AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCrypto Regulation Push: The US CLARITY Act fight is heating up again as lawmakers press for a Senate floor vote before the August recess, with Coinbase and others arguing the bill is needed to end regulatory limbo. Stablecoin & Payments Expansion: Emirates launched Crypto.com Pay for eligible UAE customers to pay for flight bookings in AED, while Circle secured a New York trust charter milestone tied to USDC’s regulated rollout. Geopolitics Meets Crypto: Trump’s Hamas disarmament framework is reviving talk of a dollar-pegged stablecoin for Gaza reconstruction, even as Israel and Hamas reportedly disagree on key terms. Market & Exchange Reality Check: South Korea’s five won-based exchanges saw turnover plunge 54.6% in H1 as retail rotated into stocks and a 22% crypto gains tax looms for 2027. Enforcement & Scams: HMRC recovered £8M from hundreds of crypto investors via disclosure settlements, and Hong Kong logged 25 romance-linked investment scams totaling nearly HK$70M. Security & Infrastructure: Chainlink said it partnered with Swift, UBS, and Euroclear to tackle $58B in corporate actions processing costs, while a Reuters probe tied an unlicensed Dubai exchange (Shelbit) to at least $4B in Iran-linked sanctions-evasion crypto flows.
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