AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMacro Pressure on Crypto Markets: Bitcoin is stuck under $77K–$80K as August PPI/CPI expectations heat up rate-hike bets, with traders watching CPI as the next big trigger. Regulation Watch (US): Senate Republicans are circulating a revised CLARITY Act text ahead of the Sept. 15 vote, with new DeFi compliance obligations aimed at “controllers” of non-decentralized protocols. Japan Self-Custody Push: Bitget Wallet joined Japan’s top blockchain consortium as rules sharpen the line between custodial and self-custodial services. Payments & Stablecoins: Circle agreed to buy Tazapay to expand cross-border settlement where stablecoins already play a big role. Security & Enforcement: Blockstream rejected a ransom demand after the $320M Liquid Network BTC hack, while Tether froze $39.3M USDT tied to Xinbi-linked addresses. Market Moves: Raydium’s RAY surged on tokenized-stock momentum; OKX rolled out Europe pre-IPO AI-linked perpetuals; Bitwise will liquidate its Dogecoin ETF.
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