Projected
What the current trajectory suggests is coming. Orbital data centers. Rate policy shaped by stablecoin adoption. The full operational rollout of programmable money infrastructure. Entries are marked as projected and, where possible, sourced.
2028
2028. AI. Orbital Data Center Operational. Compute infrastructure moves beyond the jurisdictional reach of any democratic government.
2027
2027. Money. GENIUS Act Regulations Fully Operational. Full implementation takes effect July 18, 2027, one year after the July 18, 2026, rulemaking deadline.
2027. Money. Augustus Bank Begins Full Operations. The first federally chartered AI-native bank, led by the youngest CEO of a nationally chartered bank in 140 years, begins serving customers.
2027. Money. Warsh Cuts Rates. Projected: Federal Reserve Chair Warsh cuts rates, citing AI productivity gains and declining R-star from stablecoin adoption, displacing conventional banking deposits.
2026
Fall
November 3, 2026. Law. Midterm Elections. The outcome determines whether the CLARITY Act, if not yet passed, has any path forward before 2030. Senator Lummis has warned that failure to pass before the midterms will likely delay the legislation for at least four years.
Fall 2026. Money. CLARITY Act Outcome Determined. If not signed before the midterms, the regulatory framework for digital asset markets reverts to uncertainty for the foreseeable future.
Fall 2026. AI. Google Gemini Intelligence Broader Rollout. Gemini Intelligence expands to watches, cars, glasses, and Googlebook laptops, embedding agentic AI into physical consumer infrastructure.
Fall 2026. Surveillance. TikTok U.S. Behavioral Data Layer. The behavioral data architecture of TikTok’s U.S. operation, under Oracle’s algorithmic oversight, becomes fully operational.
Fall 2026. Money. Warsh Balance Sheet Posture Becomes Visible. The Federal Reserve’s approach to its $7 trillion balance sheet under Warsh signals whether quantitative tightening will accelerate or reverse.
September
September 12-13, 2026. Geopolitics. BRICS Summit, New Delhi. India chairs the 18th BRICS Summit, with full operational deployment of BRICS Pay targeted and a formal proposal from the Reserve Bank of India to link member nations’ CBDCs, including China’s digital yuan, Brazil’s DREX, and the UAE dirham. If adopted, mBridge ceases to be a China-Gulf corridor and becomes the payment backbone of a bloc representing roughly half the world’s population. Modern Diplomacy
August
August 2026. Money. CFTC Rulemaking Clock Starts. The CFTC’s rulemaking authority over digital commodities under the CLARITY Act begins only after the bill is signed into law. The clock has not yet started.
July
July 4, 2026. Money. CLARITY Act: White House Signing Target. The White House has set July 4 as its target for Congressional passage and signing. As of June 1, the bill has cleared the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 but still requires 60 Senate votes to overcome a filibuster, House reconciliation, and a presidential signature. Polymarket odds of 2026 passage: 59%. CoinDesk
July 18, 2026. Money. GENIUS Act Rulemaking Deadline. All primary federal regulators must issue final implementing regulations. The rules being written now determine what compliance logic can be embedded in consumer payment products and whether any disclosure to consumers is required at the point of payment.
July 17, 2026. Money. NCUA Comment Period Closes. The National Credit Union Administration’s comment period on GENIUS Act implementation closes.
July 2026. AI. Galaxy Z Fold 8 Debuts Gemini Intelligence. Samsung’s foldable flagship becomes the first device to publicly debut Google’s Gemini Intelligence platform at the hardware level.
July 2026. Money. Tariff Dividend Delivery Question. Trump’s proposed $2,000 tariff dividend to low- and middle-income Americans, if authorized, may be delivered via stablecoin rails. The Supreme Court struck down the underlying tariff authority in February 2026, putting the dividend itself in legal doubt.
July 2026. Platform. Meta WhatsApp 3 Billion User Milestone. Meta’s WhatsApp unifies 3 billion users under a single AI layer, completing the platform’s transition from a messaging app to an AI-mediated infrastructure for commerce and communication.
June
June 2026. Money/Law. FDIC Comment Period Closes on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules. The 60-day public comment period closes June 9th on the FDIC’s proposed rulemaking implementing the GENIUS Act for stablecoin issuers, confirming stablecoins will not receive pass-through deposit insurance and that tokenized deposits will receive identical treatment to traditional deposits. Federal Register
June 16-17, 2026. Money. Warsh Chairs First FOMC Meeting. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh holds his first monetary policy meeting, including a press conference on June 17. Markets are pricing a 97% probability of no rate change. Warsh’s language and any dissents will signal the trajectory of rates for the remainder of the year. CNBC
June 12, 2026. AI. SpaceX Lists on Nasdaq Under SPCX. SpaceX completes its IPO, targeting a valuation between $1.75 and $2 trillion in what would be the largest initial public offering in history. 30% of the float is reserved for retail investors.
June 11, 2026. AI. SpaceX IPO Pricing. SpaceX sets its IPO price ahead of Nasdaq debut.