AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCrypto Robbery Escalates in the UK: Masked “wrench attack” thieves in Solihull beat a man with hammers and threatened to kill his pregnant wife’s unborn baby unless he handed over hundreds of thousands in crypto, prompting a police investigation and a £10,000 reward. Regulators Push Back on Crypto Use: India’s RBI chief reiterated caution on private cryptocurrencies while backing underlying tech and pointing to CBDCs for cross-border payments; the US also advanced a proposed custody framework for investment advisers. Market Moves on Macro + ETF Flows: Bitcoin held near $84.5K after a jobs-data-driven spike toward $87K, with spot ETF inflows cited as a key tailwind; Citi lifted its BTC target to $113K and ETH to $3,028. Security Scams Keep Spreading: Microsoft’s official X account was hijacked to promote an unofficial Clippy token; meanwhile, scammers in the US used fake law-enforcement calls demanding Bitcoin-machine payments. Crypto Crime Meets Geopolitics: US sanctions targeted Hamas-linked financing networks using crypto channels, while Israel prosecutors said an alleged Iranian spy used AI/ChatGPT and received payments via a crypto wallet. Infrastructure Glitches: NEAR Intents disclosed a $3.8M exploit and said it’s working to recover funds.
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