AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMarket Slide: Bitcoin fell below $73,000 as inflation worries and ETF outflows pressured crypto; Ether traded near $2,055, while XRP faced further losses. Exchange Security: Binance’s reported $6.36 billion hack renewed scrutiny of weak internal safeguards, with investigators tracing stolen funds through Bitcoin swaps and alleged North Korean laundering routes. Institutional Adoption: Deutsche Bank launched regulated crypto custody for institutional clients in Europe, while PNC added USDC payments for corporate customers and Visa expanded stablecoin settlement to Monad. Tokenized Markets: OKXICE plans a Nov. 23 launch for round-the-clock trading of more than 70 blockchain-based securities, despite objections from dozens of companies. Kraken’s xStocks also expanded to more than 200 European shares, with assets topping $1.1 billion. Blockchain Finance: Moody’s and Chainlink are testing cross-chain delivery of credit ratings for tokenized assets, and Apex Group joined Hedera’s governing council as the network courts institutional use.
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