The European Union officially banned eight categories of AI systems it considers too dangerous to exist. The EU AI Act, which entered into force on August 1, 2024, started enforcing its “unacceptable risk” prohibitions on February 2, 2025. The US approach: move fast, regulate neverAs of mid-2026, the United States still lacks a comprehensive federal AI regulatory framework. But there’s no equivalent to the EU AI Act, no unified list of banned practices, and no federal agency with clear authority to pull the plug on manipulative AI systems. When Europe’s high-risk healthcare AI obligations kick in over the next 18 months, the impact will ripple through every AI-adjacent crypto project with medical or wellness applications.