Lagarde calls for supervision of AI agents already paying in stablecoins
- —Lagarde: AI agents could amplify financial shocks, cyberattacks and systemic risks
- —ECB fears 'monoculture': three cloud providers hold about two-thirds of the global market
- —Coinbase launched x402 in May 2025; Google rolled out AP2 in September 2025 with 60+ partners
- —The European Commission proposes delaying high-risk AI Act rules until December 2027
Why it matters: EU regulators are trying to extend oversight to AI-agent stablecoin payments well before the digital euro's planned 2029 launch.
Source: Journal du Coin