AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUS Crypto Regulation Push: Trump again urged Senate passage of the CLARITY Act after Lindsey Graham’s death, framing it as a race against China and AI dominance, while Democrats keep demanding ethics conflict rules before they’ll back the bill. SEC vs Retail Scams: The SEC is forming a new Retail Fraud Working Group as Americans lost $8.6B to online investment fraud last year, with crypto scams taking $7.2B. Stablecoin Crackdowns: Thailand’s central bank and SEC launched joint audits targeting high-value USDT activity tied to grey-market behavior, while Bolivia weighs adding USDT to its national payments system under an AML-ready framework. Tokenization & Payments: UK tokenization momentum is highlighted via Ripple’s enterprise push, and Kraken became the first major US exchange to support USDC.e and USDT0 deposits/withdrawals on Tempo. Japan Onchain Shift: SBI pivots its tokenization and stablecoin efforts to Solana, and Progmat moved ¥452B in tokenized securities to Avalanche. Market Mood: Bitcoin slid toward $62K as Hormuz tensions and Trump’s Strait of Hormuz moves hit risk appetite. Scam Alerts: Local US agencies report rising AI-enabled impersonation and romance scams, including a Connecticut woman losing nearly $900K.
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