According to the source, the EU is considering slow-rolling parts of the AI Act with a one-year grace period and delaying fines until August 2027. According to the source, this proposed timeline pushes back enforcement costs and near-term compliance risk for EU-exposed AI vendors and cloud providers, a key input for traders recalibrating regulatory risk premia. According to the source, the actionable catalysts shift to the law’s formal adoption, the start of the grace period, and the August 2027 fine date, creating clear event-driven windows for positioning. According to the source, AI-linked crypto assets could see headline-sensitive flow around these milestones as immediate EU compliance uncertainty eases.