AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoInstitutional Bitcoin: Switzerland approved its first retail bitcoin fund, widening access to BTC, while Germany’s Sparkassen banks began offering crypto trading in their apps. Compliance Pressure: MEXC is winding down services for users in Russia and Belarus as EU sanctions tighten; Russia plans to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades from July 2027. Wall Street on Ethereum: JPMorgan put its deposit token on public Ethereum for approved clients, and major banks are expanding institutional services on the network. Stablecoin Rails: Mastercard introduced fraud and sanctions screening for stablecoin payments as cross-border payment networks grow. Crime and Enforcement: Italian authorities arrested 30 people in an alleged mafia-linked underground bank that moved about €68 million overseas using crypto; President Trump is set to highlight a US crackdown on foreign crypto-investment scams. Market Watch: Bitcoin fell to about $81,400 as traders sought downside protection amid market jitters.
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