AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCrypto Crime & Scams: A 22-year-old Singaporean, Malone Lam, pleaded guilty to racketeering tied to a $245M bitcoin theft ring using social engineering and laundering. Regulation Watch: Saskatchewan’s financial regulator warned residents about unlicensed Shoreline Direct, urging people to check registration before investing. Policy Crossroads (US): Pressure is building around the CLARITY Act as Senate Democrats weigh ethics limits and stablecoin-yield rules ahead of a Sept. 15 vote; Trump also met advisers on the bill’s ethics language. Stablecoin Tax (Korea): South Korea’s upcoming crypto tax plan would treat stablecoin payments as taxable income if value changes since purchase, with income from transfers/lending taxed from Jan. 1. Market & Trading: CME is suing the CFTC over how bitcoin perpetuals should be classified, a fight that could reshape US crypto derivatives rules. Security Breach: Revolut says criminals used a real government-domain email to request customer data, including passports and transaction histories. Geopolitics: A report says Iran is using bitcoin to settle cross-border deals to bypass sanctions.
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