AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoMarket Slump: Bitcoin fell below $73,000 after hotter-than-expected US inflation revived Fed rate-hike fears, triggering $723 million in crypto liquidations. Ethereum and XRP also slid, while spot Bitcoin ETFs saw heavy outflows. Corporate Crypto: MARA sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1 billion to repay debt and fund its AI pivot. Strategy bought 1,036 BTC, but spent more than twice as much on preferred-share buybacks. Institutional Adoption: Deutsche Bank launched custody for Bitcoin, Ethereum and selected stablecoins for European clients. Kraken parent Payward added more than 200 tokenized UK and European stocks. Policy: Trump remains interested in buying Bitcoin for a US reserve, but legal and custody hurdles remain, with divided control of Congress complicating legislation. Security and Ethereum: Ledger warned that modified hardware wallets can expose recovery phrases; Across Protocol said a phishing attack led to an estimated $350,000 in losses. Ethereum developers delayed a planned upgrade amid smart-contract risks, while a Lighthouse security patch prompted urgent node upgrades.
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