AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMajor Hack: Bitget says North Korea-linked attackers stole about $351.6M (now estimated up to $387.5M) from hot/warm wallets via a backend wallet-infrastructure breach, with withdrawals paused and cold wallets unaffected. Freeze Response: Circle and Tether moved to freeze a wallet tied to the exploiter, though only a small stablecoin amount was reportedly caught. Market Watch: XRP shrugged off the theft, bouncing toward $1.55, but traders are watching whether remaining stolen XRP could hit liquidity later. Stablecoin Push: Circle Foundation backed UNDP and WFP with grants to test regulated stablecoin payment infrastructure for faster, cheaper aid delivery. Payments at Scale: SoFi became the first national bank to run stablecoin settlement across Mastercard’s network using SoFiUSD, targeting $25B+ annualized volume. Tokenization & TradFi: IBM launched an ISO 20022 messaging adapter for Swift-linked tokenized deposit transfers via its Digital Asset Haven. AI Trading: Polymarket partnered with OpenWorlds to let autonomous AI agents discover, evaluate, and place trades on prediction markets. Solana Moves: Solana Foundation hired ex-Binance CMO Rachel Conlan and a Polygon payments veteran as it ramps institutional and payments strategy. Tokenized Stocks: Binance launched bStocks in the UAE, offering tokenized exposure to select U.S. stocks/ETFs inside its super-app push.
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