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Recent Briefings

Sunday, July 19, 2026 17 stories

Today on The Wrapper: We are seeing concrete legal infrastructure emerge to govern the machine economy. Today's edition brings an evolution of the 'Know Your Agent' framework we've been tracking, now …

Saturday, July 18, 2026 21 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The window for federal crypto legislation is closing, and the SEC is preparing to step into the void. With the CLARITY Act facing a final test at today's Senate field hearing in …

Friday, July 17, 2026 20 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The geopolitical map for AI agents is fracturing before it is even fully drawn. The UK Treasury just opened a formal consultation to build a 'trust framework' for autonomous paym…

Thursday, July 16, 2026 21 stories

Today on The Wrapper: Jurisdictions are moving past theoretical debates to draft actual laws for the agentic economy. Bermuda has formally proposed a legal framework recognizing 'sovereign agents,' di…

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 19 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The world's largest payment and tech companies are officially joining forces to standardize how AI agents transact. The Linux Foundation has launched a massive open-source consor…

Tuesday, July 14, 2026 18 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The theoretical gap between AI and on-chain finance is closing rapidly. On the state level, Delaware is exploring an entirely new corporate structure specifically designed for ar…

Monday, July 13, 2026 20 stories

Today on The Wrapper: Private tribunals and national courts are racing to set the legal precedents for the machine economy. A massive Web3 consortium just activated an 'Internet Court' to arbitrate AI…

Sunday, July 12, 2026 18 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The theoretical debate over AI personhood just collided with reality. An autonomous agent has officially formed its own LLC, secured an IRS tax ID, and opened a traditional bank …

Saturday, July 11, 2026 20 stories

Today on The Wrapper: The industry is beginning to construct a dedicated legal system for machines. A consortium of major crypto players has just launched an 'Internet Court' for AI-to-AI disputes, wh…

Friday, July 10, 2026 19 stories

Federal agencies are finally being forced to map out the borders of the machine economy. While DeFi developers are handing the CFTC a proposed roadmap to bypass the stalled legislative debate on devel…