AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCross-Border Payments: KBank and Ant International ink an MoU to build faster, real-time 24/7 USD cross-border payments in Thailand, using blockchain deposit accounts from J.P. Morgan’s Kinexys and aiming for end-to-end clearing and settlement. Regulation Push: The Digital Chamber leads 100+ crypto firms urging the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act after a 15-9 Banking Committee vote, framing it as crypto’s best shot at federal market-structure rules before summer recess. SEC Moves: Paxos’ subsidiary Paxos Securities Settlement Company gets SEC clearing agency registration under Section 17A, a major step toward regulated blockchain settlement. Prediction Markets Fallout: A Google engineer, Michele Spagnuolo, faces insider-trading charges tied to Polymarket bets allegedly using confidential Google search data to win $1.2M. Network Stress: Sui reports another mainnet stall, pausing transactions while validators stop processing after a consensus failure. Institutional Tokenization: VanEck launches its first U.S. spot BNB ETF (VBNB) on Nasdaq, while Grayscale delays its IPO plans amid a cooling listing cycle. Crypto Payments Adoption: Cash App rolls out USDC send/receive with automatic conversion to fiat, and crypto card spending hits a record $7.8B monthly (+230% YoY) as stablecoins keep powering everyday rails.
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