AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBitcoin as inflation hedge questioned: After oil jumped back above $100 on Sept. 28, Bitcoin slid about 1.8% to around $83,070, challenging the “safe haven” narrative as macro moves hit risk assets. Cybercrime & romance scams: Interpol says romance and crypto investment scams in Southeast Asia have escalated into a national security threat, with 2025 losses put near $442B. Fraud trial spotlight: Canada’s “Crypto King” Aiden Pleterski will represent himself at a $40M fraud trial after only about $3M was recovered for roughly 160 investors. Security patch for crypto users: Apple issued an emergency iOS fix for a CoreGraphics zero-day reportedly exploited to target crypto wallet data. Regulation pressure in Australia: ASIC’s temporary no-action relief for crypto licensing ends Sept. 30, pushing firms into formal authorization or risk penalties. Crypto payments go mainstream: Binance Pay launched USDT spending at PayPay merchants across Japan via HIVEX, while Axis Bank became India’s first bank to launch Apple Pay for credit cards. Institutional blockchain momentum: Ripple and CSD BR will use the XRP Ledger to record and audit tokenized fund shares in Brazil. Exchange recovery efforts: Bitget rolled out a rewards program after its $388M breach and said withdrawals are reopening in stages.
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