AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoBitcoin & geopolitics: BTC slid into the $73K zone as US-Iran ceasefire hopes flipped to renewed strike risk, with reports of a fabricated Iran deal adding whiplash; liquidations and ETF outflows fed the selloff. Market plumbing: CME is moving Bitcoin futures and options to 24/7 trading, ending the weekend “gap” but raising settlement/clearing catch-up questions. Regulation & institutions: Paxos won SEC “blockchain-native” clearing agency status, while the Treasury reiterated no CBDC and pushed stablecoin frameworks like CLARITY/GENIUS. Stablecoins & payments: Brazil’s Resolution 561 blocks stablecoin settlement for cross-border eFX, while Tether’s USAT supply jumped 6x+ in April. Privacy spotlight: Zcash shielded supply hit ~30% as Orchard absorbed most growth, boosting the privacy adoption narrative. Asia moves: South Korea’s DAXA tightens API key rules to curb sharing and manipulation; Korea Investment & Securities and OKX Ventures plan a major Coinone stake. Security: The FBI seized $8B in crypto and arrested hundreds in an international “scam compound” crackdown. Tokenization buzz: Stellar jumped 20% on DTCC-Stellar tokenization pipeline chatter.
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