AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMacro Pressure on Crypto: Bitcoin hovered near $77K as higher bond yields, firm oil prices, and rate-rise expectations cooled August momentum ahead of the U.S. jobs report. Banking Expansion in the UAE: Standard Chartered launched institutional spot trading for deliverable Bitcoin and Ether in the UAE via its electronic trading channels, building on its custody push. XRP in the Spotlight: Bitwise says XRP drew the most questions from ~400 wealth managers, while traders watch September catalysts tied to ETF flows and the CLARITY Act timeline. U.S. Crypto Policy Watch: SEC Chair Paul Atkins set a Sept. 15 Senate vote for the CLARITY Act, with prediction markets still pricing low odds of passage this year. Crypto Crime & Scams: India’s Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered an SBI account unfreeze with a 3-month limit for cybercrime police; meanwhile, U.S. authorities seized about $560K in crypto tied to Hamas fundraising. Security Basics: A cold-wallet explainer highlighted how offline private keys reduce exposure to online attacks. Institutional Product Growth: Virtune listed a physically backed Chainlink ETP on Warsaw’s exchange. DeFi Launch: KuduChain activated a unified DeFi architecture aimed at combining settlement, AI market mechanisms, and RWA integration.
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