AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUS Crypto Regulation: The Senate is set to advance the CLARITY Act with a key September 15 procedural step, but Grayscale warns a failure would still leave crypto moving as agencies fill gaps—raising uncertainty for new US investment. Bitcoin Network Update: BIP-110’s fork is widening as the “enforcing” branch stalls and miners overwhelmingly stick with the main chain, leaving the minority chain far behind. Stablecoins & Payments: Circle says its Arc Mainnet launches Sept. 16 and points to partnerships with DTCC and BlackRock, while the IMF cautions local stablecoins could unintentionally speed dollar adoption. Exchange & Custody Moves: Coinbase disables trading for five tokens (IDEX, LRC, OMNI, PIRATE, FIS) but keeps withdrawals open; Coldcard users are still dealing with a reported $130M theft tied to a wallet flaw. Market Watch: XRP holds above $1 amid CLARITY jitters, and XRP Ledger retired five amendments with no user action required. Crypto Security: A Shenzhen employee got prison for $87K Bitcoin extortion after posing as a foreign hacker; Bybit scored US court support to trace $1.5B hack funds. Institutional Flows: Bitcoin ETFs keep pulling in money as Strategy’s latest BTC sales and transfers fuel fresh scrutiny.
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