AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoInstitutional Crypto Expansion: Standard Chartered became the first G-SIB to offer deliverable spot Bitcoin and Ether trading for eligible institutional clients in the UAE via its DFSA-regulated DIFC arm, adding BTC/USD and ETH/USD access through existing electronic channels. ETF Flows & Macro Mood: US spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in about $986.9M for the week (with Thursday leading at ~$731M), while rate-hike chatter after a hot jobs report helped trigger sharp BTC swings back under $80K. Market Structure Shift: Bitcoin’s correlation with gold jumped to a near six-year high (90-day correlation above 0.50) as investors increasingly treat BTC like a hard-asset hedge rather than a Nasdaq proxy. DeFi & Tokenization Momentum: Robinhood Chain (Arbitrum-based) surged to roughly $10.47B weekly DEX volume, driving major Uniswap UNI burns (about 184,000 UNI) and reinforcing the push toward tokenized equities and memecoin trading. Security & Compliance Warnings: Orionx halted withdrawals after a forensic audit found a ~$7M shortfall, while Berlin launched a crisis unit after hackers leaked stolen data. Regulatory/Policy Watch: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the CLARITY Act is within reach as XRP reacts to shifting Fed expectations.
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