AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoDeFi Expansion: Aave’s V3 lending on Monad hit $100M in deposits in two days, adding 12 assets (including USDT0, USDC, GHO, WETH and cbBTC) and pushing GHO beyond Ethereum L2s. Regulation Push: South Africa’s SARS published draft crypto tax rules for ~6M users, with audits ramping and comments due by Aug. 31. Market Plumbing: Revolut will delist Tether USDT across Europe from Aug. 31, citing MiCA compliance and risk checks, with remaining balances converted at market rates. Crypto Meets Sports: World Cup hype is driving prediction markets to $5.6B in June and boosting fan-token trading; Kraken’s FIFA crypto supporter role keeps the spotlight on. Scam/Enforcement: Pakistan investigators are probing a gangrape case that now includes claims of a crypto-linked dispute; in the US, a judge ordered $5.5M in remedies over a WhatsApp-driven fake crypto trading scam. ETF/Flows: Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw another rough week with $526.6M net outflows, though July 2 brought a $221.7M inflow. Tech/Threat: Bitcoin’s quantum-risk debate resurfaces as CZ floats freezing old addresses if quantum cracking becomes practical.
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