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The Regulatory Front and the Federal Reserve

#Clarityact : Yesterday, a key agreement was reached in the Senate. The law now allows crypto companies to offer rewards for network usage (staking/trading), although it restricts passive interest in sta
#stablecoins . This clears the path for banks to custody utility assets.

White House and Senate: The markup vote in the Senate is expected by the end of May. If it passes, legal clarity will be complete before the close of 2026.

Fed and Digital Repos: The Fed is finalizing connections for tokenized assets (like $XRP ) to serve as collateral in Repo markets, injecting immediate liquidity into the banking system.

Geopolitics: The Great Payments Partition

Project #Agorá (West): Led by the BIS and the Fed, it has moved to the operational prototype phase. Its goal is "Atomic Settlement": ensuring that payment and asset delivery (like a stock or bond) occur in seconds. It's the West's system to attract global capital.

#mBridge (BRICS+): Already surpassed $55 billion in transactions. It allows a bank in Dubai to send money to Shanghai in 15 seconds without touching a US correspondent bank.

Hormuz War: The blockade on March 4, 2026, has shot Brent up to $120. This energy crisis is forcing countries to use mBridge and Agora to settle oil and gas payments instantly, avoiding the slowness and sanctions of the traditional SWIFT system.