AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoTrump-linked banking push: The OCC granted World Liberty Trust Co. conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, a first-of-its-kind move for a sitting president’s family, setting up a regulated USD1 stablecoin path—while Democrats warn about conflicts. Regulation roulette: Galaxy cut the odds of the CLARITY Act passing this year to 10% as Senate timing tightens and the SEC cancels a tokenized-securities meeting. Sanctions tightening: Bitget moved to restrict 16 sanctioned crypto platforms in phases (starting Aug. 7) while expanding US stock-token offerings; HTX disputes the impact. Security and scams: Microsoft is making passkeys the default in Entra ID and retiring SMS/voice MFA; WhatsApp is testing an on-device AI scam alert against voice-clone fraud. AI watermark backlash: Anthropic’s invisible watermarking for Claude is driving a surge in watermark-removal scams and misleading apps. Bitcoin scarcity debate: CZ says lost/stuck coins could make a full BTC out of reach for many millionaires. Crypto crime/legal: Bybit sued North Korea and Lazarus to freeze cashout routes after a $1.5B hack.
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