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The Quicksilver Report

Monthly research for institutional desks on liquidity, market structure, tokenized assets, and the regulatory shifts moving the markets. Named for quicksilver, the old name for mercury: a metal that flows fast and won't sit still.

Latest: July 2026

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July 2026

The Quicksilver Report: July 2026

Four threads reach a turning point in July 2026: the GENIUS Act's July 18 deadline lands with the Federal Reserve still without a proposed rule, the CLARITY Act stalls on the Senate floor over an ethics dispute rather than its taxonomy, DTCC's tokenization pilot opens alongside Securitize's NYSE listing, and x402 agent payments cross 100 million cumulative transactions.

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June 2026

The Quicksilver Report: June 2026

Four regulatory and market-structure developments are converging in June 2026: GENIUS Act rulemaking at its statutory deadline, the CLARITY Act advancing out of Senate Banking, DTCC's tokenization service entering limited production, and autonomous agents settling stablecoins at scale. The unfinished edges of each are where institutional risk now concentrates.

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May 2026

The Quicksilver Report: May 2026

Three developments worth planning around in May 2026: federal stablecoin implementation under the GENIUS Act, continued OTC liquidity provider consolidation, and a NYSE/Securitize agreement opening a formal path for tokenized securities on exchange infrastructure.

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April 2026

The Quicksilver Report: April 2026

April 2026 represents a turning point for institutional digital asset infrastructure as OTC consolidation, atomic settlement, RWA growth, and stablecoin settlement reshape how professional markets operate.

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