MiCA Is Live. In 31 Days, the EU AI Act Hits Your Agent Messaging Too. You Need Both.

Short summary

MiCA became active July 1, 2026, governing crypto-asset services; the EU AI Act's high-risk provisions activate August 2, 2026. Agent messaging infrastructure must satisfy both regulations simultaneously: MiCA requires peer authorization and delegation tracking; the AI Act mandates decision traceability, post-market monitoring, and human override capability. Teams have 31 days to implement dual-compliant infrastructure.

• •MiCA (active July 1) governs crypto payment agents and peer authorization
• •EU AI Act (activates August 2) requires decision traceability and post-market monitoring for high-risk AI systems
• •Agent infrastructure must implement both regulatory layers in parallel with 31-day compliance deadline

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