Rosalia Mazza

FinTech writer, data scientist, and crypto trader. Passionate about fintech and obsessed with organic growth. Founder of The Bright Minded — because the good side of Fin-Tech deserves to be told.

GENIUS Act Rulemaking Deadline: The Agencies Opened a Comment Window That Closes a Month After It

GENIUS Act Rulemaking Deadline: The Agencies Opened a Comment Window That Closes a Month After It

The GENIUS Act required final stablecoin rules by 18 July 2026. A joint agency proposal published on 22 June set a comment window that closes on 21 August.

CLARITY Act Bankruptcy Protection: What Custody Rules Cover and What the House Declined to Vote On

CLARITY Act Bankruptcy Protection: What Custody Rules Cover and What the House Declined to Vote On

Lummis says the CLARITY Act keeps customer crypto out of a bankruptcy pool. The protection runs through custody rules, and one amendment never got a vote.

CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The House Made One Amendment in Order Out of Fifty-One

CLARITY Act Ethics Provision: The House Made One Amendment in Order Out of Fifty-One

The CLARITY Act ethics provision was proposed seven times in the House. One amendment out of fifty-one was made in order, and the Senate now holds the question.

Claude Fable 5 Max Plans: The $100 Credit Comes With a Claim Window and an Expiry Date

Claude Fable 5 Max Plans: The $100 Credit Comes With a Claim Window and an Expiry Date

Anthropic made Claude Fable 5 standard on Max plans and moved Pro users to usage credits. The $100 grant must be claimed by 2 August and expires 17 September.

What an AI Agent Needs to Buy a Dataset

What an AI Agent Needs to Buy a Dataset

What an AI agent needs before it can buy a dataset on its own: a wallet, a stablecoin balance, a signing method and a client library. Updated July 2026.

How to Buy a Dataset With x402

How to Buy a Dataset With x402

How to buy a dataset with x402: what an agent sends, what the server returns, how payment settles in USDC, and what it costs. Updated July 2026.

Which Data Providers Accept x402

Which Data Providers Accept x402

A directory of data and API providers that accept x402 payments. Updated July 2026.