agents and broader automation now account for roughly 19% of on-chain activity, but the live integrations show crypto's machine-money thesis is still mostly stablecoin-first.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt says the stablecoin-yield compromise is holding, Senate talks restarted on April 14, and Polymarket still fell to 54%.
The CLARITY Act is moving back toward a Senate vote after its 294-134 House win, fresh stablecoin compromises, and a new Treasury push, while Polymarket remains stuck in the mid-60s.
Banks and crypto firms have reached a stablecoin rewards compromise that could restart the CLARITY Act, while Polymarket held passage odds at 62% and attention shifted back to Coinbase.
Coinbase said it won conditional approval for a U.S. national trust company charter as CLARITY Act odds rebounded on hopes a stablecoin-yield deal could emerge within 48 hours.
Coinbase is being accused of sabotaging the CLARITY Act after Polymarket held the bill at 54% on March 29 and bad-draft rumors spread across crypto X.
Patrick Witt warned Coinbase there is no time to wait as Polymarket odds for the CLARITY Act fell from an 82% peak on February 20 to 52% on March 28.
World's new Agent Kit extends Coinbase's x402 flow so websites can check whether AI agents are backed by real humans, reviving privacy concerns around iris-linked onboarding.
PayPal is pushing PYUSD deeper into global payment rails through PayPal World, Coinbase, and Xoom, but Bitcoin may still be the asset traders care about most.
A White House meeting between major banks and crypto firms ended without agreement on stablecoin yield, as banks pressed for a sweeping ban on rewards and negotiators faced a late-February drafting deadline.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged bank concerns about stablecoin yield as the White House hosts a second meeting to unblock the CLARITY Act.
White House talks over stablecoin rewards ended without an agreement, leaving U.S. crypto legislation in limbo as banks and the industry fight over who gets the yield.
A River analysis says 15 of the top 25 U.S. banks by assets are offering, launching, or exploring Bitcoin custody and trading.
Senate Banking GOP delays US crypto market structure bill to late Feb or March, Bloomberg says, as housing takes priority under Trump’s affordability push.
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