AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCrypto Policy Crackdown: A Senate Democrats report says Tether’s USDT is a “financial lifeline” for Iran’s shadow banking, with 84% of 846 sanctioned wallets using USDT and calls for Treasury/Justice to investigate. Bitcoin Watch: Bitcoin hovered around $84K as ETF momentum continued, but CoinShares warned ETF inflows can’t cleanly separate institutional vs retail demand. Fintech Markets: PrimeXBT added 15 new crypto futures to its PXTrader 2.0 platform, pushing the total past 170. Digital Bonds in Asia: Hong Kong priced about HK$20B in its fourth digital green bond issuance across four currencies, adding tokenised deposit settlement features. Banking & Payments Tech: Coinbax is extending payment controls to FedNow and RTP instant payments, aiming to help banks manage irreversible, seconds-settling transfers. Crypto Banking in Belarus: Belarus approved two crypto banks in its Hi-Tech Park to operate under a new crypto-banking framework. Embedded Finance: Usio partnered with Harris to embed payment options into utility CIS platforms. Regulation & Ethics: California banned public officials from creating or profiting from memecoins.
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