AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUS Regulation Push: The White House plans to host major crypto and prediction-market CEOs next week, with CFTC leadership and industry names like Coinbase, Ripple, Chainlink, Kalshi and a16z expected—signaling tighter policy engagement ahead of new rules. Banking for Stablecoins: The OCC granted World Liberty Financial preliminary conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, a step toward issuing and managing its USD1 stablecoin and custody services. Regulatory Incubation: Nigeria’s SEC admitted Blockchain into its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme, while also ordering capital market operators to freeze assets tied to terrorism-financier designations. Wall Street Crypto ETFs: Goldman Sachs agreed to buy NEOS Investments in a deal up to $2.25B, boosting its options-income ETF platform with added Bitcoin and Ethereum exposure. Payments Giant: Mastercard closed its $1.8B BVNK acquisition to embed stablecoin settlement into its payments network. Market Mood: Bitcoin slipped near $63K as SEC tokenization progress stalled and ETF flows cooled, while liquidity concerns weighed on broader crypto sentiment. Security Warning: Researchers demonstrated a physical implant attack that could seize control of a Boeing 737’s flight management system. Prediction Markets Promotions: Polymarket extended $20 invite codes (CUSE and OREGON) for UFC 330 and MLB, continuing its push into mainstream event trading.
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