{"id":95452,"date":"2026-03-21T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95452"},"modified":"2026-03-21T11:35:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:35:18","slug":"what-decisions-from-washington-sparked-the-ai-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/what-decisions-from-washington-sparked-the-ai-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"What Decisions from Washington Sparked the AI Economy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, &#8220;Deconstruction&#8221; focuses on new projects for the economy of autonomous machines, the chaos surrounding the OpenClaw hype, and a change in leadership in the stablecoin market.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Altman Builds a Digital Identity Empire<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>Through projects like OpenAI and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-worldcoin-and-how-do-you-get-wld\">World<\/a>, Sam Altman is taking control of the fundamental layers of the future economy\u2014AI creation and human identity verification. With the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/world-unveils-agentkit-for-identity-verification-in-the-agent-internet\">AgentKit<\/a>, he aims to solve the &#8220;internet of bots&#8221; problem, where websites block automated traffic, deeming it malicious. <\/p>\n<p>Now, users can anonymously delegate their World ID, obtained through retina scanning, to an AI assistant. This transforms the agent into a &#8220;trusted entity&#8221; capable of making purchases and voting on behalf of the person. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Stripe and Tempo have launched <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/stripe-and-tempo-launch-mainnet-for-ai-agent-payments\">a payment infrastructure<\/a> for L1 blockchain, where machines handle money. The implemented standard <span data-descr=\"open protocol for machine transactions\" class=\"old_tooltip\">MPP<\/span> allows software agents and services to automatically process payments. <\/p>\n<p>Gradually, the world will move away from a model where humans handle payments, and in the future, the economy will operate between agents.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SEC Opens a &#8220;Safe Harbor&#8221; for Markets<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>SEC Chairman <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span> Paul Atkins introduced a new <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/sec-excludes-stablecoins-from-securities-and-announces-safe-harbor\">taxonomy<\/a> of tokens, officially exempting stablecoins and digital commodities from securities legislation. <\/p>\n<p>The new Regulation Crypto Assets rules legalize capital raising through simplified white paper submission. Projects receive a &#8220;safe harbor&#8221; status, allowing them to develop products for up to four years before full decentralization. This &#8220;sandbox&#8221; is designed to bring venture capital back to the U.S. and protect innovation from strict oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, Nasdaq is launching a pilot <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/corporations-accelerate-stock-market-transition-to-blockchain\">for tokenizing shares<\/a> of Apple and Nvidia, enabling investors to buy fractional shares and trade them 24\/7 from anywhere in the world, while retaining all the legal privileges of physical asset counterparts.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>China Pays the Price for OpenClaw Hype<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The viral popularity of the AI agent OpenClaw in China has led to an absurd situation: people who queued for the paid installation of the software are now paying <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/paid-service-for-removing-openclaw-gains-popularity-in-china\">$40 for its removal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The panic was caused by mediocre security tools and alarming incidents. In one case, the agent began destroying mail instead of sorting it, ignoring &#8220;stop&#8221; commands. <\/p>\n<p>Amid warnings from cyber regulators about company database leaks, scammers have become active. They use the OpenClaw brand <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/openclaw-hype-triggers-phishing-attacks-on-crypto-wallets\">for phishing attacks<\/a>, luring victims with fake <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-cryptocurrency-airdrop\">airdrops<\/a> of $5000 in CLO tokens. <\/p>\n<p>Given the situation, AI agents are currently safe to test only on isolated devices like Mac mini with strictly limited access to personal data.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tether Loses Leadership Due to Institutional Influx<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The stablecoin market has grown to $311 billion, and although USDT maintains leadership with $184 billion, its <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/top-ten-dollar-stablecoins-from-would%e2%80%91be-monopolists-to-those-on-the-brink\">dominance is no longer unassailable<\/a> due to the rise of USDC. In 2025, the coin already surpassed its main competitor in transaction volume ($17.3 trillion against the total market volume of $33 trillion), becoming the top choice for large funds and corporations due to its transparency and auditing. <\/p>\n<p>While Tether buys gold and focuses on emerging markets as a hedge against inflation, new SEC rules may ultimately push out non-transparent assets. <\/p>\n<p>Stablecoins have evolved from &#8220;trader chips&#8221; into a full-fledged digital dollar, where new players from PayPal to the Trump family are launching their coins, seeking complete centralized control over assets in the new financial system.<\/p>\n<p>More details in the video:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Decisions from Washington Sparked the AI Economy? \/ Deconstruction\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0cONhCqC4tE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Subscribe to the podcast:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F\/id1879198723\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZO1TS1fNBbxjj4ssevHeJ\">Spotify<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0cONhCqC4tE\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/ru\/show\/1002682271\">Deezer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.yandex.ru\/album\/40932664\">Yandex Music<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLVTwIlNOBqzeZHDtPzHkvVJw46qxHFw4T\">YouTube Music<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A textual version of the latest &#8220;Deconstruction.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"A textual version of the latest \"Deconstruction.\"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1241],"class_list":["post-95452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"37","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"A textual version of the latest \"Deconstruction.\"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95454,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95452\/revisions\/95454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}