AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMarket Pressure: Bitcoin fell 4% and Ether 6.5% as hotter U.S. inflation revived fears of delayed rate cuts. VanEck also withdrew its proposed Lido staked-Ether ETF registration, ending a yearlong effort to bring the product to market. Security: An accounting flaw in UNCX’s Ethereum vesting pool enabled an $86,000 theft, with more than $3.2 million still in the contract. Gamdom reported a hot-wallet breach costing over $3 million; on-chain estimates put losses at $4.2 million. Payments & Banking: Kraken parent Payward agreed to buy Lithuania’s Saldo Bank, a deal that could make it the first crypto-native firm to own a European bank. Polygon completed its Coinme acquisition, extending regulated payments coverage to 48 U.S. states. Ripple’s RLUSD integration with DriveWealth aims to speed funding for more than 100 brokerage partners, while a new Meritz Securities deal expands its Korean custody and tokenization push. Stablecoins & AI: Standard Chartered delayed its $2 trillion stablecoin forecast from 2028 to 2030 as supply stalled near $300 billion, despite rising transfer volumes. Chainalysis says AI-agent payments on Base have topped 138 million transactions.
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